name : get-thing-runtime-configuration.rst **To retrieve the runtime configuration of a Greengrass core** The following ``get-thing-runtime-configuration`` example retrieves the runtime configuration of a Greengrass core. Before you can retrieve the runtime configuration, you must use the ``update-thing-runtime-configuration`` command to create a runtime configuration for the core. :: aws greengrass get-thing-runtime-configuration \ --thing-name SampleGreengrassCore Output:: { "RuntimeConfiguration": { "TelemetryConfiguration": { "ConfigurationSyncStatus": "OutOfSync", "Telemetry": "On" } } } For more information, see `Configuring telemetry settings <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/greengrass/latest/developerguide/telemetry.html#configure-telemetry-settings>`__ in the *AWS IoT Greengrass Developer Guide*.