---
title: "Reset user default columns"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/2/user/columns"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Reset user default columns

`DELETE /rest/api/2/user/columns`

Resets the default [ issue table columns](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/XYdKLg) for the user to the system default. If `accountId` is not passed, the calling user's default columns are reset.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:**

 *  *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg), to set the columns on any user.
 *  Permission to access Jira, to set the calling user's columns.

## Query parameters

- `accountId` string
- `username` string

## Response `204`

Returned if the request is successful.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the necessary permission or is not accessing their user record.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/versions/a26541c2f8bd/schema)