diff --git a/gitea/settings.go b/gitea/settings.go
index 42d2bd9..1e8cd2a 100644
--- a/gitea/settings.go
+++ b/gitea/settings.go
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ type GlobalRepoSettings struct {
 	HTTPGitDisabled bool `json:"http_git_disabled"`
 }
 
+// GlobalAPISettings contains global api settings exposed by it
+type GlobalAPISettings struct {
+	MaxResponseItems       int   `json:"max_response_items"`
+	DefaultPagingNum       int   `json:"default_paging_num"`
+	DefaultGitTreesPerPage int   `json:"default_git_trees_per_page"`
+	DefaultMaxBlobSize     int64 `json:"default_max_blob_size"`
+}
+
 // GetGlobalUISettings get global ui settings witch are exposed by API
 func (c *Client) GetGlobalUISettings() (settings *GlobalUISettings, err error) {
 	if err := c.CheckServerVersionConstraint(">=1.13.0"); err != nil {
@@ -32,3 +40,12 @@ func (c *Client) GetGlobalRepoSettings() (settings *GlobalRepoSettings, err erro
 	conf := new(GlobalRepoSettings)
 	return conf, c.getParsedResponse("GET", "/settings/repository", jsonHeader, nil, &conf)
 }
+
+// GetGlobalAPISettings get global api settings witch are exposed by it
+func (c *Client) GetGlobalAPISettings() (settings *GlobalAPISettings, err error) {
+	if err := c.CheckServerVersionConstraint(">=1.13.0"); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	conf := new(GlobalAPISettings)
+	return conf, c.getParsedResponse("GET", "/settings/api", jsonHeader, nil, &conf)
+}
diff --git a/gitea/settings_test.go b/gitea/settings_test.go
index 5a83241..cd9a43c 100644
--- a/gitea/settings_test.go
+++ b/gitea/settings_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ func TestGetGlobalSettings(t *testing.T) {
 
 	repoSettings, err := c.GetGlobalRepoSettings()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.False(t, repoSettings.HTTPGitDisabled)
-	assert.False(t, repoSettings.MirrorsDisabled)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, &GlobalRepoSettings{
+		HTTPGitDisabled: false,
+		MirrorsDisabled: false,
+	}, repoSettings)
+
+	apiSettings, err := c.GetGlobalAPISettings()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, &GlobalAPISettings{
+		MaxResponseItems:       50,
+		DefaultPagingNum:       30,
+		DefaultGitTreesPerPage: 1000,
+		DefaultMaxBlobSize:     10485760,
+	}, apiSettings)
 }