# Retrieve Plugin Setting with Javascript

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/retrieve-plugin-setting-with-javascript/1167>\
**Category:** IIQ Discussion and Questions\
**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/retrieve-plugin-setting-with-javascript/1167 "2021-08-06T07:27:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mikechung](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/mikechung/32/36607_2.png) [@mikechung](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/mikechung)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/retrieve-plugin-setting-with-javascript/1167/1 "2021-08-06T07:27:16Z")

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Hello Experts,

May I ask is there any helping function which we can retrieve the Plugin Setting or even System Configuration directly in front end javascript? Or we must build a backend REST API in this case?

Thanks and Regards,  
Mike

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**Author:** ![adam\_creaney](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/adam_creaney/32/8971_2.png) [@adam\_creaney](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/adam_creaney)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/retrieve-plugin-setting-with-javascript/1167/2 "2021-08-23T15:44:34Z")

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Hi @mikechung -

So far my team hasn’t figured a way to get the settings directly using javascript - we’ve had to go the route of custom API that returns that necessary data.

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**Author:** ![mikechung](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/mikechung/32/36607_2.png) [@mikechung](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/mikechung)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/retrieve-plugin-setting-with-javascript/1167/3 "2021-08-24T10:35:14Z")

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Hello @adam_creaney ,

Great thanks for your response. Do you think it might be a good idea which we can enhance this into PluginHelper?

Thanks and Regards,  
Mike

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**Author:** ![adam\_creaney](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/adam_creaney/32/8971_2.png) [@adam\_creaney](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/adam_creaney)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/retrieve-plugin-setting-with-javascript/1167/4 "2021-08-25T16:04:29Z")

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Hi Mike - it does sound like a great idea for an enhancement. Typically it is helpful to have our community members submit this through the SailPoint Ideas portal - [https://ideas.sailpoint.com/](https://ideas.sailpoint.com/) - can you access this site?

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**Author:** ![mikechung](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/mikechung/32/36607_2.png) [@mikechung](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/mikechung)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/retrieve-plugin-setting-with-javascript/1167/5 "2021-08-27T08:13:28Z")

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Hello Adam,

[https://ideas.sailpoint.com/ideas/IIQ-I-563](https://ideas.sailpoint.com/ideas/IIQ-I-563) created. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/2X/f/f2136700ed5e3703e0b85e02f6be799dacca7735.png) [@system](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/retrieve-plugin-setting-with-javascript/1167/6 "2023-07-19T14:25:12Z")

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Closed on July 19, 2023, 2:25pm UTC