# How do I retrieve the previous config for an application?

**URL:** <https://community.replicated.com/t/how-do-i-retrieve-the-previous-config-for-an-application/912>\
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**Tags:** kots\
**Created:** [August 5, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.replicated.com/t/how-do-i-retrieve-the-previous-config-for-an-application/912 "2022-08-05T16:05:34Z")\
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How can I obtain the Config from a previous release of an application after I have already upgraded to a newer version?

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You can use the `kubectl kots get config` command to retrieve the Config values for a release, and you can use the `--sequence` flag to specify a historical release.

```auto
kubeclt kots get config --namespace superci --appslug superci --sequence 10

```

If your application contains `password` type items, these can be decrypted with the `--decrypt` flag:

```auto
kubectl kots get config --namespace superci --appslug superci --sequence 10 --decrypt

```

See [get config | Replicated Docs](https://docs.replicated.com/reference/kots-cli-get-config)