# Reference Flow Output Variable Values in a Wrapper Aura Component

When you embed a flow in an Aura component, you can display or reference the flow’s variable values. Use the `onstatuschange` action to get values from the flow's output variables. Output variables are returned as an array.

:::note
The variable must allow output access. If you reference a variable that doesn’t allow output access, attempts to get the variable are ignored.
:::

This example uses the JavaScript controller to pass the flow's accountName and numberOfEmployees variables into attributes on the component. Then, the component displays those values in output components.

```nolang
<aura:component>
   <aura:attribute name="accountName" type="String" />
   <aura:attribute name="numberOfEmployees" type="Decimal" />

   <p><lightning:formattedText value="{!v.accountName}" /></p>
   <p><lightning:formattedNumber style="decimal" value="{!v.numberOfEmployees}" /></p>

   <aura:handler name="init" value="{!this}" action="{!c.init}"/>
   <lightning:flow aura:id="flowData" onstatuschange="{!c.handleStatusChange}" />
</aura:component>
```

```javascript
({
  init: function (component) {
    // Find the component whose aura:id is "flowData"
    var flow = component.find("flowData");
    // In that component, start your flow. Reference the flow's API Name.
    flow.startFlow("myFlow");
  },

  handleStatusChange: function (component, event) {
    if (event.getParam("status") === "FINISHED") {
      // Get the output variables and iterate over them
      var outputVariables = event.getParam("outputVariables");
      var outputVar;
      for (var i = 0; i < outputVariables.length; i++) {
        outputVar = outputVariables[i];
        // Pass the values to the component's attributes
        if (outputVar.name === "accountName") {
          component.set("v.accountName", outputVar.value);
        } else {
          component.set("v.numberOfEmployees", outputVar.value);
        }
      }
    }
  },
});
```

**See Also**

- [*Component Library*: lightning:flow Component](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/component-library/bundle/lightning\:flow/documentation)