| **CI** | all | 0.4 | Mark that job is executed in CI environment |
| **GITLAB_CI** | all | all | Mark that job is executed in GitLab CI environment |
| **CI_SERVER** | all | all | Mark that job is executed in CI environment |
| **CI_SERVER_NAME** | all | all | The name of CI server that is used to coordinate jobs |
| **CI_SERVER_VERSION** | all | all | GitLab version that is used to schedule jobs |
| **CI_SERVER_REVISION** | all | all | GitLab revision that is used to schedule jobs |
| **CI_BUILD_ID** | all | all | The unique id of the current job that GitLab CI uses internally. Deprecated, use CI_JOB_ID |
| **CI_JOB_ID** | 9.0 | all | The unique id of the current job that GitLab CI uses internally |
| **CI_BUILD_REF** | all | all | The commit revision for which project is built. Deprecated, use CI_COMMIT_REF |
| **CI_COMMIT_SHA** | 9.0 | all | The commit revision for which project is built |
| **CI_BUILD_TAG** | all | 0.5 | The commit tag name. Present only when building tags. Deprecated, use CI_COMMIT_TAG |
| **CI_COMMIT_TAG** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The commit tag name. Present only when building tags. |
| **CI_BUILD_NAME** | all | 0.5 | The name of the job as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml`. Deprecated, use CI_JOB_NAME |
| **CI_JOB_NAME** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The name of the job as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
| **CI_BUILD_STAGE** | all | 0.5 | The name of the stage as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml`. Deprecated, use CI_JOB_STAGE |
| **CI_JOB_STAGE** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The name of the stage as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
| **CI_BUILD_REF_NAME** | all | all | The branch or tag name for which project is built. Deprecated, use CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME |
| **CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME** | 9.0 | all | The branch or tag name for which project is built |
| **CI_BUILD_REF_SLUG** | 8.15 | all | `$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME` lowercased, shortened to 63 bytes, and with everything except `0-9` and `a-z` replaced with `-`. Use in URLs and domain names. Deprecated, use CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG |
| **CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG** | 9.0 | all | `$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME` lowercased, shortened to 63 bytes, and with everything except `0-9` and `a-z` replaced with `-`. Use in URLs and domain names. |
| **CI_BUILD_REPO** | all | all | The URL to clone the Git repository. Deprecated, use CI_REPOSITORY |
| **CI_REPOSITORY_URL** | 9.0 | all | The URL to clone the Git repository |
| **CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED** | all | 0.5 | The flag to indicate that job was [triggered]. Deprecated, use CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED |
| **CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED** | all | all | The flag to indicate that job was [triggered] |
| **CI_BUILD_MANUAL** | 8.12 | all | The flag to indicate that job was manually started. Deprecated, use CI_JOB_MANUAL |
| **CI_JOB_MANUAL** | 8.12 | all | The flag to indicate that job was manually started |
| **CI_BUILD_TOKEN** | all | 1.2 | Token used for authenticating with the GitLab Container Registry. Deprecated, use CI_JOB_TOKEN |
| **CI_JOB_TOKEN** | 9.0 | 1.2 | Token used for authenticating with the GitLab Container Registry |
| **CI_PIPELINE_ID** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of the current pipeline that GitLab CI uses internally |
| **CI_PROJECT_ID** | all | all | The unique id of the current project that GitLab CI uses internally |
| **CI_PROJECT_NAME** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The project name that is currently being built |
| **CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE**| 8.10 | 0.5 | The project namespace (username or groupname) that is currently being built |
| **CI_PROJECT_PATH** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The namespace with project name |
| **CI_PROJECT_URL** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The HTTP address to access project |
| **CI_PROJECT_DIR** | all | all | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the job is run |
| **CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME** | 8.15 | all | The name of the environment for this job |
| **CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG** | 8.15 | all | A simplified version of the environment name, suitable for inclusion in DNS, URLs, Kubernetes labels, etc. |
| **CI_REGISTRY** | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled it returns the address of GitLab's Container Registry |
| **CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE** | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled for the project it returns the address of the registry tied to the specific project |
| **CI_RUNNER_ID** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of runner being used |
| **CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The description of the runner as saved in GitLab |
| **CI_RUNNER_TAGS** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The defined runner tags |
| **CI_DEBUG_TRACE** | all | 1.7 | Whether [debug tracing](#debug-tracing) is enabled |
