POST /me/settings/

Update the current user's settings.

Resource Information

   
Method POST
URL https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/me/settings/
Requires authentication? No

Query Parameters

Parameter Type Description
context (string)
display:
(default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..
edit:
Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..
http_envelope (bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.
pretty (bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Output pretty JSON
meta (string) Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the 'meta' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes
fields (string) Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title
callback (string) An optional JSONP callback function.

Request Parameters

Parameter Type Description
enable_translator (bool) Is in-page translation enabled for the current user?
surprise_me (bool) Is "Surprise Me" mode enabled for the current user?
post_post_flag (bool) Is Post-post enabled for the current user?
holidaysnow (bool) Is holiday snow enabled for the current user? - (deprecated)
password (string) Set the current user's password.
display_name (string) Set the current user's display name.
first_name (string) Set the current user's first name.
last_name (string) Set the current user's last name.
description (string) Set the current user's About Me HTML.
user_email (string) Set this value to initiate a change to the current user's email address.
user_email_change_pending (bool) Is a change to the user's email address pending? (The client may set this to false to cancel a pending change.)
user_URL (url) Set the current user's public profile URL setting.
language (string) Set the current user's interface language code.
primary_site_ID (int) Set the current user's primary site ID.
comment_like_notification (bool) Are comment likes notification emails enabled for the current user?
mentions_notification (bool) Are mentions notification emails enabled for the current user?
subscription_delivery_email_default (string) Set the default email delivery frequency for new subscriptions (never, instantly, daily or weekly).
subscription_delivery_jabber_default (bool) Is jabber subscription enabled for new follows?
subscription_delivery_mail_option (string) Set how subscription emails should be formatted: as HTML (html) or as plain text (text).
subscription_delivery_day (int) Set when subscription emails should be delivered: 0: Sunday, 1: Monday, etc. (Applies when subscription_delivery_email_default equals weekly.)
subscription_delivery_hour (int) Set at what hour of the day subscription emails should be delivered. Uses even numbers from 0 to 22, inclusive. (Applies when subscription_delivery_email_default equals daily or weekly.)
subscription_delivery_email_blocked (bool) Are all WordPress.com subscription emails blocked for the current user?
two_step_backup_codes_printed (bool) Has the current user printed their backup codes?
two_step_sms_country (string) Set the country for SMS backup for the current user (e.g. "US").
two_step_sms_phone_number (string) Set the phone number for SMS backup for the current user (should not include + or country code).
calypso_preferences (object) Set the preferences associated with a user's WordPress.com Calypso experience.
jetpack_connect (string) Add a new jetpack site slug to the jetpack connect sites list of the user
tracks_opt_out (bool) Did the user opted out of Tracks?

Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
enable_translator (bool) Is in-page translation enabled for the current user?
surprise_me (bool) Is "Surprise Me" mode enabled for the current user?
post_post_flag (bool) Is Post-post enabled for the current user?
holidaysnow (bool) Is holiday snow enabled for the current user? - (deprecated)
password (string) Always an empty string.
display_name (string) Get the current user's display name.
first_name (string) Get the current user's first name.
last_name (string) Get the current user's last name.
description (string) Get the current user's About Me HTML.
user_email (string) Get the current user's email address.
user_email_change_pending (bool) Is an email change pending for the current user?
new_user_email (string) Get the email address a pending change would switch to.
user_URL (url) Get the current user's public profile URL setting.
language (string) Get the current user's interface language code.
primary_site_ID (int) Get the current user's primary site ID.
comment_like_notification (bool) Are comment likes notification emails enabled for the current user?
mentions_notification (bool) Are mentions notification emails enabled for the current user?
subscription_delivery_email_default (string) Get the default email delivery frequency for new subscriptions (never, instantly, daily or weekly).
subscription_delivery_jabber_default (bool) Should new follows include jabber subscription?
subscription_delivery_mail_option (string) Get how subscription emails should be formatted: as HTML (html) or as plain text (text).
subscription_delivery_day (int) Get when subscription emails should be delivered: 0: Sunday, 1: Monday, etc. (Applies when subscription_delivery_email_default equals weekly.)
subscription_delivery_hour (int) Get at what hour of the day subscription emails should be delivered. Uses even numbers from 0 to 22, inclusive. (Applies when subscription_delivery_email_default equals daily or weekly.)
subscription_delivery_email_blocked (bool) Are all WordPress.com subscription emails blocked for the current user?
two_step_backup_codes_printed (bool) Has the current user printed their backup codes?
two_step_sms_country (string) Get the country for SMS backup for the current user (e.g. "US").
two_step_sms_phone_number (string) Get the phone number for SMS backup for the current user (should not include + or country code).
calypso_preferences (object) Get the preferences associated with a user's WordPress.com Calypso experience.
jetpack_connect (array) Get the urls of the jetpack sites the user have attempted to connect from Calypso
locale_variant (string) The locale variant locale code, if any.
tracks_opt_out (bool) Did the user opted out of Tracks?

Resource Errors

These are the possible errors returned by this endpoint.

HTTP Code Error Identifier Error Message
400 invalid_input The calypso_preferences setting must be valid JSON.
400 invalid_input You must supply an ID for one of your own sites for primary_site_ID.
403 unallowed_setting The two_step_enabled setting cannot be changed using this endpoint.
403 unallowed_setting The two_step_sms_enabled setting cannot be changed using this endpoint.
400 not_yet_implemented Setting two_step_backup_codes_printed is not yet implemented.
403 invalid_input The two_step_sms_country setting cannot be changed while two step is enabled.
403 invalid_input An unsupported country code was provided for two_step_sms_country.
403 invalid_input The two_step_sms_phone_number setting cannot be changed while two step is enabled.
403 invalid_input The two_step_sms_phone_number setting cannot be empty.
403 invalid_input The two_step_sms_phone_number setting can only contain digits.

Example

curl ''
<?php
$options  = array (
  'http' => 
  array (
    'ignore_errors' => true,
    'method' => 'POST',
  ),
);

$context  = stream_context_create( $options );
$response = file_get_contents(
	'',
	false,
	$context
);
$response = json_decode( $response );
?>