Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration
8.0.0
Prefix Reserved
.NET 6.0
This package targets .NET 6.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
.NET Standard 2.0
This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
.NET Framework 4.6.2
This package targets .NET Framework 4.6.2. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.
See the version list below for details.
dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration --version 8.0.0
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration -Version 8.0.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" />
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration --version 8.0.0
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
#r "nuget: Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration, 8.0.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration@8.0.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration&version=8.0.0
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration&version=8.0.0
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
About
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration is combined with a core configuration abstraction under Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions that allows for building different kinds of configuration providers to retrieve key/value pair configuration values from in the form of IConfiguration. There are a number of built-in configuration provider implementations to read from environment variables, in-memory collections, JSON, INI or XML files. Aside from the built-in variations, there are more shipped libraries shipped by community for integration with various configuration service and other data sources.
Key Features
- In-memory configuration provider
- Chained configuration provider for chaining multiple confiugration providers together.
- Base types that implement configuration abstraction interfaces that can be used when implementing other configuration providers.
How to Use
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
var configurationBuilder = new ConfigurationBuilder();
configurationBuilder.AddInMemoryCollection(
new Dictionary<string, string?>
{
["Setting1"] = "value",
["MyOptions:Enabled"] = bool.TrueString,
});
configurationBuilder.AddInMemoryCollection(
new Dictionary<string, string?>
{
["Setting2"] = "value2",
["MyOptions:Enabled"] = bool.FalseString,
});
var config = configurationBuilder.Build();
// note case-insensitive
Console.WriteLine(config["setting1"]);
Console.WriteLine(config["setting2"]);
// note last in wins
Console.WriteLine(config["MyOptions:Enabled"]);
Main Types
The main types provided by this library are:
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.ConfigurationBuilderMicrosoft.Extensions.Configuration.ConfigurationManagerMicrosoft.Extensions.Configuration.ConfigurationRootMicrosoft.Extensions.Configuration.ConfigurationSection
Additional Documentation
Related Packages
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Ini
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Xml
Feedback & Contributing
Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
|---|---|
| .NET | net5.0 was computed. net5.0-windows was computed. net6.0 is compatible. net6.0-android was computed. net6.0-ios was computed. net6.0-maccatalyst was computed. net6.0-macos was computed. net6.0-tvos was computed. net6.0-windows was computed. net7.0 is compatible. net7.0-android was computed. net7.0-ios was computed. net7.0-maccatalyst was computed. net7.0-macos was computed. net7.0-tvos was computed. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0 is compatible. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. |
| .NET Core | netcoreapp2.0 was computed. netcoreapp2.1 was computed. netcoreapp2.2 was computed. netcoreapp3.0 was computed. netcoreapp3.1 was computed. |
| .NET Standard | netstandard2.0 is compatible. netstandard2.1 was computed. |
| .NET Framework | net461 was computed. net462 is compatible. net463 was computed. net47 was computed. net471 was computed. net472 was computed. net48 was computed. net481 was computed. |
| MonoAndroid | monoandroid was computed. |
| MonoMac | monomac was computed. |
| MonoTouch | monotouch was computed. |
| Tizen | tizen40 was computed. tizen60 was computed. |
| Xamarin.iOS | xamarinios was computed. |
| Xamarin.Mac | xamarinmac was computed. |
| Xamarin.TVOS | xamarintvos was computed. |
| Xamarin.WatchOS | xamarinwatchos was computed. |
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
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.NETFramework 4.6.2
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions (>= 8.0.0)
- Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives (>= 8.0.0)
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.NETStandard 2.0
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions (>= 8.0.0)
- Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives (>= 8.0.0)
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net6.0
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions (>= 8.0.0)
- Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives (>= 8.0.0)
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net7.0
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions (>= 8.0.0)
- Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives (>= 8.0.0)
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net8.0
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions (>= 8.0.0)
- Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives (>= 8.0.0)
NuGet packages (7.3K)
Showing the top 5 NuGet packages that depend on Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration:
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Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder
Provides the functionality to bind an object to data in configuration providers for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to represent the configuration data as strongly-typed classes defined in the application code. To bind a configuration, use the Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.ConfigurationBinder.Get extension method on the IConfiguration object. To use this package, you also need to install a package for the configuration provider, for example, Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json for the JSON provider. |
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Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions
Provides a base class for file-based configuration providers used with Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration and extension methods for configuring them. |
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Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json
JSON configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to read your application's settings from a JSON file. You can use JsonConfigurationExtensions.AddJsonFile extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add the JSON configuration provider to the configuration builder. |
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Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables
Environment variables configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. This package enables you to read configuration parameters from environment variables. You can use EnvironmentVariablesExtensions.AddEnvironmentVariables extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add the environment variables configuration provider to the configuration builder. |
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Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Configuration
Configuration support for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging. |
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| Version | Downloads | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0.1 | 112,281 | 12/9/2025 | |
| 10.0.0 | 4,519,427 | 11/11/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-rc.2.25502.107 | 281,933 | 10/14/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-rc.1.25451.107 | 317,011 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.108 | 110,000 | 8/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 116,610 | 7/15/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 149,467 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 96,942 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.5 | 132,840 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.2 | 85,222 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25080.5 | 201,774 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.11 | 1,521,584 | 11/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.10 | 8,044,677 | 10/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.9 | 12,359,129 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 9.0.8 | 13,550,874 | 8/4/2025 | |
