Hi Community,
We’re experiencing an issue with Figma variables after exporting design tokens via Token Studio and would appreciate your help.
Setup:
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We maintain all our design tokens in a Google Sheet.
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This sheet is connected to Token Studio, and we regularly push and pull changes between the sheet and Token Studio.
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We then export these tokens from Token Studio to Figma as variables (and styles).
Problem:
After exporting, many variables or styles in Figma appear as broken (showing a question mark icon).
Although the variables still exist, their values are not correctly resolved.
To fix this, we currently have to manually remap the variables or styles each time in Figma in order to see the updated values. This happens repeatedly after exports, which makes maintaining tokens quite difficult.
Expected behavior:
We expect the variables to stay correctly linked and update automatically when exported from Token Studio, without requiring manual remapping.
Could someone please help us understand:
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Why these variables are breaking after export?
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Whether this is a known issue with variables + external token tools?
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If there is a recommended setup or best practice to prevent this?
Happy to share screenshots, screen recordings, or a sample file if that helps.
Thanks a lot for your support.
Best regards,
Siddhi
