diff --git a/src/server/api/v1/controllers/variableApiController.js b/src/server/api/v1/controllers/variableApiController.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..102e4926b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/api/v1/controllers/variableApiController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const manager = require("../../../../backend//variables/replace-variable-manager");
+
+exports.getReplaceVariables = function(req, res) {
+    const sortedVariables = [...manager.getReplaceVariables()]
+        .sort((a, b) => a.definition.handle.localeCompare(b.definition.handle));
+
+    res.json(sortedVariables);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/api/v1/v1Router.js b/src/server/api/v1/v1Router.js
index 2cb8b8236..465162430 100644
--- a/src/server/api/v1/v1Router.js
+++ b/src/server/api/v1/v1Router.js
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ router
     .get(customVariables.getCustomVariable)
     .post(customVariables.setCustomVariable);
 
+// builtin variables
+const variableManager = require("./controllers/variableApiController");
+
+router.route("/variables").get(variableManager.getReplaceVariables);
+
 // viewers
 const viewers = require("./controllers/viewersApiController");