diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/requests.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/requests.go
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+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/requests.go
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+package instances
+
+import (
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+)
+
+func GetDefaultConfig(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) ConfigResult {
+	var res ConfigResult
+
+	resp, err := perigee.Request("GET", configURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		Results:     &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:     []int{200},
+	})
+
+	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
+	res.Err = err
+
+	return res
+}