open-vault/website/content/api-docs/system/config-ui.mdx

---
layout: api
page_title: /sys/config/ui - HTTP API
description: The '/sys/config/ui' endpoint configures the UI.
---

# `/sys/config/ui`

The `/sys/config/ui` endpoint is used to configure UI settings.

- **`sudo` required** – All UI endpoints require `sudo` capability in
  addition to any path-specific capabilities.

## Read UI Settings

This endpoint returns the given UI header configuration.

| Method | Path                           |
| :----- | :----------------------------- |
| `GET`  | `/sys/config/ui/headers/:name` |

### Parameters

- `name` `(string: <required>)` – The name of the custom header.

- `multivalue` `(bool: <optional>)` - Returns multiple values if true.

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/ui/headers/X-Custom-Header
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "value": "custom-value"
}
```

### Sample Request (Multi value)

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/ui/headers/X-Custom-Header?multivalue=true
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "values": ["custom-value-1", "custom-value-2"]
}
```

## Configure UI Headers

This endpoint allows configuring the values to be returned for the UI header.

| Method | Path                           |
| :----- | :----------------------------- |
| `POST` | `/sys/config/ui/headers/:name` |

### Parameters

- `name` `(string: <required>)` – The name of the custom header.

- `values` `(list: <required>)` - The values to be returned from the header.

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "values": ["custom value 1", "custom value 2"]
}
```

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/ui/headers/X-Custom-Header
```

## Delete a UI Header

This endpoint removes a UI header.

| Method   | Path                           |
| :------- | :----------------------------- |
| `DELETE` | `/sys/config/ui/headers/:name` |

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/ui/headers/X-Custom-Header
```

## List UI Headers

This endpoint returns a list of configured UI headers.

| Method | Path                     |
| :----- | :----------------------- |
| `LIST` | `/sys/config/ui/headers` |

### Sample Request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request LIST \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/config/ui/headers
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "keys": ["X-Custom...", "X-Header..."]
  }
}
```