diff --git a/docs/rest_api.rst b/docs/rest_api.rst
index 6299dfa65..055788bed 100644
--- a/docs/rest_api.rst
+++ b/docs/rest_api.rst
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ Obtain the tree of all Suites
    * - Payload
      - *empty*
    * - Response
-     - See below for details.
+     - See :ref:`below <response with suite tree>` for details.
+
+.. _response with suite tree:
 
 Response with Suite tree
 """"""""""""""""""""""""
@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ Obtain the tree of a Node
    * - Payload
      - *empty*
    * - Response
-     - Same as `Suite tree <Response with Suite tree>`_
+     - Same as :ref:`Suite tree <response with suite tree>`.
 
 Endpoint :code:`/v1/suites/{path}/definition`
 ---------------------------------------------
@@ -943,10 +945,86 @@ Obtain all Node attributes
    * - Payload
      - *empty*
    * - Response
-     - :code:`{"meters":[...],"variables":[...]}`
+     - See :ref:`below <response with node attributes>` for details
    * - Example
      - :code:`curl https://localhost:8080/v1/suites/path/to/node/attributes`
 
+.. _response with node attributes:
+
+Response with Node attributes
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+
+The response to a request for node attributes has the following JSON format.
+Notice how the node variables are separated from inherited variables.
+The inherited variables grouped by ancestor node, each identified by the node name and absolute path.
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+  {
+    "path": "..."
+
+    "meters": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "limits": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "inlimits": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "events": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "labels": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "dates": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "days": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "crons": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "times": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "todays": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "repeat": { ... },
+    "trigger": { ... },
+    "complete": { ... },
+    "flag": { ... },
+    "late": { ... },
+    "zombies": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "generics": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "queues": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "autocancel": { ... },
+    "autoarchive": { ... },
+    "autorestore": { ... },
+    "avisos": [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "mirrors" : [ { ... }, ... ],
+    "variables": [
+      {
+        "name": "..."
+        "value": "...",
+        "const": true|false
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "..."
+        "value": "...",
+        "generated": true        # only present if the variable is generated
+        "const": true|false
+      },
+      ...
+    ]
+    "inherited_variables": [
+      {
+        "name": "...<node-name>..."
+        "path": "...<node-path>...",
+        "variables: [
+          {
+            "name": "..."
+            "value": "...",
+            "type": "variable",
+            "const": true|false
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "..."
+            "value": "...",
+            "type": "variable",
+            "generated": true    # only present if the variable is generated
+            "const": true|false
+          },
+          ...
+        ]
+      },
+      ...
+    }
+  }
+
 Update a Node attribute
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -1276,8 +1354,8 @@ Create a new Server attribute
    * - Response
      - :code:`{"message":"Attribute added successfully"}`
 
-Obtain a Server attribute
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Obtain all Server attributes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. list-table::
    :stub-columns: 1
diff --git a/libs/rest/src/ecflow/http/ApiV1Impl.cpp b/libs/rest/src/ecflow/http/ApiV1Impl.cpp
index 0e641c933..1ae0cb453 100644
--- a/libs/rest/src/ecflow/http/ApiV1Impl.cpp
+++ b/libs/rest/src/ecflow/http/ApiV1Impl.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,24 @@ ojson get_server_attributes() {
     return j;
 }
 
+static ojson get_node_variables_array(const Node& node) {
+    auto container = ojson::array();
+    // Collect 'normal' variables
+    for (const auto& variable : node.variables()) {
+        ojson object;
+        to_json(object, variable);
+        container.push_back(object);
+    }
+    // ... and generated variables
+    for (const auto& variable : node.gen_variables()) {
+        ojson object;
+        to_json(object, variable);
+        object["generated"] = true;
+        container.push_back(object);
+    }
+    return container;
+}
+
 ojson get_node_attributes(const std::string& path) {
     ojson j;
 
@@ -237,7 +255,6 @@ ojson get_node_attributes(const std::string& path) {
     j["limits"]      = node->limits();
     j["inlimits"]    = node->inlimits();
     j["events"]      = node->events();
-    j["variables"]   = node->variables();
     j["labels"]      = node->labels();
     j["dates"]       = node->dates();
     j["days"]        = node->days();
@@ -259,30 +276,26 @@ ojson get_node_attributes(const std::string& path) {
     j["avisos"]      = node->avisos();
     j["mirrors"]     = node->mirrors();
 
-    {
-        // Collect 'normal' variables
-        auto vars = node->variables();
-        // ... and generated variables
-        node->gen_variables(vars);
+    j["variables"] = get_node_variables_array(*node);
 
-        j["variables"] = vars;
-    }
-
-    apply_to_parents(node->parent(), [&j](const Node* n) {
-        // Collect 'normal' variables
-        auto vars = n->variables();
-        // ... and generated variables
-        n->gen_variables(vars);
+    {
+        auto inherited = ojson::array();
 
-        j["inherited_variables"][n->name()] = vars;
-    });
+        // Collect 'inherited' variables from parents
+        apply_to_parents(node->parent(), [&inherited](const Node* n) {
+            inherited.push_back(ojson::object(
+                {{"name", n->name()}, {"path", n->absNodePath()}, {"variables", get_node_variables_array(*n)}}));
+        });
 
-    auto server_variables = get_defs()->server().server_variables();
-    auto user_variables   = get_defs()->server().user_variables();
+        // ... and from server
+        auto server_variables = get_defs()->server().server_variables();
+        auto user_variables   = get_defs()->server().user_variables();
+        server_variables.insert(server_variables.end(), user_variables.begin(), user_variables.end());
 
-    server_variables.insert(server_variables.end(), user_variables.begin(), user_variables.end());
+        inherited.push_back(ojson::object({{"name", "server"}, {"path", "/"}, {"variables", server_variables}}));
 
-    j["inherited_variables"]["server"] = server_variables;
+        j["inherited_variables"] = inherited;
+    }
 
     return j;
 }