# \#request-variables

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## [Variables not showing in Send Request](https://community.postman.com/t/variables-not-showing-in-send-request/51901)

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**Author:** [@adrian-g](https://community.postman.com/u/adrian-g)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/variables-not-showing-in-send-request/51901 "2023-09-18T11:32:11Z")

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I have defined a variable in the URL of a request, but the variable is not showing in the corresponding Send Request block.

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## [Controlling variable scope to request level](https://community.postman.com/t/controlling-variable-scope-to-request-level/7856)

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**Author:** [@morleym\_cubic](https://community.postman.com/u/morleym_cubic)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/controlling-variable-scope-to-request-level/7856 "2019-09-20T05:15:14Z")

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Describe the issue Team members are using environment variables to set request variable values in their pre-request scripts (not just headers, URL endpoints, etc.). This, as expected, is causing scope pollution with blo…