---
title: "List backend providers"
method: POST
path: "/config/providers"
---

# List backend providers

`POST /config/providers`

Returns metadata describing each supported storage provider.

## Query parameters

- `_group` string
- `_async` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'respond-async'

## Request body

- ConfigProvidersRequest
  - `_group` string — Assign the request to a custom stats group.
  - `_async` boolean — Run the command asynchronously. Returns a job id immediately.

## Response `200`

Available backend providers and their metadata.

- object
  - `providers` ConfigProvider[], required
    - `Aliases` string[], nullable
    - `CommandHelp` ConfigProviderCommandHelp[], nullable
      - `Long` string
      - `Name` string
      - `Opts` object, nullable
      - `Short` string
    - `Description` string, required
    - `Hide` boolean
    - `MetadataInfo` ConfigProviderMetadataInfo
      - `Help` string
      - `System` object, nullable
    - `Name` string, required
    - `Options` ConfigProviderOption[], required
      - `Advanced` boolean, required
      - `Default` union, required — Arbitrary JSON value.
        - string
        - number
        - boolean
        - unknown[]
          - unknown
        - object
      - `DefaultStr` string, required
      - `Exclusive` boolean, required
      - `FieldName` string, required
      - `Help` string, required
      - `Hide` number, required
      - `IsPassword` boolean, required
      - `Name` string, required
      - `NoPrefix` boolean, required
      - `Required` boolean, required
      - `Sensitive` boolean, required
      - `Type` 'Bits' | 'bool' | 'CommaSepList' | 'Duration' | 'Encoding' | 'int' | 'mtime|atime|btime|ctime' | 'SizeSuffix' | 'SpaceSepList' | 'string' | 'stringArray' | 'Time' | 'Tristate', required
      - `Value` union, required — Arbitrary JSON value.
        - string
        - number
        - boolean
        - unknown[]
          - unknown
        - object
      - `ValueStr` string, required
      - `Examples` ConfigProviderOptionExample[]
        - `Help` string, required
        - `Value` string, required
        - `Provider` string
      - `ShortOpt` string
      - `Provider` string
    - `Prefix` string, required

## Other responses

- `202` — Request accepted for async processing. Poll /job/status with the returned jobid.
- `4XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)
- `5XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)

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