# Cloud Variable Data

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-data/1502500>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [September 13, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-data/1502500 "2021-09-13T11:16:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![namitnagar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@namitnagar](https://community.thunkable.com/u/namitnagar)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-data/1502500/1 "2021-09-13T11:16:06Z")

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Hi  
I am making a app in which you can save data first I was using FIREBASE but it was taking time so I tried cloud variable. Is there any way I can access that data

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-data/1502500/2 "2021-09-13T11:20:24Z")

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Can you explain what you mean?

The only way to save `cloud variables` is by using Firebase. At least this is what I know.

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**Author:** ![namitnagar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@namitnagar](https://community.thunkable.com/u/namitnagar)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-data/1502500/3 "2021-09-13T11:21:47Z")

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How to access data which is stored in cloud variables

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-data/1502500/4 "2021-09-13T11:23:59Z")

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This is an example of declaring a cloud variable and retrieving it.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/7/07bac7396281127e50f3d0d44d99c49aae2e40b4.png)

Sometimes, you want to use the cloud variable without declaring it.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/a/8ab1721dc4c8605db8f75f2181ceefba123d9698.png)

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-data/1502500/5 "2021-09-13T11:42:24Z")

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Let me show an example. I saved a variable in my Firebase RTDB with the name of `thunkable` as seen in this image  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/f/9f657455d0548b5edaa139a3b66348e3a9a62466.png)

Now I can retrieve the data stored in it by the following  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/9/19500f6033334ed73aef9017b090af980e144951.png)

When I run the app  
This is the default screen  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/1/d1f70de490f296819945eac3e39becacba71c46c.png)

After clicking on the button the value saved under the key is shown in the label  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/c/0c9281e6c91d9f65cb4d8e999543149e337223db.png)

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-data/1502500/6 "2024-11-08T13:16:50Z")

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