# Options object

Only available within a task, the `options` object contains all values provided by merchants while configuring the task.

Each option value is *itself* parsed for Liquid. The `options` variable is not available during this pass. :)

## How to access it

Use `{{ options }}` or `{{ options.foobar }}` in a task's...

* Liquid event subscriptions (see [Task subscriptions](https://learn.mechanic.dev/core/tasks/subscriptions))
* code
* online store JavaScript
* order status JavaScript

  For more discussion on using this object, see [Task options](https://learn.mechanic.dev/core/tasks/options).

## What it contains

This object is always a hash. The keys always correspond to lookups (i.e. `{{ options.foobar__required }}`) in the task code (and elsewhere). The values are configured by the user, using a form that's automatically generated by Mechanic.

For more on using this object (and implicitly constructing the merchant-facing configuration form), see [Task options](https://learn.mechanic.dev/core/tasks/options).