diff --git a/api.php b/api.php
index b4c1fd9..1ead7df 100644
--- a/api.php
+++ b/api.php
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ $request=explode("/",$_GET['request']);
 $ret=array();
 
 switch($request[0]) {
+		/*	APIDOC: config
+			description(retreives the entire configuration variables, minus ones that cant be included (like passwords)
+			return(config array)
+		*/
+	case 'config':
+		$exclude=array("judge_registration_singlepassword","volunteer_registration_singlepassword","participant_registration_singlepassword","fairmanageremail");
+		$configapi=$config;
+		foreach($exclude AS $e) {
+			unset($configapi[$e]);
+		}
+		$ret['status']="ok";
+		$ret['config']=$configapi;
+	break;
+
 	case 'locations':
 		switch($request[1]){
 			case 'list':