| 9.0.7 | 11,176,388 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 12,729,196 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 16,988,892 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 21,065,410 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 17,493,040 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 18,543,079 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 20,541,843 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 91,522,645 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5 | 487,994 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24431.7 | 390,583 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.7 | 194,403 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.7 | 290,191 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.7 | 176,433 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24266.19 | 239,261 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.9 | 260,922 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.5 | 165,965 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24080.9 | 177,745 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 462,365,052 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23479.6 | 891,215 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.4 | 842,728 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.6 | 316,777 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.7 | 223,160 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.8 | 231,923 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.5 | 411,827 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.8 | 300,834 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 246,028 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23110.8 | 170,789 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.0 | 191,934,666 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.3 | 351,355 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.10 | 284,023 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22375.6 | 265,115 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22324.4 | 160,511 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22301.12 | 94,216 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.4 | 230,627 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.4 | 106,084 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22152.2 | 120,359 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.8 | 105,774 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 3,198,829 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.1 | 177,575,862 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.0 | 359,393,252 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 665,931 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21451.13 | 455,243 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21377.19 | 257,242 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.12 | 161,791 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.5 | 116,331 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.7 | 95,053 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.4 | 291,837 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.6 | 160,885 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.12 | 198,725 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.0 | 285,268,926 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.5 | 318,149 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.14 | 386,201 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11 | 396,315 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20364.11 | 355,290 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20305.6 | 87,838 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.1 | 435,956 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20251.6 | 158,027 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20215.2 | 304,640 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20160.3 | 330,152 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.1.20120.4 | 129,067 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 21,468,695 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 3,649,750 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 3,656,704 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 3,670,959 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 3,094,344 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 2,530,155 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 2,170,021 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 3,641,634 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 15,356,365 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 5,262,562 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 26,690,493 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 12,141,613 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 6,785,591 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 6,354,024 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 49,871,569 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 7,948,112 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 12,178,046 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 9,927,545 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 18,813,367 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 17,526,418 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 13,586,591 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 15,898,806 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 30,869,215 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 84,507,043 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 74,690,662 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 42,682,816 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 47,349,750 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 50,310,582 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 55,044,248 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 123,333,806 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 86,833,226 | 2/18/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 48,200,166 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 387,710,401 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19553.2 | 245,580 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.4 | 86,258 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.1 | 1,240,720 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 90,761,232 | 2/18/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 1,207,448 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 7,670,264 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 102,443,317 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.10 | 104,364 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.4 | 1,619,706 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.4 | 636,877 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.4 | 357,518 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.6 | 839,108 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.9 | 910,120 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.2 | 95,277 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 407,380 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.2 | 261,232 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 197,688 | 12/4/2018 | |
| 2.2.0 | 328,325,176 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 542,814 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 349,424 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 209,200 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 548,158,266 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 525,311,933 | 5/29/2018 | |
| 2.1.0-rc1-final | 647,506 | 5/6/2018 | |
| 2.1.0-preview2-final | 712,459 | 4/10/2018 | |
| 2.1.0-preview1-final | 687,005 | 2/26/2018 | |
| 2.0.2 | 51,692,429 | 5/7/2018 | |
| 2.0.1 | 23,937,462 | 3/13/2018 | |
| 2.0.0 | 428,439,001 | 8/11/2017 | |
| 2.0.0-preview2-final | 355,911 | 6/28/2017 | |
| 2.0.0-preview1-final | 1,187,269 | 5/10/2017 | |
| 1.1.2 | 41,268,319 | 5/9/2017 | |
| 1.1.1 | 10,566,701 | 3/6/2017 | |
| 1.1.0 | 6,600,504 | 11/16/2016 | |
| 1.1.0-preview1-final | 67,089 | 10/24/2016 | |
| 1.0.2 | 85,199,051 | 3/6/2017 | |
| 1.0.1 | 3,893,133 | 12/12/2016 | |
| 1.0.0 | 23,341,582 | 6/27/2016 | |
| 1.0.0-rc2-final | 1,854,400 | 5/16/2016 | |
| 1.0.0-rc1-final | 887,170 | 11/18/2015 |