# How do I see the contents of variables when using them in the body of a request? \[Possible feature request\]

**URL:** <https://community.postman.com/t/how-do-i-see-the-contents-of-variables-when-using-them-in-the-body-of-a-request-possible-feature-request/38031>\
**Category:** Help Hub\
**Created:** [August 9, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-do-i-see-the-contents-of-variables-when-using-them-in-the-body-of-a-request-possible-feature-request/38031 "2022-08-09T11:31:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![descent-module-ast15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@descent-module-ast15](https://community.postman.com/u/descent-module-ast15)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-do-i-see-the-contents-of-variables-when-using-them-in-the-body-of-a-request-possible-feature-request/38031/1 "2022-08-09T11:31:25Z")

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When I try to hover over the variable nothing shows up. However, when the variable is in the URL and I hover over, it will show the value.

So I have to keep going into the variables page, search through the long list to find the value, or copy paste into the url and hover over it there.

Is there a better way to do this?

 ![Screenshot 2022-08-09 at 12.28.27](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/getpostman/original/2X/c/c81afed45e28fda4bde864722eec767f42350899.png)

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**Author:** ![temporaryacceptance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@temporaryacceptance](https://community.postman.com/u/temporaryacceptance)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 6:24am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-do-i-see-the-contents-of-variables-when-using-them-in-the-body-of-a-request-possible-feature-request/38031/2 "2022-11-19T06:24:12Z")

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This is annoying. Please implement hover-to-see-value.

Can’t see a +1 button, so leaving a comment.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/getpostman/user_avatar/community.postman.com/system/32/29796_2.png) [@system](https://community.postman.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-do-i-see-the-contents-of-variables-when-using-them-in-the-body-of-a-request-possible-feature-request/38031/3 "2024-12-12T12:52:18Z")

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