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title: "Get Variable"
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canonical: https://docs.nodetool.ai/nodes/nodetool/variable/getvariable
markdown: https://docs.nodetool.ai/nodes/nodetool/variable/getvariable.md
product: NodeTool
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# Get Variable

**Type:** `nodetool.variable.GetVariable`

**Namespace:** `nodetool.variable`

## Properties

| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|----------|------|-------------|---------|
| name | `str` | Name of the variable channel to read. | `` |
| trigger | `any` |  | null |

## Outputs

| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| output | `any` |  |

## Related Nodes

Browse other nodes in the [nodetool.variable](./) namespace.