---
title: "Get Runtime Settings"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/runtime/settings"
tags: ["runtime"]
---

# Get Runtime Settings

`GET /api/v1/runtime/settings`

Return the effective runtime settings snapshot used by the local server.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- RuntimeSettingsSnapshot — Current runtime settings snapshot returned by the Settings API.
  - `env_path` string, required — Filesystem path to the environment file being edited.
  - `categories` RuntimeSettingsCategory[] — Categorized runtime setting fields surfaced by the Settings API.
    - `id` string, required — Stable category identifier.
    - `label` string, required — Human-readable category label.
    - `description` string, required — Human-readable category description.
    - `fields` RuntimeSettingsField[] — Fields in this category.
      - `key` string, required — Environment variable key backing this setting.
      - `label` string, required — Human-readable setting label.
      - `description` string, required — Human-readable setting description.
      - `value` string — Display-safe setting value.
      - `masked_value` string — Masked display value for secret settings.
      - `secret` boolean — Whether the field stores sensitive data.
      - `editable` boolean — Whether the field can be patched through the Settings API.
      - `reload_required` boolean — Whether applying this setting reloads runtime dependencies.
      - `placeholder` string, nullable — Optional UI placeholder.
      - `default` string, nullable — Optional default value displayed by settings clients.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication is required or the provided token is invalid.
- `503` — Runtime services are unavailable because server startup is incomplete.

## Changes

- **2026-05-07** `a97e65077955` — 3 warning, 1 info
  - removed the optional property `keys` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `masked_values` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `values` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `categories` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-03-31** `a88715bea2c5` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `HTTPBearer` was added to the API
- **2026-03-25** `bc0d4fcb5906` — 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `503`
- **2026-03-19** `78507b29ed8f` — 1 warning, 6 info
  - removed the optional property `categories` from the response with the `200` status
  - the endpoint scheme security `HTTPBearer` was removed from the API
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `503`
  - …3 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/qredence/apis/fleet-rlm/changes/api/v1/runtime/settings/get.md)

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