[[cluster-get-settings]]
=== Cluster Get Settings

The cluster get settings API allows to retrieve the cluster wide settings.

[source,js]
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GET /_cluster/settings
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// CONSOLE

Or
[source,js]
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GET /_cluster/settings?include_defaults=true
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// CONSOLE

In the second example above, the parameter `include_defaults` ensures that the settings which were not set explicitly
are also returned. By default `include_defaults` is set to false.