Generic.md

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Generic Variables	Variables Reference	true	2023-04-25 17:23:55 UTC	variables, reference	markdown	2022-06-30 19:57:33 UTC

Overview

Generic variables are always available to most event sources, so consider these the bare minimum you can use in your Sub-Actions

General

Useful general purpose variables{.subtitle}

Name	Description
date	Current system date Accepts any standard formatting notation eg. %date:yyyy/MM/dd% or %date:dddd, dd MMMM yyyy%{.small}
time	Current system time Accepts any standard formatting notation eg. HH-mm{.small}
{.vars-table}

Event Source

Variables related to the triggering event source{.subtitle}

These variables aren't strings and thus cannot be used in if statement Sub-Actions. To compare these values C# is needed with the usage of the appropriate types {.is-warning}

Name	Description
__source	The name of the event triggering the action
eventSource	Value to specify which platform generated the event twitch or youtube
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Action

Variables related to the action being called{.subtitle}

Name	Description
actionId	The unique ID number of the first action called.
actionName	The name of the action.
runningActionId	The instance ID number of the action in the queue.
actionQueuedAt	The ISO 8601 time that the action was queued.
{.vars-table}