diff --git a/Dockerfile.ci b/Dockerfile.ci
index 343a65d355dc4..86bb4738785dc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ci
+++ b/Dockerfile.ci
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ function start_api_server_with_examples(){
         return
     fi
     export AIRFLOW__CORE__LOAD_EXAMPLES=True
-    export AIRFLOW__WEBSERVER__EXPOSE_CONFIG=True
+    export AIRFLOW__API__EXPOSE_CONFIG=True
     airflow dags reserialize
     echo "Example dags parsing finished"
     if airflow config get-value core auth_manager | grep -q "FabAuthManager"; then
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/config.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/config.py
index 1df1582591581..1509dd25e6fc9 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/config.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/config.py
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@
 
 def _check_expose_config() -> bool:
     display_sensitive: bool | None = None
-    if conf.get("webserver", "expose_config").lower() == "non-sensitive-only":
+    if conf.get("api", "expose_config").lower() == "non-sensitive-only":
         expose_config = True
         display_sensitive = False
     else:
-        expose_config = conf.getboolean("webserver", "expose_config")
+        expose_config = conf.getboolean("api", "expose_config")
         display_sensitive = True
 
     if not expose_config:
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/cli/commands/config_command.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/cli/commands/config_command.py
index b953e61d09c0a..0f5c5df5ba157 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/cli/commands/config_command.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/cli/commands/config_command.py
@@ -495,6 +495,10 @@ def message(self) -> str | None:
         renamed_to=ConfigParameter("fab", "proxy_fix_x_prefix"),
         breaking=True,
     ),
+    ConfigChange(
+        config=ConfigParameter("webserver", "expose_config"),
+        renamed_to=ConfigParameter("api", "expose_config"),
+    ),
     ConfigChange(
         config=ConfigParameter("webserver", "cookie_secure"),
         was_deprecated=False,
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/config_templates/config.yml b/airflow-core/src/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
index a14efca725514..5cb51a56ebdd3 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
@@ -1284,6 +1284,15 @@ secrets:
 api:
   description: ~
   options:
+    expose_config:
+      description: |
+        Expose the configuration file in the web server. Set to ``non-sensitive-only`` to show all values
+        except those that have security implications. ``True`` shows all values. ``False`` hides the
+        configuration completely.
+      version_added: ~
+      type: string
+      example: ~
+      default: "False"
     base_url:
       description: |
         The base url of the API server. Airflow cannot guess what domain or CNAME you are using.
@@ -1705,15 +1714,6 @@ webserver:
       sensitive: true
       example: ~
       default: "{SECRET_KEY}"
-    expose_config:
-      description: |
-        Expose the configuration file in the web server. Set to ``non-sensitive-only`` to show all values
-        except those that have security implications. ``True`` shows all values. ``False`` hides the
-        configuration completely.
-      version_added: ~
-      type: string
-      example: ~
-      default: "False"
     expose_hostname:
       description: |
         Expose hostname in the web server
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/configuration.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/configuration.py
index c48377c333ccb..ff214b3138ad7 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/configuration.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/configuration.py
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ def sensitive_config_values(self) -> set[tuple[str, str]]:
         ("api", "ssl_key"): ("webserver", "web_server_ssl_key", "3.0"),
         ("api", "access_logfile"): ("webserver", "access_logfile", "3.0"),
         ("triggerer", "capacity"): ("triggerer", "default_capacity", "3.0"),
+        ("api", "expose_config"): ("webserver", "expose_config", "3.0.1"),
     }
 
     # A mapping of new section -> (old section, since_version).
@@ -1294,7 +1295,7 @@ def gettimedelta(
 
     def read(
         self,
-        filenames: (str | bytes | os.PathLike | Iterable[str | bytes | os.PathLike]),
+        filenames: str | bytes | os.PathLike | Iterable[str | bytes | os.PathLike],
         encoding=None,
     ):
         super().read(filenames=filenames, encoding=encoding)
diff --git a/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/auth/managers/simple/test_middleware.py b/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/auth/managers/simple/test_middleware.py
index dcd39ef19ed62..fa4bd5566b7ed 100644
--- a/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/auth/managers/simple/test_middleware.py
+++ b/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/auth/managers/simple/test_middleware.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def all_access_test_client():
     with conf_vars(
         {
             ("core", "simple_auth_manager_all_admins"): "true",
-            ("webserver", "expose_config"): "true",
+            ("api", "expose_config"): "true",
         }
     ):
         app = create_app()
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def all_access_test_client():
 )
 def test_all_endpoints_without_auth_header(all_access_test_client, method, path):
     response = all_access_test_client.request(method, path)
-    assert response.status_code not in {401, 403}, (
-        f"Unexpected status code {response.status_code} for {method} {path}"
-    )
+    assert response.status_code not in {
+        401,
+        403,
+    }, f"Unexpected status code {response.status_code} for {method} {path}"
diff --git a/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_config.py b/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_config.py
index 1fec270f34fcc..c057d2d32a78a 100644
--- a/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_config.py
+++ b/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_config.py
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@
     (SECTION_SMTP, OPTION_KEY_SMTP_MAIL_FROM): OPTION_VALUE_SMTP_MAIL_FROM,
 }
 
