documentation/content/en/entities/preferences.md

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Preferences	Represents a user's preferences.	docs parent entities

Example

{
  "posting:default:visibility": "public",
  "posting:default:sensitive": false,
  "posting:default:language": null,
  "reading:expand:media": "default",
  "reading:expand:spoilers": false
}

Attributes

posting:default:visibility

Description: Default visibility for new posts. Equivalent to Source#privacy. Type: String Enumerable, oneOf

• public = Public post
• unlisted = Unlisted post
• private = Followers-only post
• direct = Direct post Version history: Added in 2.8.0

posting:default:sensitive

Description: Default sensitivity flag for new posts. Equivalent to Source#sensitive. Type: Boolean Version history: Added in 2.8.0

posting:default:language

Description: Default language for new posts. Equivalent to Source#language Type: String ISO 639-1 language two-letter code, or null Version history: Added in 2.8.0

reading:expand:media

Description: Whether media attachments should be automatically displayed or blurred/hidden. Type: String Enumerable, oneOf

• default = Hide media marked as sensitive
• show_all = Always show all media by default, regardless of sensitivity
• hide_all = Always hide all media by default, regardless of sensitivity Version history: Added in 2.8.0

reading:expand:spoilers

Description: Whether CWs should be expanded by default. Type: Boolean Version history: Added in 2.8.0

See also

• GET /api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials
• PATCH /api/v1/accounts/update_credentials
• GET /api/v1/preferences

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