diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df3b31c1dd..abc6918a02 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ Main (unreleased)
 
 - Add Prometheus bearer authentication to a `prometheus.write.queue` component (@freak12techno)
 
+- Enhance getComponentHandler for selective data retrieval exposing options (@daxroc)
+
 ### Bugfixes
 
 - Fixed a bug in `import.git` which caused a `"non-fast-forward update"` error message. (@ptodev)
diff --git a/internal/component/component_provider.go b/internal/component/component_provider.go
index 1f2c981447..f645351a04 100644
--- a/internal/component/component_provider.go
+++ b/internal/component/component_provider.go
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ func ParseID(input string) ID {
 	}
 }
 
+// ParseBool parses a string value into a boolean. If the value is "false",
+func ParseBool(value string) bool {
+	return value != "false"
+}
+
 // InfoOptions is used by to determine how much information to return with
 // [Info].
 type InfoOptions struct {
diff --git a/internal/web/api/api.go b/internal/web/api/api.go
index 3c6688d04e..f075d44b50 100644
--- a/internal/web/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/web/api/api.go
@@ -82,12 +82,16 @@ func getComponentHandler(host service.Host) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		vars := mux.Vars(r)
 		requestedComponent := component.ParseID(vars["id"])
+		requestedHealth := component.ParseBool(r.URL.Query().Get("health"))
+                requestedArguments := component.ParseBool(r.URL.Query().Get("arguments"))
+                requestedExports := component.ParseBool(r.URL.Query().Get("exports"))
+                requestedDebugInfo := component.ParseBool(r.URL.Query().Get("debugInfo"))
 
 		component, err := host.GetComponent(requestedComponent, component.InfoOptions{
-			GetHealth:    true,
-			GetArguments: true,
-			GetExports:   true,
-			GetDebugInfo: true,
+			GetHealth:    requestedHealth,
+			GetArguments: requestedArguments,
+			GetExports:   requestedExports,
+			GetDebugInfo: requestedDebugInfo,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			http.NotFound(w, r)