[GH-ISSUE #3317] [feature]: support system variables like GUID and UNIX Timestamp #1101

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opened 2026-03-16 18:34:00 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-16 18:34:00 +03:00

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Originally created by @james-yin on GitHub (Sep 5, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/3317

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Support system variables like GUID and UNIX Timestamp in Hoppscotch. In Postman or REST Client, there's the abilities to include {{$guid}} or {{$timestamp}} in the JSON payload.

Why should this be worked on?

Many of the web API's require a unique identifier for a particular payload request. It's convenient to have that built into the tool.

Originally created by @james-yin on GitHub (Sep 5, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/3317 ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [X] I have searched the existing issues ### Summary Support system variables like GUID and UNIX Timestamp in Hoppscotch. In Postman or REST Client, there's the abilities to include {{$guid}} or {{$timestamp}} in the JSON payload. ### Why should this be worked on? Many of the web API's require a unique identifier for a particular payload request. It's convenient to have that built into the tool.

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2026-03-16 18:34:17 +03:00

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@jiangying000 commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2023):

agree, this will be very useful

@jiangying000 commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2023): agree, this will be very useful

kerem commented

2026-03-16 18:34:22 +03:00

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@shaded013 commented on GitHub (Mar 5, 2024):

Is there a way to add predefined variables to be used as a random variables which we don't need to setup in the pre-request script.

@shaded013 commented on GitHub (Mar 5, 2024): Is there a way to add predefined variables to be used as a random variables which we don't need to setup in the pre-request script.

kerem commented

2026-03-16 18:34:27 +03:00

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@kishannareshpal commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025):

I think this issue can be closed now, as the feature requested here has already been implemented via #3886.

Link to documentation for "Predefined variables": https://docs.hoppscotch.io/documentation/features/variables#variable-scopes

@kishannareshpal commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025): I think this issue can be closed now, as the feature requested here has already been implemented via #3886. Link to documentation for "Predefined variables": https://docs.hoppscotch.io/documentation/features/variables#variable-scopes

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2026-03-17 00:42:45 +03:00

[PR #1101] [CLOSED] Bump @babel/core from 7.11.1 to 7.11.4 #3063