Can we include Figma variables in a script?

[varshasingh1512]

1- Can we include Figma variables in a script?
2- Is there a way to add Palette.json and Semantic.json files in some way?

[subdan]

1. Which variables? Which script?
2. What is Palette.json and Semantic.json?

[fedulvtubudul]

This is how Figma variables and variable modes look like, and it seems like this feature request is relevant for me as well.

https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/14506821864087

[fedulvtubudul]

I forked figma-export and tried to implement Variables import functionality similarly to Styles import. But it fails with error 403 saying "Limited by Figma plan". After reading docs more deeply, I realised you need Enterprise Figma plan to access variables via REST API (Whyyyy!??). So using this new feature does not look so attractive anymore, as it gets 6 times more expensive than staying on Professional plan and continue using Styles 😅.

[sashensingh08]

@fedulvtubudul by any chance could you make your fork public to see your changes? 😅 or any plans on the team making it work with variables?

[fedulvtubudul]

@sashensingh08 no chance, as I can't test it. This feature is not available for Professional plan we use: https://www.figma.com/developers/api#variables

If someone will give me access to Enterprise-limited feature, I'll give it a try. @chrissantamaria @figmel @jfirebaugh @klin-figma @nlevin @reiddraper @Slava @thehandsomepanther