| **GET_SOURCES_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to fetch sources running a job |
| **ARTIFACT_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to download artifacts running a job |
| **RESTORE_CACHE_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to restore the cache running a job |
| **GITLAB_USER_ID** | 8.12 | all | The id of the user who started the job |
| **GITLAB_USER_EMAIL** | 8.12 | all | The email of the user who started the job |
| **CI_REGISTRY_USER** | 9.0 | all | The username to use to push containers to the GitLab Container Registry |
| **CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD** | 9.0 | all | The password to use to push containers to the GitLab Container Registry |
>**Note:**
Starting with GitLab 9.0, we have deprecated some variables. Read the
[9.0 Renaming](#9-0-renaming) section to find out their replacements. **You are
strongly advised to use the new variables as we will remove the old ones in
| **CI** | all | 0.4 | Mark that job is executed in CI environment |
| **CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME** | 9.0 | all | The branch or tag name for which project is built |
| **CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG** | 9.0 | all | `$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME` lowercased, shortened to 63 bytes, and with everything except `0-9` and `a-z` replaced with `-`. Use in URLs and domain names. |
| **CI_COMMIT_SHA** | 9.0 | all | The commit revision for which project is built |
| **CI_COMMIT_TAG** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The commit tag name. Present only when building tags. |
| **CI_DEBUG_TRACE** | all | 1.7 | Whether [debug tracing](#debug-tracing) is enabled |
| **CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME** | 8.15 | all | The name of the environment for this job |
| **CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG** | 8.15 | all | A simplified version of the environment name, suitable for inclusion in DNS, URLs, Kubernetes labels, etc. |
| **CI_JOB_ID** | 9.0 | all | The unique id of the current job that GitLab CI uses internally |
| **CI_JOB_MANUAL** | 8.12 | all | The flag to indicate that job was manually started |
| **CI_JOB_NAME** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The name of the job as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
| **CI_JOB_STAGE** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The name of the stage as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
| **CI_JOB_TOKEN** | 9.0 | 1.2 | Token used for authenticating with the GitLab Container Registry |
| **CI_REPOSITORY_URL** | 9.0 | all | The URL to clone the Git repository |
| **CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The description of the runner as saved in GitLab |
| **CI_RUNNER_ID** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of runner being used |
| **CI_RUNNER_TAGS** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The defined runner tags |
| **CI_PIPELINE_ID** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of the current pipeline that GitLab CI uses internally |
| **CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED** | all | all | The flag to indicate that job was [triggered] |
| **CI_PROJECT_DIR** | all | all | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the job is run |
| **CI_PROJECT_ID** | all | all | The unique id of the current project that GitLab CI uses internally |
| **CI_PROJECT_NAME** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The project name that is currently being built |
| **CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The project namespace (username or groupname) that is currently being built |
| **CI_PROJECT_PATH** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The namespace with project name |
| **CI_PROJECT_URL** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The HTTP address to access project |
| **CI_REGISTRY** | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled it returns the address of GitLab's Container Registry |
| **CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE** | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled for the project it returns the address of the registry tied to the specific project |
| **CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD** | 9.0 | all | The password to use to push containers to the GitLab Container Registry |
| **CI_REGISTRY_USER** | 9.0 | all | The username to use to push containers to the GitLab Container Registry |
| **CI_SERVER** | all | all | Mark that job is executed in CI environment |
| **CI_SERVER_NAME** | all | all | The name of CI server that is used to coordinate jobs |
| **CI_SERVER_REVISION** | all | all | GitLab revision that is used to schedule jobs |
| **CI_SERVER_VERSION** | all | all | GitLab version that is used to schedule jobs |
| **ARTIFACT_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to download artifacts running a job |
| **GET_SOURCES_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to fetch sources running a job |
| **GITLAB_CI** | all | all | Mark that job is executed in GitLab CI environment |
| **GITLAB_USER_ID** | 8.12 | all | The id of the user who started the job |
| **GITLAB_USER_EMAIL** | 8.12 | all | The email of the user who started the job |
| **RESTORE_CACHE_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to restore the cache running a job |
Example values:
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