---
title: "Read configuration"
description: "Search organization configuration or retrieve one location, expense category, or custom receipt field."
language: en
canonical_url: "https://exac.mx/docs/en/mcp/tools/get_configuration"
md_url: "https://exac.mx/docs/en/mcp/tools/get_configuration.md"
---

# Read configuration

Search organization configuration or retrieve one location, expense category, or custom receipt field.

Tool: `get_configuration`

## Purpose

Search or retrieve organization locations, expense categories, and receipt fields.

### Use when

You need organization configuration before creating or updating records.

### Do not use when

You need the official SAT product or service-key catalog.

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Permissions | By input.kind: location → receiptOptions:read; expense_category → expenses:read; sales_receipt_field → receiptOptions:read |
| Side effects | None |
| Idempotency | Idempotent |

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "operation": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "search"
            },
            "kind": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema0"
            },
            "query": {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1
            },
            "cursor": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "limit": {
              "type": "integer",
              "minimum": 1,
              "maximum": 100
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "operation",
            "kind"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "operation": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "get"
            },
            "kind": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema0"
            },
            "entryId": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "operation",
            "kind",
            "entryId"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "input"
  ],
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "definitions": {
    "__schema0": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "location",
        "sales_receipt_field",
        "expense_category"
      ],
      "description": "location is a business location; expense_category classifies expenses; sales_receipt_field configures custom receipt data"
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "locations": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema0"
              }
            },
            "nextCursor": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema2"
            },
            "hasMore": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema3"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "locations",
            "nextCursor",
            "hasMore"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "categories": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema4"
              }
            },
            "nextCursor": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema2"
            },
            "hasMore": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema3"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "categories",
            "nextCursor",
            "hasMore"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "fields": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema5"
              }
            },
            "nextCursor": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema2"
            },
            "hasMore": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema3"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "fields",
            "nextCursor",
            "hasMore"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema0"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema4"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema5"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "error": {
      "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "validation_error",
            "unauthenticated",
            "forbidden",
            "not_found",
            "method_not_allowed",
            "conflict",
            "idempotency_conflict",
            "operation_in_progress",
            "recovery_required",
            "rate_limited",
            "provider_unavailable",
            "internal"
          ]
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "details": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "issues": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "path": {
                    "type": "array",
                    "items": {
                      "anyOf": [
                        {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        {
                          "type": "number"
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  },
                  "message": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "code": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "path",
                  "message"
                ],
                "additionalProperties": false
              }
            },
            "retryable": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "retryAfterSeconds": {
              "type": "integer",
              "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
              "maximum": 9007199254740991
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "code",
        "message"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "definitions": {
    "__schema0": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "locationId": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "folioPrefix": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "timeZone": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "address": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "formattedAddress": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "street": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "exterior": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "interior": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "neighborhood": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "city": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "municipality": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "state": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "zip": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "country": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "placeId": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        "pin": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "latitude": {
              "type": "number",
              "minimum": -90,
              "maximum": 90
            },
            "longitude": {
              "type": "number",
              "minimum": -180,
              "maximum": 180
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "latitude",
            "longitude"
          ],
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        "radiusMeters": {
          "type": "number",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema1"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "locationId",
        "name",
        "updatedAt"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "__schema1": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "__schema2": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "__schema3": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "__schema4": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "categoryId": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "$ref": "#/definitions/__schema1"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "categoryId",
        "name",
        "updatedAt"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "__schema5": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "fieldId": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "select",
            "checkbox"
          ]
        },
        "required": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "order": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "values": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "fieldId",
        "name",
        "type",
        "required",
        "order",
        "values"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "required": [
        "data"
      ]
    },
    {
      "required": [
        "error"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Related tools

- [`save_configuration`](/docs/en/mcp/tools/save_configuration.md) — **Save configuration**: Create or update one organization configuration entry: a location, expense category, or custom receipt field.

- [`search_sat_product_catalog`](/docs/en/mcp/tools/search_sat_product_catalog.md) — **Search SAT product catalog**: Search the official SAT product and service-key catalog by description or key.

## Related workflow

[See the canonical workflows in the introduction](/docs/en.md)

## Equivalent REST operations

- [`GET /v1/settings/locations`](/docs/en/api/catalog/locations/list-locations.md)

- [`GET /v1/settings/locations/{locationId}`](/docs/en/api/catalog/locations/get-location.md)

- [`GET /v1/settings/expense-categories`](/docs/en/api/catalog/settings/list-expense-categories.md)

- [`GET /v1/settings/expense-categories/{categoryId}`](/docs/en/api/catalog/settings/get-expense-category.md)

- [`GET /v1/settings/receipt-fields`](/docs/en/api/catalog/settings/list-sales-receipt-fields.md)

- [`GET /v1/settings/receipt-fields/{fieldId}`](/docs/en/api/catalog/settings/get-sales-receipt-field.md)

Complete documentation: https://exac.mx/docs/en.md
Agent documentation index: https://exac.mx/docs/en/llms.txt