Helm: Get Values

When you install a Helm chart into a Kubernetes cluster you can pass custom values to configure the release.

Comparing versions of Helm values and reviewing old releases is a good practice for keeping track of changes.

Below you will find how to get values of a Helm chart release using a helm get values command.

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Get Values for Helm Chart Release

Use one of the commands below to list installed Helm charts:

$ helm list
$ helm list --all-namespaces
$ helm list --namespace <namespaceName>
- sample output -
NAME     NAMESPACE  REVISION  UPDATED       STATUS    CHART           APP VERSION
grafana  default    2         2023-01-12... deployed  grafana-6.12.1  8.0.1

Note the Helm chart <releaseName> and <revisionNumber> from the output above.

Use one of the commands below to get the custom values used for the Helm chart release:

$ helm get values <releaseName>
$ helm get values <releaseName> --all-namespaces
$ helm get values <releaseName> --namespace <namespaceName>

To get all values for a Helm chart release:

$ helm get values <releaseName> -a
- or -
$ helm get values <releaseName> -all

To get the values from a specified revision of a Helm chart release, use:

$ helm get values <releaseName> --revision <revisionNumber>

Use the -o or --output option to change the Helm chart values output format:

$ helm get values <releaseName> -o <formatName>
- or -
$ helm get values <releaseName> -output <formatName>
- example -
$ helm get values <releaseName> -output json

Supported formats: table (default), json, yaml.

Comparing versions of Helm values and reviewing old releases is good practice for keeping track of changes.