Authentik Root API

Root configuration endpoint describing the running instance to its own frontend.

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GET /root/config/ Get the public instance configuration · Root config retrieve #

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“What public configuration does my authentik instance expose to clients?”

“Can I check which capabilities and settings the server advertises before signing in?”

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Fetch the public configuration options for this authentik instance.

Show me which capabilities the server reports in its public config.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: authentik Root API
  version: 2026.11.0-rc1
  description: Making authentication simple.
  contact:
    email: hello@goauthentik.io
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/blob/main/LICENSE
  x-source-url: https://api.goauthentik.io/schema.yml
  x-last-validated: '2026-09-04'
servers:
- url: /api/v3
tags:
- name: Root
paths:
  /root/config/:
    get:
      operationId: root_config_retrieve
      description: Retrieve public configuration options
      tags:
      - Root
      security:
      - authentik: []
      - {}
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Config'
          description: ''
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationErrorResponse'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericErrorResponse'
      summary: Root config retrieve
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorReportingConfig:
      type: object
      description: Config for error reporting
      properties:
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          readOnly: true
        sentry_dsn:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        environment:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        send_pii:
          type: boolean
          readOnly: true
        traces_sample_rate:
          type: number
          format: double
          readOnly: true
      required:
      - enabled
      - environment
      - send_pii
      - sentry_dsn
      - traces_sample_rate
    ValidationError:
      type: object
      description: Validation Error
      properties:
        non_field_errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        code:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: {}
    CapabilitiesEnum:
      enum:
      - can_save_media
      - can_save_reports
      - can_geo_ip
      - can_asn
      - can_impersonate
      - can_debug
      - is_enterprise
      - can_request
      - can_agent_self_service
      type: string
    Config:
      type: object
      description: Serialize authentik Config into DRF Object
      properties:
        error_reporting:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorReportingConfig'
        capabilities:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapabilitiesEnum'
        cache_timeout:
          type: integer
        cache_timeout_flows:
          type: integer
        cache_timeout_policies:
          type: integer
      required:
      - cache_timeout
      - cache_timeout_flows
      - cache_timeout_policies
      - capabilities
      - error_reporting
    GenericError:
      type: object
      description: Generic API Error
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
      required:
      - detail
  responses:
    ValidationErrorResponse:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
      description: ''
    GenericErrorResponse:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericError'
      description: ''
  securitySchemes:
    authentik:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    authentik_device_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer+agent
    authentik_device_enroll:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    authentik_device_federation:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

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