# 2. Configure Variables

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Next, go to your SyncVariables dashboard to configure your variables. The interface should look similar to the attached image.

**1. Variable Name**\
This is the name you'll use to reference the variable in your application. For example, if you're setting up a variable to track current orders, you might name it `orderCount`.

**2. API Endpoint**\
This is the URL from which your data will be retrieved. Your application will use this endpoint to access the data.\
**Example:** `https://api.example.com/userdata`

**3. JSON Key** \
The JSON key specifies which part of the API response data should be used.\
\
**Example:**\
If your API response looks like this:

```json
{
  "user": {
    "id": "12345",
    "name": "John Doe"
  }
}
```

And you want to extract the `id`, set the JSON key to `user.id`. This instructs the system to retrieve the `id` value from the `user` object in the response.

*Note:* Currently, only token-based authorization via the URL is supported. We're working on adding more authorization methods in the future, so stay tuned for updates!


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