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---
title: preferences API methods
description: Preferred common behaviors to be shared across clients.
menu:
docs:
weight: 110
name: preferences
parent: methods-accounts
identifier: methods-preferences
aliases: [
"/methods/preferences",
"/api/methods/preferences",
"/methods/accounts/preferences",
]
---
<style>
#TableOfContents ul ul ul {display: none}
</style>
## View user preferences {#get}
```http
GET /api/v1/preferences HTTP/1.1
```
Preferences defined by the user in their account settings.
**Returns:** Preferences by key and value\
**OAuth:** User token + `read:accounts`\
**Version history:**\
2.8.0 - added
#### Request
##### Headers
Authorization
: {{<required>}} Provide this header with `Bearer <user token>` to gain authorized access to this API method.
#### Response
##### 200: OK
```json
{
"posting:default:visibility": "public",
"posting:default:sensitive": false,
"posting:default:language": null,
"reading:expand:media": "default",
"reading:expand:spoilers": false
}
```
##### 401: Unauthorized
Invalid or missing Authorization header.
```json
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
```
---
## See also
{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/controllers/api/v1/preferences_controller.rb" caption="app/controllers/api/v1/preferences_controller.rb" >}}