# Get and update cloud variable

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** firebase, design, beginner\
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/get-and-update-cloud-variable/3466178 "2025-01-10T16:44:33Z")\
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You use the `cloud variable " "` block at the _bottom_ of the Variables drawer and enter the path to the cloud variable.

The video in the documentation shows one way to do this with `get property of object` blocks: [Connect a Firebase Realtime Database | Thunkable Docs](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/blocks/variables-overview/connect-a-firebase-realtime-database#how-to-read-data-in-a-firebase-realtime-database).

I prefer the method shown in this topic: [Cloud variables and user ID](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-and-user-id/1434493).

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