Spring Cloud Config

Spring Cloud Config provides server-side and client-side support for externalized configuration in a distributed system. It offers a central place to manage external properties for applications across all environments, backed by Git, SVN, or filesystem repositories with support for encryption, decryption, and runtime refresh.

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Configuration ManagementDistributed SystemsExternalized ConfigurationGitJavaMicroservicesSpringSpring Cloud

APIs

Spring Cloud Config Server API

HTTP resource-based API for external configuration management. Serves property sources organized by application name, profile, and label (git branch/tag). Supports JSON, YAML, a...

Semantic Vocabularies

Spring Cloud Config Context

5 classes · 9 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

Spring Cloud Config API Rules

8 rules · 2 errors 6 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Structure

Spring Cloud Config Environment Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Example Payloads

Spring Cloud Config Encrypt Value Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Spring Cloud Config Get Environment Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

GitHubOrganization

Sources

aid: spring-cloud-config
name: Spring Cloud Config
description: >-
  Spring Cloud Config provides server-side and client-side support for externalized configuration in a distributed
  system. It offers a central place to manage external properties for applications across all environments, backed by
  Git, SVN, or filesystem repositories with support for encryption, decryption, and runtime refresh.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-config
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Configuration Management
  - Distributed Systems
  - Externalized Configuration
  - Git
  - Java
  - Microservices
  - Spring
  - Spring Cloud
apis:
  - aid: spring-cloud-config:spring-cloud-config-server
    name: Spring Cloud Config Server API
    description: >-
      HTTP resource-based API for external configuration management. Serves property sources organized by application
      name, profile, and label (git branch/tag). Supports JSON, YAML, and Java properties formats plus
      encryption/decryption and webhook-triggered refresh notifications.
    humanURL: https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-config
    baseURL: http://localhost:8888
    tags:
      - Configuration
      - Configuration Management
      - Distributed Systems
      - Encryption
      - Externalized Configuration
      - Git
      - Microservices
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-config/reference/server/environment-repository.html
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/spring-cloud-config-server-api.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/spring-cloud-config-environment-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/spring-cloud-config-server-configuration-schema.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/spring-cloud-config-environment-structure.json
      - type: JSONLDContext
        url: json-ld/spring-cloud-config-context.jsonld
      - type: SpectralRules
        url: rules/spring-cloud-config-rules.yml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-config
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-config/reference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://spring.io/guides/gs/centralized-configuration/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-config
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud
  - type: Issues
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-config/issues
  - type: Releases
    url: https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-config/releases
  - type: StackOverflow
    url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spring-cloud-config
  - type: Maven Repository
    url: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.cloud/spring-cloud-config-server
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spring-cloud-config-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com