# Citekey variable?

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/citekey-variable/1651>\
**Category:** CSL Evolution\
**Created:** [June 8, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/citekey-variable/1651 "2020-06-08T00:51:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Denis\_Maier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@Denis\_Maier](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Denis_Maier)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/citekey-variable/1651/23 "2020-06-08T15:26:40Z")

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Let’s say we added `citekey` as a variable for use in style, what would that mean for CSL JSON export? Will that citekey variable replace `id or will we have both variables?

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