---
title: "Update user preferences."
method: PUT
path: "/user/preferences"
tags: ["user_preferences"]
---

# Update user preferences.

`PUT /user/preferences`

Omitting a key (`theme`, `homeDashboardId`, `timezone`) will cause the current value to be replaced with the system default value.

## Request body

- UpdatePrefsCmd
  - `homeDashboardId` integer — The numerical :id of a favorited dashboard
  - `homeDashboardUID` string
  - `language` string
  - `queryHistory` QueryHistoryPreference
    - `homeTab` string
  - `theme` 'light' | 'dark' | 'system'
  - `timezone` 'utc' | 'browser'
  - `weekStart` string

## Response `200`

An OKResponse is returned if the request was successful.

- SuccessResponseBody
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — BadRequestError is returned when the request is invalid and it cannot be processed.
- `401` — UnauthorizedError is returned when the request is not authenticated.
- `500` — InternalServerError is a general error indicating something went wrong internally.

---

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