MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v42/methods/help.getConfig.md

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title: help.getConfig
description: Returns current configuration, including data center configuration.
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# Method: help.getConfig
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Returns current configuration, including data center configuration.



### Return type: [Config](../types/Config.md)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Config = $MadelineProto->help->getConfig();
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Config = help.getConfig({})
```

### Errors

| Code | Type     | Description   |
|------|----------|---------------|
|400|CONNECTION_API_ID_INVALID|The provided API id is invalid|
|400|CONNECTION_APP_VERSION_EMPTY|App version is empty|
|400|CONNECTION_DEVICE_MODEL_EMPTY|Device model empty|
|400|CONNECTION_LAYER_INVALID|Layer invalid|
|400|CONNECTION_NOT_INITED|Connection not initialized|
|400|CONNECTION_SYSTEM_EMPTY|Connection system empty|
|400|CONNECTION_SYSTEM_LANG_CODE_EMPTY|The system_lang_code field is empty|
|400|DATA_INVALID|Encrypted data invalid|
|400|INPUT_LAYER_INVALID|The provided layer is invalid|
|406|AUTH_KEY_DUPLICATED|An auth key with the same ID was already generated|
|-503|Timeout|Timeout while fetching data|