---
title: "Set issue navigator default columns"
method: PUT
path: "/rest/api/3/settings/columns"
tags: ["Issue navigator settings"]
---

# Set issue navigator default columns

`PUT /rest/api/3/settings/columns`

Sets the default issue navigator columns.

The `columns` parameter accepts a navigable field value and is expressed as HTML form data. To specify multiple columns, pass multiple `columns` parameters. For example, in curl:

`curl -X PUT -d columns=summary -d columns=description https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/settings/columns`

If no column details are sent, then all default columns are removed.

A navigable field is one that can be used as a column on the issue navigator. Find details of navigable issue columns using [Get fields](#api-rest-api-3-field-get).

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if invalid parameters are passed.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the necessary permission.
- `404` — Returned if a navigable field value is not found.

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