# Help! please! can i change variable name? **URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258 **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X **Created:** [August 8, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258 "2021-08-08T18:13:37Z") **Posts on this page:** 13 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/faddishfaun4807lifeo) #### Post date: [August 8, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/1 "2021-08-08T18:13:38Z")
Can you help me? I am building a project in which it is necessary to change the variable name - the type of the cloud variable, and I need help. I do not know how to do this. I tried to do it, but without success. ---
### Author: ![Dean\_Artis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Dean\_Artis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Dean_Artis) #### Post date: [August 8, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/2 "2021-08-08T22:00:44Z")
> [@faddishfaun4807lifeo](#): > > I tried to do it, What did you try? ---
### Author: ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram) #### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/3 "2021-08-09T05:36:14Z")
blah!, click the white space nd change the name! or you device may had a problem 😒 πŸ™ 😭 ---
### Author: ![sketch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sketch/32/109058_2.png) [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch) #### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/4 "2021-08-09T07:09:38Z")
> [@faddishfaun4807lifeo](#): > > to change the variable name - the type of the cloud variable You mean the user or app for this? ---
### Author: ![faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/faddishfaun4807lifeo) #### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/5 "2021-08-09T08:29:37Z")
I don’t remember exactly how I tried to do it. ---
### Author: ![faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/faddishfaun4807lifeo) #### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/6 "2021-08-09T08:31:38Z")
The user enters the name of his cloud variable, and the name changes. ---
### Author: ![faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/faddishfaun4807lifeo) #### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 8:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/7 "2021-08-09T08:33:22Z")
Change the name in the app itself! And not just change the variable name through blocks! ---
### Author: ![sketch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sketch/32/109058_2.png) [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch) #### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 9:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/8 "2021-08-09T09:17:07Z")
Use Dynamic variabeles. They allow custom names from users. ---
### Author: ![faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@faddishfaun4807lifeo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/faddishfaun4807lifeo) #### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/9 "2021-08-09T10:51:46Z")
Variable names. ---
### Author: ![shrey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/shrey/32/105637_2.png) [@shrey](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shrey) #### Post date: [August 9, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/10 "2021-08-09T15:48:29Z")
try using this block: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/a/ca3316bc290a1ec97ce798bbc4f44eaa9c9525ea.png) ---
### Author: ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram) #### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/12 "2021-08-10T05:41:49Z")
it will change the value ---
### Author: ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram) #### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/13 "2021-08-10T05:43:30Z")
hmmm the default name is name just delete it and type the name or read the [docs](https://docs.thunkable.com/variables) try using this block: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/a/ca3316bc290a1ec97ce798bbc4f44eaa9c9525ea.png) this will change the value! ---
### 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, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-please-can-i-change-variable-name/1438258/14 "2024-11-08T13:17:29Z")