# Special Variables

Special variables do not need to be created - they are in the bot initially. 

You can see them in the "Variables" section on the first tab:

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Special variables include:

* %message\_text% - user's message text&#x20;
* %first\_name% - Username&#x20;
* %time% - local time&#x20;
* %weekday% - day of the week&#x20;
* and about 30 other parameters that the bot can automatically substitute.&#x20;

For example, the special variable %first\_name% can be used in greeting and communication (the bot will substitute the client's name from the social network itself), and %weekday% can be used to check if today is a working day or not.

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If you have just started working in Smartbot Pro, we advise you to look into the special variables section.&#x20;

It is likely that the parameter you need can be obtained without manually creating additional variables:thumbsup:


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