Returns the entire CouchDB server configuration as a JSON structure. The structure is organized by different configuration sections, with individual values.

For example, to get the configuration for a server:

GET http://couchdb:5984/_config
Accept: application/json

The response is the JSON structure:

{
   "query_server_config" : {
      "reduce_limit" : "true"
   },
   "couchdb" : {
      "os_process_timeout" : "5000",
      "max_attachment_chunk_size" : "4294967296",
      "max_document_size" : "4294967296",
      "uri_file" : "/var/lib/couchdb/couch.uri",
      "max_dbs_open" : "100",
      "view_index_dir" : "/var/lib/couchdb",
      "util_driver_dir" : "/usr/lib64/couchdb/erlang/lib/couch-1.0.1/priv/lib",
      "database_dir" : "/var/lib/couchdb",
      "delayed_commits" : "true"
   },
   "attachments" : {
      "compressible_types" : "text/*, application/javascript, application/json,  application/xml",
      "compression_level" : "8"
   },
   "uuids" : {
      "algorithm" : "utc_random"
   },
   "daemons" : {
      "view_manager" : "{couch_view, start_link, []}",
      "auth_cache" : "{couch_auth_cache, start_link, []}",
      "uuids" : "{couch_uuids, start, []}",
      "stats_aggregator" : "{couch_stats_aggregator, start, []}",
      "query_servers" : "{couch_query_servers, start_link, []}",
      "httpd" : "{couch_httpd, start_link, []}",
      "stats_collector" : "{couch_stats_collector, start, []}",
      "db_update_notifier" : "{couch_db_update_notifier_sup, start_link, []}",
      "external_manager" : "{couch_external_manager, start_link, []}"
   },
   "stats" : {
      "samples" : "[0, 60, 300, 900]",
      "rate" : "1000"
   },
   "httpd" : {
      "vhost_global_handlers" : "_utils, _uuids, _session, _oauth, _users",
      "secure_rewrites" : "true",
      "authentication_handlers" : "{couch_httpd_oauth, oauth_authentication_handler},
                                   {couch_httpd_auth, cookie_authentication_handler},
                                   {couch_httpd_auth, default_authentication_handler}",
      "port" : "5984",
      "default_handler" : "{couch_httpd_db, handle_request}",
      "allow_jsonp" : "false",
      "bind_address" : "192.168.0.2",
      "max_connections" : "2048"
   },
   "query_servers" : {
      "javascript" : "/usr/bin/couchjs /usr/share/couchdb/server/main.js"
   },
   "couch_httpd_auth" : {
      "authentication_db" : "_users",
      "require_valid_user" : "false",
      "authentication_redirect" : "/_utils/session.html",
      "timeout" : "600",
      "auth_cache_size" : "50"
   },
   "httpd_db_handlers" : {
      "_design" : "{couch_httpd_db, handle_design_req}",
      "_compact" : "{couch_httpd_db, handle_compact_req}",
      "_view_cleanup" : "{couch_httpd_db, handle_view_cleanup_req}",
      "_temp_view" : "{couch_httpd_view, handle_temp_view_req}",
      "_changes" : "{couch_httpd_db, handle_changes_req}"
   },
   "replicator" : {
      "max_http_sessions" : "10",
      "max_http_pipeline_size" : "10"
   },
   "log" : {
      "include_sasl" : "true",
      "level" : "info",
      "file" : "/var/log/couchdb/couch.log"
   },
   "httpd_design_handlers" : {
      "_update" : "{couch_httpd_show, handle_doc_update_req}",
      "_show" : "{couch_httpd_show, handle_doc_show_req}",
      "_info" : "{couch_httpd_db,   handle_design_info_req}",
      "_list" : "{couch_httpd_show, handle_view_list_req}",
      "_view" : "{couch_httpd_view, handle_view_req}",
      "_rewrite" : "{couch_httpd_rewrite, handle_rewrite_req}"
   },
   "httpd_global_handlers" : {
      "_replicate" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_replicate_req}",
      "/" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_welcome_req, <<\"Welcome\">>}",
      "_config" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_config_req}",
      "_utils" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_utils_dir_req, \"/usr/share/couchdb/www\"}",
      "_active_tasks" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_task_status_req}",
      "_session" : "{couch_httpd_auth, handle_session_req}",
      "_log" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_log_req}",
      "favicon.ico" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_favicon_req, \"/usr/share/couchdb/www\"}",
      "_all_dbs" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_all_dbs_req}",
      "_oauth" : "{couch_httpd_oauth, handle_oauth_req}",
      "_restart" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_restart_req}",
      "_uuids" : "{couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_uuids_req}",
      "_stats" : "{couch_httpd_stats_handlers, handle_stats_req}"
   }
}