Variables from an external library added to the file are not showing up when trying to assign them to a value of a local variable

Correction: They are not editors, they have view rights in a file

Hello Figma Community! 👋

Maybe you can help… I have created an external library of color variables that I would like to use in this file. I have added the external library that contains just color variables. Yesterday, I was able to assign a variable from this external library to variables in my local file. Today, the flyout shows no variables and just a message “No colors available”.

Has anyone experience this issue before? It was working yesterday. Nothing has changed overnight, and now the variables do not show up in the local file. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
Jeremy

Also having this issue!

Hi! It seems that the issue persists. What the developers need to see are the variable names so they can implement the designs, but they still only see the HEX codes.

Hi yeah, issue is still persisting - tried reloading tabs and restarting the app also in the browser. Having to copy hex codes manually 😦

Hey @Stanislav_Carla and @Billy_Harris, sorry to hear you’re still having issues!

Can you please confirm what OS you’re using? Is this happening when using Figma in the browser and the desktop app?

We’ll pass this onto the team to investigate.

Sure, we’re using Windows 10 and it’s happening when using the desktop app.

Thank you for checking!

Thanks @Stanislav_Carla!

I’ll pass this onto our team to investigate further.

This is fixed for me now.