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

# Get preference

`GET /rest/api/3/mypreferences`

Returns the value of a preference of the current user.

Note that these keys are deprecated:

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

These system preferences keys will be deprecated by 15/07/2024. You can still retrieve these keys, but it will not have any impact on Notification behaviour.

 *  *user.notifications.watcher* Whether the user gets notified when they are watcher.
 *  *user.notifications.assignee* Whether the user gets notified when they are assignee.
 *  *user.notifications.reporter* Whether the user gets notified when they are reporter.
 *  *user.notifications.mentions* Whether the user gets notified when they are mentions.

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 `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- string

## 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)