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# Update account preferences

> Changes only supplied profile fields and returns the updated identity.

A signed-in human session is required. API keys and MCP bearer credentials cannot replace that session.

Changes only supplied profile fields and returns the updated identity.

[Request conventions](/api-reference/overview) · [API keys](/api-keys) · [MCP connections](/mcp-connections)


## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json PATCH /api/auth/profile
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Posted HTTP API
  version: 0.2.0
  description: >-
    All registered application, account, OAuth, MCP transport and health
    endpoints. Publishing and draft request schemas come from the shared runtime
    validators. Replace the example server with your installation. Documentation
    uses simple request examples and does not execute live publishing requests.
servers:
  - url: https://posted-api.example.com
security: []
paths:
  /api/auth/profile:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Account and sessions
      summary: Update account preferences
      description: >-
        Changes only supplied profile fields and returns the updated identity.


        A signed-in human session is required. API keys and MCP bearer
        credentials cannot replace that session.
      operationId: patch_api_auth_profile
      parameters:
        - name: Origin
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uri
          description: >-
            The exact configured Posted UI origin. Required for browser
            mutations carrying session cookies.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 120
                timeZone:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 100
                dateFormat:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - day-short-month-year
                    - short-month-day-year
                    - year-month-day
                    - day-month-year
                    - month-day-year
                timeFormat:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - 24-hour
                    - 12-hour
                    - 24-hour-seconds
                    - 12-hour-seconds
                notificationPreferences:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    assignments:
                      type: boolean
                    mentions:
                      type: boolean
                  required:
                    - assignments
                    - mentions
                  additionalProperties: false
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            Successful response. Examples are illustrative; field values vary by
            record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  user:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      name:
                        type: string
                      email:
                        type: string
                      role:
                        type: string
                      timeZone:
                        type: string
                      emailVerified:
                        type: boolean
                      dateFormat:
                        type: string
                      timeFormat:
                        type: string
                      notificationPreferences:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          assignments:
                            type: boolean
                          mentions:
                            type: boolean
                        additionalProperties: true
                      passkeyCount:
                        type: integer
                    additionalProperties: true
                  workspace:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      name:
                        type: string
                      createdAt:
                        type: string
                    additionalProperties: true
                additionalProperties: true
              example:
                user:
                  id: 66666666-6666-4666-8666-666666666666
                  name: Alex Morgan
                  email: alex@example.test
                  role: member
                  timeZone: UTC
                  emailVerified: true
                  dateFormat: day-short-month-year
                  timeFormat: 24-hour
                  notificationPreferences:
                    assignments: true
                    mentions: true
                  passkeyCount: 0
                workspace:
                  id: 55555555-5555-4555-8555-555555555555
                  name: Studio team
                  createdAt: '2027-01-18T09:30:00.000Z'
        default:
          description: >-
            Request failure. Inspect code, message and requestId; respect
            Retry-After on HTTP 429.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - sessionCookie: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - requestId
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            requestId:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    sessionCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: posted_session
      description: >-
        Signed-in human browser session; mutation requests also need the exact
        UI Origin

````

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