# KnowledgeBaseConfig
<a name="API_KnowledgeBaseConfig"></a>

The configuration details for retrieving information from a knowledge base and generating responses.

## Contents
<a name="API_KnowledgeBaseConfig_Contents"></a>

**Important**  
This data type is a UNION, so only one of the following members can be specified when used or returned.

 ** retrieveAndGenerateConfig **   <a name="bedrock-Type-KnowledgeBaseConfig-retrieveAndGenerateConfig"></a>
Contains configuration details for retrieving information from a knowledge base and generating responses.  
Type: [RetrieveAndGenerateConfiguration](API_RetrieveAndGenerateConfiguration.md) object  
Required: No

 ** retrieveConfig **   <a name="bedrock-Type-KnowledgeBaseConfig-retrieveConfig"></a>
Contains configuration details for retrieving information from a knowledge base.  
Type: [RetrieveConfig](API_RetrieveConfig.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
<a name="API_KnowledgeBaseConfig_SeeAlso"></a>

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/bedrock-2023-04-20/KnowledgeBaseConfig) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/bedrock-2023-04-20/KnowledgeBaseConfig) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/bedrock-2023-04-20/KnowledgeBaseConfig)