diff --git a/homeassistant/__init__.py b/homeassistant/__init__.py
index 6a7b328ba40..a132f96a8a6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/__init__.py
@@ -959,6 +959,17 @@ class Config(object):
             # Could not convert value to float
             return value, unit
 
+    def as_dict(self):
+        """ Converts config to a dictionary. """
+        return {
+            'latitude': self.latitude,
+            'longitude': self.longitude,
+            'temperature_unit': self.temperature_unit,
+            'location_name': self.location_name,
+            'time_zone': self.time_zone.zone,
+            'components': self.components,
+        }
+
 
 class HomeAssistantError(Exception):
     """ General Home Assistant exception occured. """
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/api.py b/homeassistant/components/api.py
index b5cdb9cae6c..296dc809049 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/api.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/api.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import homeassistant.remote as rem
 from homeassistant.const import (
     URL_API, URL_API_STATES, URL_API_EVENTS, URL_API_SERVICES, URL_API_STREAM,
     URL_API_EVENT_FORWARD, URL_API_STATES_ENTITY, URL_API_COMPONENTS,
+    URL_API_CONFIG,
     EVENT_TIME_CHANGED, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, MATCH_ALL,
     HTTP_OK, HTTP_CREATED, HTTP_BAD_REQUEST, HTTP_NOT_FOUND,
     HTTP_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY)
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ def setup(hass, config):
     # /api/stream
     hass.http.register_path('GET', URL_API_STREAM, _handle_get_api_stream)
 
+    # /api/config
+    hass.http.register_path('GET', URL_API_CONFIG, _handle_get_api_config)
+
     # /states
     hass.http.register_path('GET', URL_API_STATES, _handle_get_api_states)
     hass.http.register_path(
@@ -140,6 +144,11 @@ def _handle_get_api_stream(handler, path_match, data):
     hass.bus.remove_listener(MATCH_ALL, forward_events)
 
 
+def _handle_get_api_config(handler, path_match, data):
+    """ Returns a dict containing Home Assistant config. """
+    handler.write_json(handler.server.hass.config.as_dict())
+
+
 def _handle_get_api_states(handler, path_match, data):
     """ Returns a dict containing all entity ids and their state. """
     handler.write_json(handler.server.hass.states.all())
diff --git a/homeassistant/const.py b/homeassistant/const.py
index b85340263f0..bb2e372d22c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/const.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ SERVER_PORT = 8123
 URL_ROOT = "/"
 URL_API = "/api/"
 URL_API_STREAM = "/api/stream"
+URL_API_CONFIG = "/api/config"
 URL_API_STATES = "/api/states"
 URL_API_STATES_ENTITY = "/api/states/{}"
 URL_API_EVENTS = "/api/events"