User APIs

Update User System Preferences

OVERVIEW

Overview

Update a user's System Preferences in Publisher

This API call is used to update a user's System Preferences in the system, by replacing the System Preferences with the provided System Preferences object.

Since v4.6

HTTP Request

PUT  /api/2/users/<ID>/systempreferences

OR

PUT  /api/2/users/<EMAIL>/systempreferences

URL Parameters
Parameter Description
ID The ID of the user 
EMAIL The email address of the user 

 

HTTP Request Object

System Preferences object, either in JSON or XML format.

 

HTTP Headers
HTTP Request Header Description Example
Authorization The API Authorisation token. "Bearer XXXXXXXXXXXXX"
Accept

The format of the expected response. 

  • "application/json"
  • "application/xml"

If no parameter is set, JSON is the default response given.

"application/xml"
Content-Type

The format of the provided content.

  • "application/json"
  • "application/xml"

If no parameter is set, JSON is the expected content by default.

"application/json"

 

HTTP Response

Success

HTTP response 200 with System Preferences summary object

(Example below)

 

Error

See  API Error messages 

Example HTTP Request & Response

PUT http://example.com/context/api/2/users/3/systempreferences

 

JSON Request

{

    "systempreferences": {

        "language": "en_GB",

        "metadatanodes": [

            {

                "node": "Countries",

                "metadata": [

                    "Algeria",

                    "Angola",

                    "Benin"

                ]

            },

            {

                "node": "American States",

                "metadata": [

                    "Alabama",

                    "Alaska",

                    "Arizona"

                ]

            }

        ]

    }

}

 

 

JSON Response

{

    "systempreferences": {

        "userid": 3,

        "link": "http://example.com/context/api/2/users/3/systempreferences"

    }

}

 

 

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Last Updated: Nov 08,2024