---
title: "Delete preference"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/3/mypreferences"
tags: ["Myself"]
---

# Delete preference

`DELETE /rest/api/3/mypreferences`

Deletes a preference of the user, which restores the default value of system defined settings.

Note that these keys are deprecated:

 *  *jira.user.locale* The locale of the user. By default, not set. The user takes the instance locale.
 *  *jira.user.timezone* The time zone of the user. By default, not set. The user takes the instance timezone.

Use [ Update a user profile](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/admin/user-management/rest/#api-users-account-id-manage-profile-patch) from the user management REST API to manage timezone and locale instead.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** Permission to access Jira.

## Query parameters

- `key` string, required

## Response `204`

Returned if the request is successful.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `404` — Returned if the key is not provided or not found.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/versions/ec7f275dfee5/schema)