-AIRFLOW_CONFIG_ENABLE_EXPOSE_CONFIG = {("webserver", "expose_config"): "True"}
-AIRFLOW_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXPOSE_CONFIG = {("webserver", "expose_config"): "False"}
-AIRFLOW_CONFIG_NON_SENSITIVE_ONLY_CONFIG = {("webserver", "expose_config"): "non-sensitive-only"}
+AIRFLOW_CONFIG_ENABLE_EXPOSE_CONFIG = {("api", "expose_config"): "True"}
+AIRFLOW_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXPOSE_CONFIG = {("api", "expose_config"): "False"}
+AIRFLOW_CONFIG_NON_SENSITIVE_ONLY_CONFIG = {("api", "expose_config"): "non-sensitive-only"}
 FORBIDDEN_RESPONSE = {
     "detail": "Your Airflow administrator chose not to expose the configuration, most likely for security reasons."
 }
diff --git a/chart/docs/airflow-configuration.rst b/chart/docs/airflow-configuration.rst
index 39a541fb505dd..65c7cb83e3f97 100644
--- a/chart/docs/airflow-configuration.rst
+++ b/chart/docs/airflow-configuration.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ allow webserver users to view the config from within the UI:
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
    config:
-     webserver:
+     api:
        expose_config: 'True'  # by default this is 'False'
 
 Generally speaking, it is useful to familiarize oneself with the Airflow
diff --git a/clients/python/README.md b/clients/python/README.md
index 07ae5c81b3aa3..0fa289542a581 100644
--- a/clients/python/README.md
+++ b/clients/python/README.md
@@ -555,11 +555,11 @@ You can also set it by env variable: `export AIRFLOW__CORE__LOAD_EXAMPLES=True`
   In the `[webserver]` section of your `airflow.cfg` set:
 
 ```ini
-[webserver]
+[api]
 expose_config = True
 ```
 
-You can also set it by env variable: `export AIRFLOW__WEBSERVER__EXPOSE_CONFIG=True`
+You can also set it by env variable: `export AIRFLOW__API__EXPOSE_CONFIG=True`
 
 * Configure your host/ip/user/password in the `test_python_client.py` file
 
diff --git a/dev/README_RELEASE_PYTHON_CLIENT.md b/dev/README_RELEASE_PYTHON_CLIENT.md
index dab9bf9e41e6e..be46acce909f4 100644
--- a/dev/README_RELEASE_PYTHON_CLIENT.md
+++ b/dev/README_RELEASE_PYTHON_CLIENT.md
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ and allows you to test the client in a real environment.
 
 ```shell
 export AIRFLOW__API__AUTH_BACKENDS=airflow.providers.fab.auth_manager.api.auth.backend.session,airflow.providers.fab.auth_manager.api.auth.backend.basic_auth
-export AIRFLOW__WEBSERVER__EXPOSE_CONFIG=True
+export AIRFLOW__API__EXPOSE_CONFIG=True
 ```
 
 
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ or `http://localhost:28080` from the host) and you should be able to access the
 with `admin`/`admin` credentials. The `http://localhost:8080` and `admin`/`admin` credentials are
 default in the `clients/python/test_python_client.py` test.
 
-The ``AIRFLOW__WEBSERVER__EXPOSE_CONFIG`` is optional - the script will also succeed when
+The ``AIRFLOW__API__EXPOSE_CONFIG`` is optional - the script will also succeed when
 (default setting) exposing configuration is disabled.
 
 2. Start Airflow in Breeze with example dags enabled:
diff --git a/scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh b/scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh
index a8adf1d9e8d49..e89c40d3f2952 100755
--- a/scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ function start_api_server_with_examples(){
         return
     fi
     export AIRFLOW__CORE__LOAD_EXAMPLES=True
-    export AIRFLOW__WEBSERVER__EXPOSE_CONFIG=True
+    export AIRFLOW__API__EXPOSE_CONFIG=True
     airflow dags reserialize
     echo "Example dags parsing finished"
     if airflow config get-value core auth_manager | grep -q "FabAuthManager"; then