---
title: pingcli config profiles show
description: View the stored configuration of a custom configuration profile.
component: pingcli
version: 1.2
page_id: pingcli:command_reference:pingcli_config_profiles_show
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/1.2/command_reference/pingcli_config_profiles_show.html
llms_txt: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: July 1, 2026
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  examples: Examples
  options: Options
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
---

# pingcli config profiles show

View the stored configuration of a custom configuration profile.

## Synopsis

View the stored configuration of a custom configuration profile.

```
pingcli config profiles show [flags] [profile-name]
```

## Examples

```
  View configuration for the currently active profile
    pingcli config profiles show

  View configuration for a specific profile
    pingcli config profiles show myprofile

  View configuration for a specific profile with unmasked values
    pingcli config --unmask-values profiles show myprofile
```

## Options

```
      --template string   A Go text/template string. When provided, the command output is rendered through the template instead of the default format. The template receives the command's structured response data, so fields are addressed by their JSON names and may be traversed by path. Example: --template '{{.id}}' or --template '{{.data._embedded.environments}}'
  -h, --help              help for show
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string           The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode       Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string    Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, ndjson-wrapped, text.
  -P, --profile string          The name of a configuration profile to use.
  -U, --unmask-values           Unmask secret values. (default false)
      --debug                   Enable debug output for error messages, including stack traces and transaction IDs. (default false)
      --log-file string         Write logs to a file at the given path. File logging is disabled when not set.
      --log-file-level string   Set the file log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default DEBUG)
      --log-level string        Set the console log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default WARN)
      --no-color                Disable text output in color. (default false)
      --query string            JMESPath expression to filter JSON output. Requires -O json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, or ndjson-wrapped. Example: --query 'data[?enabled].name'
```

## More information

* [pingcli config profiles](pingcli_config_profiles.html) - Manage the configuration profiles.