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---
layout: commands
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page_title: 'Commands: KV Get'
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---
# Consul KV Get
Command: `consul kv get`
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Corresponding HTTP API Endpoint: [\[GET\] /v1/kv/:key](/api-docs/kv#read-key)
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The `kv get` command is used to retrieve the value from Consul's KV
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store at the given key name. If no key exists with that name, an error is
returned. If a key exists with that name but has no data, nothing is returned.
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A key name or prefix is required.
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-> **Note**: When reading many entries under a given prefix, it may be worth
considering [`kv export`](/commands/kv/export) instead. The kv export output
can be used with [`kv import`](/commands/kv/import) to move entire trees between
Consul clusters. Alternatively, the [transaction API](/api-docs/txn) provides
support for performing up to 64 KV operations atomically.
The table below shows this command's [required ACLs](/api#authentication). Configuration of
[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking) and [agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching)
are not supported from commands, but may be from the corresponding HTTP endpoint.
| ACL Required |
| ------------ |
| `key:read` |
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## Usage
Usage: `consul kv get [options] [KEY_OR_PREFIX]`
#### Command Options
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- `-base64` - Base 64 encode the value. The default value is false.
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- `-detailed` - Provide additional metadata about the key in addition to the
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value such as the ModifyIndex and any flags that may have been set on the key.
The default value is false.
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- `-keys` - List keys which start with the given prefix, but not their values.
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This is especially useful if you only need the key names themselves. This
option is commonly combined with the -separator option. The default value is
false.
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- `-recurse` - Recursively look at all keys prefixed with the given path. The
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default value is false.
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- `-separator=<string>` - String to use as a separator for recursive lookups. The
default value is "/", and only used when paired with the `-keys` flag. This will
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limit the prefix of keys returned, only up to the given separator.
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#### Enterprise Options
@include 'http_api_partition_options.mdx'
@include 'http_api_namespace_options.mdx'
#### API Options
@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'
@include 'http_api_options_server.mdx'
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## Examples
To retrieve the value for the key named "redis/config/connections" in the
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KV store:
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```shell-session hideClipboard
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$ consul kv get redis/config/connections
5
```
This will return the original raw value stored in Consul.
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If the key with the given name does not exist, an error is returned.
```shell-session hideClipboard
$ consul kv get not-a-real-key
Error! No key exists at: not-a-real-key
```
### Detailed Output
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To view detailed information about the key, specify the `-detailed` flag.
This will output all known metadata about the key including `ModifyIndex`
and any user-supplied flags:
```shell-session hideClipboard
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$ consul kv get -detailed redis/config/connections
CreateIndex 336
Flags 0
Key redis/config/connections
LockIndex 0
ModifyIndex 336
Session -
Value 5
```
### Recursively Reading By Prefix
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To treat the path as a prefix and list all entries which start with the given
prefix, specify the `-recurse` flag:
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```shell-session hideClipboard
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$ consul kv get -recurse redis/
redis/config/connections:5
redis/config/cpu:128
redis/config/memory:512
```
Alternatively, combine with the `-detailed` flag to list detailed information
about all entries under a prefix:
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```shell-session hideClipboard
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$ consul kv get -recurse -detailed redis
CreateIndex 336
Flags 0
Key redis/config/connections
LockIndex 0
ModifyIndex 336
Session -
Value 5
CreateIndex 472
Flags 0
Key redis/config/cpu
LockIndex 0
ModifyIndex 472
Session -
Value 128
CreateIndex 471
Flags 0
Key redis/config/memory
LockIndex 0
ModifyIndex 471
Session -
Value 512
```
### Listing Keys
To just list the keys which start with the specified prefix, use the `-keys`
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option instead. This is more performant and results in a smaller payload:
```shell-session hideClipboard
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$ consul kv get -keys redis/config/
redis/config/connections
redis/config/cpu
redis/config/memory
```
By default, the `-keys` operation uses a separator of "/", meaning it will not
recurse beyond that separator. You can choose a different separator by setting
`-separator="<string>"`.
```shell-session hideClipboard
$ consul kv get -keys -separator="c" redis
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redis/c
```
Alternatively, you can disable the separator altogether by setting it to the
empty string:
```shell-session hideClipboard
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$ consul kv get -keys -separator="" redis
redis/config/connections
redis/config/cpu
redis/config/memory
```
To list all keys at the root, simply omit the prefix parameter:
```shell-session hideClipboard
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$ consul kv get -keys
memcached/
redis/
```