Get Variable

Turn a value stored earlier in the run with Set Variable back into items for the next node.

What it does

Get Variable reads a variable that a Set Variable node stored earlier in this run, and sends it out as the item itself. The incoming item is ignored.

• A list becomes one item per entry, so the next nodes handle each entry in turn.
• An object becomes the item as it is.
• Anything else (text, a number) is wrapped in a field named by Put Value In Field, for example { "value": 42 }.

If the variable was never set, the node fails with a clear message, unless you turn on Use A Fallback.

Most of the time you don’t need this node: {{ $run.name }} works in any field of any later node.

When to use it

• Feed a list you collected with Append to list into nodes that work on each item, such as an integration that creates one record per item.
• Hand a stored object to a node that reads its incoming item rather than a field.
• Read part of a stored value, such as page.next, as its own item.

To use a variable inside a field, write {{ $run.name }} there instead.

Inputs and settings

Einstellung	Typ	Was es bewirkt
Name	Text	Name of the variable to read.
Path	Text	Optional dot path inside the value, for example page.next.
Use A Fallback	Toggle	Emit a fallback value instead of failing when the variable is not set. Standard: Off
Fallback	Value	Value emitted when the variable is not set.
Put Value In Field	Text	Field holding the value, when the value is not itself an object. Standard: value

• Name is required in practice: the node fails without it. Type the name only, results, not $run.results.
• Path picks a part of the stored value with dots, for example page.next. Leave it empty to emit the whole value.

Outputs

• Output

The output is the stored value, shaped as described above. Text and numbers sit under the Put Value In Field name, so the next node reads them as {{ $input.value }}.

Dependencies and credentials

None. This node needs no connection and has no slots for other nodes.

Example workflow

Collect page titles in a loop, then save them all at once:

1. Inside a Loop, Set Variable with Operation Append to list, Name titles, Value {{ $input.title }}.
2. From the Loop’s Done port, Get Variable with Name titles and Put Value In Field title. It sends one item per collected title.
3. Google Sheets appends one row per item, with {{ $input.title }} in a column.

Common issues

• “Variable “x” has not been set at this point in the run.“ The Set Variable node did not run before this one, often because it sits on a separate branch. Connect it upstream of Get Variable, or turn on Use A Fallback.
• “Path “x” does not exist inside variable “y”.“ The stored value has no such part. Check the spelling, or clear Path to see the whole value first.
• “A variable name is required.” Fill in Name.
• “Variables only exist while a workflow is running.” You ran the node on its own. Run the whole workflow.

Related nodes

• Set Variable: store the value in the first place.
• Split Out: split a list field of an item into items.
• Data Store: read values saved by earlier runs.