--- layout: api page_title: Config - HTTP API sidebar_title: Config description: |- The /config endpoints are for managing centralized configuration in Consul. --- # Config HTTP Endpoint The `/config` endpoints create, update, delete and query central configuration entries registered with Consul. See the [agent configuration](/docs/agent/options#enable_central_service_config) for more information on how to enable this functionality for centrally configuring services and [configuration entries docs](/docs/agent/config_entries) for a description of the configuration entries content. ## Apply Configuration This endpoint creates or updates the given config entry. | Method | Path | Produces | | ------ | --------- | ------------------ | | `PUT` | `/config` | `application/json` | The table below shows this endpoint's support for [blocking queries](/api/features/blocking), [consistency modes](/api/features/consistency), [agent caching](/api/features/caching), and [required ACLs](/api#authentication). | Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required | | ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | `NO` | `none` | `none` | `service:write`
`operator:write`1 |

1 The ACL required depends on the config entry kind being updated:

| Config Entry Kind | Required ACL | | ----------------- | ---------------- | | service-defaults | `service:write` | | proxy-defaults | `operator:write` | ### Parameters - `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter to query. This will default to the datacenter of the agent being queried. This is specified as part of the URL as a query parameter. - `cas` `(int: 0)` - Specifies to use a Check-And-Set operation. If the index is 0, Consul will only store the entry if it does not already exist. If the index is non-zero, the entry is only set if the current index matches the `ModifyIndex` of that entry. - `ns` `(string: "")` - **(Enterprise Only)** Specifies the namespace the config entry will apply to. This value may be provided by either the `ns` URL query parameter or in the `X-Consul-Namespace` header. If not provided at all, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to the `default` namespace. Added in Consul 1.7.0. ### Sample Payload ```javascript { "Kind": "service-defaults", "Name": "web", "Protocol": "http" } ``` ### Sample Request ```shell $ curl \ --request PUT \ --data @payload \ http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/config ``` ## Get Configuration This endpoint returns a specific config entry. | Method | Path | Produces | | ------ | --------------------- | ------------------ | | `GET` | `/config/:kind/:name` | `application/json` | The table below shows this endpoint's support for [blocking queries](/api/features/blocking), [consistency modes](/api/features/consistency), [agent caching](/api/features/caching), and [required ACLs](/api#authentication). | Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required | | ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | -------------------------- | | `YES` | `all` | `none` | `service:read`1 | 1 The ACL required depends on the config entry kind being read: | Config Entry Kind | Required ACL | | ----------------- | -------------- | | service-defaults | `service:read` | | proxy-defaults | `` | ### Parameters - `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter to query. This will default to the datacenter of the agent being queried. This is specified as part of the URL as a query parameter. - `kind` `(string: )` - Specifies the kind of the entry to read. This is specified as part of the URL. - `name` `(string: )` - Specifies the name of the entry to read. This is specified as part of the URL. - `ns` `(string: "")` - **(Enterprise Only)** Specifies the namespace to query. This value may be provided by either the `ns` URL query parameter or in the `X-Consul-Namespace` header. If not provided at all, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to the `default` namespace. Added in Consul 1.7.0. ### Sample Request ```shell $ curl \ --request GET \ http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/config/service-defaults/web ``` ### Sample Response ```json { "Kind": "service-defaults", "Name": "web", "Protocol": "http", "CreateIndex": 15, "ModifyIndex": 35 } ``` ## List Configurations This endpoint returns all config entries of the given kind. | Method | Path | Produces | | ------ | --------------- | ------------------ | | `GET` | `/config/:kind` | `application/json` | The table below shows this endpoint's support for [blocking queries](/api/features/blocking), [consistency modes](/api/features/consistency), [agent caching](/api/features/caching), and [required ACLs](/api#authentication). | Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required | | ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | -------------------------- | | `YES` | `all` | `none` | `service:read`1 | 1 The ACL required depends on the config entry kind being read: | Config Entry Kind | Required ACL | | ----------------- | -------------- | | service-defaults | `service:read` | | proxy-defaults | `` | ### Parameters - `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter to query. This will default to the datacenter of the agent being queried. This is specified as part of the URL as a query parameter. - `kind` `(string: )` - Specifies the kind of the entry to list. This is specified as part of the URL. - `ns` `(string: "")` - **(Enterprise Only)** Specifies the namespace to query. This value may be provided by either the `ns` URL query parameter or in the `X-Consul-Namespace` header. If not provided at all, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to the `default` namespace. Added in Consul 1.7.0. ### Sample Request ```shell $ curl \ --request GET \ http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/config/service-defaults ``` ### Sample Response ```json [ { "Kind": "service-defaults", "Name": "db", "Protocol": "tcp", "CreateIndex": 16, "ModifyIndex": 16 }, { "Kind": "service-defaults", "Name": "web", "Protocol": "http", "CreateIndex": 13, "ModifyIndex": 13 } ] ``` ## Delete Configuration This endpoint deletes the given config entry. | Method | Path | Produces | | -------- | --------------------- | ------------------ | | `DELETE` | `/config/:kind/:name` | `application/json` | The table below shows this endpoint's support for [blocking queries](/api/features/blocking), [consistency modes](/api/features/consistency), [agent caching](/api/features/caching), and [required ACLs](/api#authentication). | Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required | | ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | `NO` | `none` | `none` | `service:write`
`operator:write`1 | 1 The ACL required depends on the config entry kind being deleted: | Config Entry Kind | Required ACL | | ----------------- | ---------------- | | service-defaults | `service:write` | | proxy-defaults | `operator:write` | ### Parameters - `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter to query. This will default to the datacenter of the agent being queried. This is specified as part of the URL as a query parameter. - `kind` `(string: )` - Specifies the kind of the entry to delete. This is specified as part of the URL. - `name` `(string: )` - Specifies the name of the entry to delete. This is specified as part of the URL. - `ns` `(string: "")` - **(Enterprise Only)** Specifies the namespace to delete from. This value may be provided by either the `ns` URL query parameter or in the `X-Consul-Namespace` header. If not provided at all, the namespace will be inherited from the request's ACL token or will default to the `default` namespace. Added in Consul 1.7.0. ### Sample Request ```shell $ curl \ --request DELETE \ http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/config/service-defaults/web ```