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 {#posting-default-visibility}

Description: Default visibility for new posts. Equivalent to [CredentialAccount#source[privacy]]({{< relref "entities/Account#source-privacy" >}}).
Type: String (Enumerable, oneOf)
public = Public post
unlisted = Unlisted post
private = Followers-only post
direct = Direct post
Version history:
2.8.0 - added

posting:default:sensitive {#posting-default-sensitive}

Description: Default sensitivity flag for new posts. Equivalent to [CredentialAccount#source[sensitive]]({{< relref "entities/Account#source-sensitive" >}}).
Type: Boolean
Version history:
2.8.0 - added

posting:default:language {#posting-default-language}

Description: Default language for new posts. Equivalent to [CredentialAccount#source[language]]({{< relref "entities/Account#source-language" >}})
Type: {{}} String (ISO 639-1 language two-letter code), or null
Version history:
2.8.0 - added

reading:expand:media {#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:
2.8.0 - added

reading:expand:spoilers {#reading-expand-spoilers}

Description: Whether CWs should be expanded by default.
Type: Boolean
Version history:
2.8.0 - added

See also

{{< page-relref ref="methods/preferences" caption="preferences API methods" >}}

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