> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ona.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Dotfiles Configuration

> Gets the dotfiles for a user.

`Unary` · [`Users`](/docs/api-reference/generated/user/overview)

Gets the dotfiles for a user.

Use this method to:

* Retrieve user dotfiles

### Examples

* Get dotfiles:

  Retrieves the dotfiles for the current user.

  ```yaml theme={null}
  {}
  ```

## Endpoint

```text theme={null}
POST /api/gitpod.v1.UserService/GetDotfilesConfiguration
```

Send a Bearer token as described in [Authentication](/docs/api-reference#authenticate-requests). If your organization uses a custom management-plane domain, replace `https://app.ona.com` with that domain.

## Request example

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  export ONA_HOST=https://app.ona.com
  export ONA_API_KEY=<your-token>

  curl --request POST \
    --url "$ONA_HOST/api/gitpod.v1.UserService/GetDotfilesConfiguration" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $ONA_API_KEY" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data '{}'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import gitpod.v1.user_pb2 as user_pb2
  from ona_sdk import create_client_from_env

  ona = create_client_from_env()
  request = user_pb2.GetDotfilesConfigurationRequest()
  response = ona.services.user.get_dotfiles_configuration(request)
  print(response)
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  import { create } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
  import { createClientFromEnv } from "@gitpod/sdk";
  import { GetDotfilesConfigurationRequestSchema } from "@gitpod/sdk/gitpod/v1/user_pb";

  async function main() {
    const ona = createClientFromEnv();
    const request = create(GetDotfilesConfigurationRequestSchema, {});
    const response = await ona.services.user.getDotfilesConfiguration(request);
    console.log(response);
  }

  main().catch(console.error);
  ```

  ```go Go theme={null}
  package main

  import (
  	"context"
  	"fmt"
  	"log"

  	"connectrpc.com/connect"
  	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-go/sdk"
  	gitpodpb "github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-go/v1"
  )

  func main() {
  	ona, err := sdk.NewFromEnv()
  	if err != nil {
  		log.Fatal(err)
  	}

  	request := connect.NewRequest(&gitpodpb.GetDotfilesConfigurationRequest{})
  	response, err := ona.Services.User.GetDotfilesConfiguration(context.Background(), request)
  	if err != nil {
  		log.Fatal(err)
  	}
  	fmt.Println(response.Msg)
  }
  ```

  ```json Request body theme={null}
  {}
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Request

`gitpod.v1.GetDotfilesConfigurationRequest`

This message has no fields.

## Response

`gitpod.v1.GetDotfilesConfigurationResponse`

| Field                   | Type                                                            | Required | Description                   |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------- |
| `dotfilesConfiguration` | [DotfilesConfiguration](#type-gitpod-v1-dotfiles-configuration) | Yes      | Constraints: `required=true`. |

## Related types

<a id="type-gitpod-v1-dotfiles-configuration" />

<Accordion title="DotfilesConfiguration">
  `gitpod.v1.DotfilesConfiguration`

  | Field        | Type   | Required | Description                                                                 |
  | ------------ | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | `repository` | string | No       | The URL of a dotfiles repository. Constraints: `ignore=1, string.uri=true`. |
</Accordion>