# rpk registry mode

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description: Manage schema registry mode.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/reference/rpk/rpk-registry/rpk-registry-mode.md -->

Manage schema registry mode.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk registry mode [flags]
```

## [](#subcommands)Subcommands

| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| rpk registry mode get | Get schema registry mode. Running this command with no subject returns the global mode. |
| rpk registry mode reset | Reset schema registry mode. This command deletes any subject modes and reverts to the global default. |
| rpk registry mode set | Set schema registry mode Running this command with no subject sets the global schema registry mode, alternatively you can use the --global flag to set the global schema registry mode at the same time as per-subject mode. Acceptable mode values: * READONLY * READWRITE * IMPORT You can only enable IMPORT mode on an empty schema registry (if setting mode globally) or an empty subject (if setting at the subject level). |

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --format | string | Output format (json,yaml,text,wide,help). |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |

## [](#suggested-reading)Suggested reading

-   [Schema Registry API](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/26.1/manage/schema-reg/schema-reg-api/#use-readonly-mode-for-disaster-recovery)