---
title: "Set settings"
method: PUT
path: "/setup/api/settings"
tags: ["enterprise-admin"]
---

# Set settings

`PUT /setup/api/settings`

Applies settings on your instance. For a list of the available settings, see the [Get settings endpoint](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.5/rest/reference/enterprise-admin#get-settings).

**Notes:**

- The request body for this operation must be submitted as `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` data. You can submit a parameter value as a string, or you can use a tool such as `curl` to submit a parameter value as the contents of a text file. For more information, see the [`curl` documentation](https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html#--data-urlencode).
- You cannot set the management console password with the Enterprise administration API. Use the `ghe-set-password` utility to change the management console password. For more information, see "[Command-line utilities](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/configuration/configuring-your-enterprise/command-line-utilities#ghe-set-password)."

## Response `204`

Response

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized

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