[GH-ISSUE #4592] [bug]: Inconsistency with global and environment / secret and public Variables that have the same name #1696

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opened 2026-03-16 21:27:25 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @Ben-Nipp on GitHub (Dec 5, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/4592

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing issues

Current behavior

There is an inconsistency between how Hoppscotch requests are made when you have multiple variables with the same name in your current environment and global environment.

When actually making requests the following variable priority is used:

Secret Global Variable (Used First)
Secret Environment Variable
Public Environment Variable
Public Global Variable

However when hovering over the variable in the request in Hoppscotch it will sometimes show a different variable then the one it actually uses. In my testing it appears to display as if its using the following priority

Secret Environment Variable
Public Environment Variable
Secret Global Variable
Public Global Variable

Steps to reproduce

Setup a secret variable in your global environment
Setup either a secret or public variable with the same name in your current non-global environment
Use that newly created variable in a request
Hover over the variable in the request
Tool tip should show the variable in your non-global environment
Make request
Request will actually use the variable in your global environment

Environment

Production

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Local

Originally created by @Ben-Nipp on GitHub (Dec 5, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/4592 ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [X] I have searched the existing issues ### Current behavior There is an inconsistency between how Hoppscotch requests are made when you have multiple variables with the same name in your current environment and global environment. When actually making requests the following variable priority is used: 1. Secret Global Variable (Used First) 2. Secret Environment Variable 3. Public Environment Variable 4. Public Global Variable However when hovering over the variable in the request in Hoppscotch it will sometimes show a different variable then the one it actually uses. In my testing it appears to display as if its using the following priority 1. Secret Environment Variable 2. Public Environment Variable 3. Secret Global Variable 4. Public Global Variable ### Steps to reproduce 1. Setup a secret variable in your global environment 2. Setup either a secret or public variable with the same name in your current non-global environment 3. Use that newly created variable in a request 4. Hover over the variable in the request 5. Tool tip should show the variable in your non-global environment 7. Make request 8. Request will actually use the variable in your global environment ### Environment Production ### Version Local