---
title: "gettenv"
description: "Returns the specified thread's global environment."
---

```lua
gettenv(thread: thread): table?
```

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## Aliases

None.

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## Arguments

<ParamField body="thread" type="thread" required>
  The coroutine whose environment, script association, or stack is inspected.
</ParamField>

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## Returns

<ResponseField name="environment" type="table?">
  The thread's global environment, or nil if it cannot be resolved.
</ResponseField>

Returns nil if the native thread cannot be resolved.

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## Example

```lua
local thread = coroutine.create(function() end)
print(type(gettenv(thread)))
```