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---
layout: commands
page_title: 'Commands: Config Read'
---
# Consul Config Read
Command: `consul config read`
The `config read` command reads the config entry specified by the given
kind and name and outputs its JSON representation. See the
[configuration entries docs](/docs/agent/config-entries) for more
details about configuration entries.
## Usage
Usage: `consul config read [options]`
#### API Options
@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'
#### Enterprise Options
@include 'http_api_namespace_options.mdx'
#### Config Read Options
- `-kind` - Specifies the kind of the config entry to read.
- `-name` - Specifies the name of the config entry to read. The name of the
`proxy-defaults` config entry must be `global`, and the name of the `mesh`
config entry must be `mesh`.
## Examples
$ consul config read -kind service-defaults -name web
{
"Kind": "service-defaults",
"Name": "web",
"Protocol": "http",
"CreateIndex": 13,
"ModifyIndex": 13
}