# Build Creator ID Env Var

**URL:** <https://forum.buildkite.community/t/build-creator-id-env-var/458>\
**Category:** Features Requests\
**Created:** [April 29, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/build-creator-id-env-var/458 "2019-04-29T00:12:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![azz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.buildkite.community/azz/32/462_2.png) [@azz](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/azz)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/build-creator-id-env-var/458/1 "2019-04-29T00:12:46Z")

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Currently we see:

- `BUILDKITE_BUILD_CREATOR="Full Name"`
- `BUILDKITE_BUILD_CREATOR_EMAIL"full.name@company.com"`
- `BUILDKITE_BUILD_CREATOR_TEAMS="everyone"`

It would be nice to also have:

- `BUILDKITE_BUILD_CREATOR_ID="abcd-efgh-..."`

To use as an input to the `unblocker` field in the REST API: [https://buildkite.com/docs/apis/rest-api/jobs#unblock-a-job](https://buildkite.com/docs/apis/rest-api/jobs#unblock-a-job)