REST User Settings

Combination of settings containing PhUser and Profile attributes.

/rest/user_settings

Manage a special serialized user object that contains PhUser and Profile attributes.

Syntax

https://<username>:<password>@<host>/rest/user_settings

Usage
If you're logged in as admin or as a regular user when you send a GET request, the server retrieves the active session user and handles the request based on that. This means that you can only view or update your own settings. Only non-automation users can POST to the API.

GET

Get a list of user settings.

Example request
Get a list of admin user settings.

curl -k -u admin:changeme https://localhost/rest/user_settings -G -X GET

Example response
A successful GET will return a JSON formatted list of user settings.

{
	"username": "admin",
	"last_name": "",
	"notify_my_reassigned": true,
	"notify_my_expiredsla": true,
	"show_onboarding": false,
	"is_admin": true,
	"password_constraints": "There are no password constraints configured.",
	"local_docs": false,
	"notify_any_closed": false,
	"notify_any_nearsla": false,
	"notify_any_reassigned": false,
	"first_name": "",
	"redirect_onboarding": false,
	"title": null,
	"notify_my_assigned": true,
	"time_zone": "UTC",
	"notify_my_mentions": true,
	"theme": "dark",
	"notify_my_nearsla": true,
	"location": null,
	"display_relative_time": true,
	"type": "normal",
	"email": "root@localhost",
	"notify_any_breachedsla": false
}

The parameters are described in the POST.

POST

Update your own user settings.

Request parameters
An argument string must include the following parameters in the body:

Field	Required	Type	Description
email	optional	string	The user email.
first_name	optional	string	The user's given name.
last_name	optional	string	The user's family name.
title	optional	string	The user's title.
local_docs	optional	bool	Sets the the user's default choice for viewing documentation: false = online - links to docs.splunk.com true = offline - points to a local copy of the docs in PDF format
location	optional	string	Physical location of the user. Usually an office or city location.
notify_my_assigned	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for My Events: "Event or task assigned to me."
notify_my_nearsla	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for My Events: "Event SLA expiring soon."
notify_my_expiredsla	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for My Events: "Event SLA expired."
notify_my_reassigned	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for My Events: "Event reassigned."
notify_my_mentions	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for My Events: "Collaboration notifications."
notify_any_nearsla	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for All Events: "Event SLA expiring soon."
notify_any_breachedsla	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for All Events: "Event SLA expired."
notify_any_reassigned	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for All Events: "Event reassigned."
notify_any_closed	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for All Events: "Event resolved."
password_constraints	optional	string	Indicates if there are password constraints configured.
time_zone	optional	string	Time zone where the user works. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones for a list of time zones.
theme	optional	string	light or dark
display_relative_time	optional	bool	Indicates if the user has the notifications check box checked for "Display Relative Timestamps."

Example request
Set a new email address and theme by supplying a JSON formatted body.

curl -k -u admin:changeme https://localhost/rest/user_settings \
-d '{
	"email": "username@splunk.com",
	"theme": "dark",
	"local_docs": true
}'

Example response
A successful request will result in a success message indicating that the settings are updated.

{
	"message": "Settings updated",
	"success": true
}