---
title: "Get-Setting"
slug: "scripting-get-setting"
updated: 2026-01-20T16:08:17Z
published: 2026-01-20T16:08:17Z
canonical: "help.agilityblue.com/scripting-get-setting"
---

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# Get-Setting

## Summary

Retrieves an existing setting.

```powershell
Get-Setting
    -Id
```

Returns a [setting](https://apidocs.agilityblue.com/#bddc6946-2dff-47c8-955f-d35b7aec0ce7) object.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required? | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Id | String | Yes | The setting id. |

## Examples

### Get an existing setting

This example retrieves a specific setting and outputs it as JSON.

```powershell
# Retrieve a specific setting by id
$setting = Get-Setting -Id "Check for Billing Entries Warning"

Write-Output "Retrieved setting '$($setting.Key)' (Main Category: #$($setting.MainCategory), Value: $($setting.ValueAsBoolean))"

# For debug purposes, convert the entity to output as JSON so we can see the available fields
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "JSON Results:"

$jsonOutput = $setting | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10

# Output the entity
Write-Output $jsonOutput
```

Execution results:

```json
Retrieved setting 'Check for Billing Entries Warning' (Main Category: #Tasks, Value: False)

JSON Results:
{
  "Key": "Check for Billing Entries Warning",
  "Description": "Enables or disables a message that warns users if they try to close a Task that does not have any associated Billing Entries.",
  "MainCategory": "Tasks",
  "SubCategory": null,
  "DataTypeId": 5,
  "DataTypeName": "Yes or No Choice",
  "ValueAsString": null,
  "ValueAsBoolean": false,
  "ValueAsNumber": null,
  "ValueAsDecimal": null,
  "ValueAsDate": null,
  "SortOrder": 0,
  "Locked": false,
  "Hidden": false,
  "LastUpdatedByFullName": "Max Miller",
  "LastUpdatedById": "510e109b-6ff5-4442-9670-cd5e3cd82a7a",
  "LastUpdatedOn": "2023-05-06T00:25:55.4028733+00:00",
  "LastUpdatedBy": null
}
```