diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index 620c063..8ddd323 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class ApiBaseView(APIView):
             "es_url": self.default_conf["application"]["es_url"],
             "es_auth": self.default_conf["application"]["es_auth"],
         }
+        self.response["config"] = self.default_conf
 
     def get_document(self, document_id):
         """get single document from es"""