# Update Variable

The Update Variable activity allows you to modify the properties of an existing variable in the Robot Cloud.

### Input

**Variable Name:** [`String Argument`](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/arguments#string) <mark style="color:red;">`Required`</mark>

The Variable Name parameter requires you to specify the name of the variable you want to update in the Robot Cloud.

**Workspace Name:**  [`String Argument`](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/arguments#string) <mark style="color:red;">`Required`</mark>

The Workspace Name parameter requires you to specify the name of the workspace where the variable is located.

**Variable Value:**  [`String Argument`](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/arguments#string) <mark style="color:red;">`Required`</mark>

The Variable Value parameter allows you to set the new value for the variable. This value will replace the existing value of the variable in the Robot Cloud.

**Variable Description:**  [`String Argument`](https://docs.visualyze.ai/getting-started/rpa-studio/arguments#string)&#x20;

The Variable Description parameter allows you to provide a new description for the variable. This description will replace the existing description of the variable in the Robot Cloud.