> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://botpress.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bot variables

Bot variables let you store and reuse information **throughout your entire bot**.

Any information you assign to a bot variable will be accessible across all Workflows and conversations. This makes bot variables useful for storing global information about your bot, like:

* Your bot's name
* Your bot's version number
* Endpoints for your bot's API calls

> [!WARNING]
>
> Bot variables aren't encrypted or stored securely. This means **an Autonomous Node can read and display any information you store in a bot variable**.
>
> Don't save sensitive information like API keys or passwords in bot variables—use [**configuration variables**](https://botpress.com/docs/studio/concepts/variables/scopes/configuration.md) instead.

> [!TIP]
>
> Need help getting started with variables? Check out our [introduction to variables](https://botpress.com/docs/studio/concepts/variables/overview.md).

## Read a bot variable

You can use `{{bot.variablename}}` or `@bot.variablename` to read a bot variable. For example, in a **Text** Card:

![Bot variable in a text card](https://mintcdn.com/botpress/RWKQxTh1qL1DGc-R/studio/concepts/variables/scopes/assets/bot-variable-example.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=RWKQxTh1qL1DGc-R\&q=85\&s=337258547f01a8ab7ad35f9bd9570bb6)


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