--- layout: docs page_title: 'Commands: Config Read' sidebar_title: 'read' sidebar_current: docs-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.html) 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. ## Examples $ consul config read -kind service-defaults -name web { "Kind": "service-defaults", "Name": "web", "Protocol": "http", "CreateIndex": 13, "ModifyIndex": 13 }