OCS user preferences API

The OCS user preferences API allows you to set and delete preferences from outside over pre-defined OCS calls.

The base URL for all calls to the share API is: <nextcloud_base_url>/ocs/v2.php/apps/provisioning_api/api/v1/config/users/

All calls to OCS endpoints require the OCS-APIRequest header to be set to true.

Setting a preference

Method: POST
Endpoint: /{appId}/{configKey}
Data:

field	type	Description
configValue	string	The value to set the preference to

Response:
- Status code:
  
  200 OK
  
  400 Bad Request If the preference is not allowed to be modified or the given value is invalid
  
  401 Unauthorized If the request is not done with a user

Setting multiple preference

Method: POST
Endpoint: /{appId}
Data:

field	type	Description
config	array	Key value pairs of config sets with configKey (string) => configValue (string)

Response:
- Status code:
  
  200 OK
  
  400 Bad Request If any preference is not allowed to be modified or the value is invalid. No preference will be modified.
  
  401 Unauthorized If the request is not done with a user

Deleting a preference

Method: DELETE
Endpoint: /{appId}/{configKey}
Response:
- Status code:
  
  200 OK
  
  400 Bad Request If the preference is not allowed to be deleted
  
  401 Unauthorized If the request is not done with a user

Deleting multiple preference

Method: DELETE
Endpoint: /{appId}
Data:

field	type	Description
configKeys	array	List of configKeys (string) to delete

Response:
- Status code:
  
  200 OK
  
  400 Bad Request If any preference is not allowed to be deleted. No preference will be deleted.
  
  401 Unauthorized If the request is not done with a user