# Dynamically load datafiles based on variables

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [November 23, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349 "2017-11-23T20:56:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/dynamically-load-datafiles-based-on-variables/9349/2 "2017-11-23T21:18:35Z")

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Hello @May_Meow,

try `.Site.data.(.Site.Params.datafile)`. Note, that the file extension / format isn’t used if you access the content of data files with `.Site.Data`. Hence it can be omitted in the front matter.

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