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Preferences

Get user preferences

Retrieve the current user's notification preferences.

Preference Structure:

  • channel_types: Global opt-in/opt-out per channel type
  • notiflows: Per-notiflow preferences with optional channel overrides

Use this to display a preferences UI where users can control their notification settings.

GET
/preferences

Authorization

ApiKeyAuth UserKeyAuth
x-notiflows-api-key<token>

Your project's public API key. Safe to include in client-side code. Starts with pk_.

In: header

x-notiflows-user-key<token>

JWT token identifying the current user. Must be signed with your Application Signing Key (RS256).

Required claims:

  • sub: User's external_id (required)
  • exp: Expiration timestamp (recommended)
  • iat: Issued at timestamp (recommended)

Development Mode: Use x-notiflows-user-id header with the user's external_id instead (insecure, testing only).

In: header

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://api.notiflows.com/user/preferences"
{
  "channel_types": {
    "chat": true,
    "email": true,
    "in_app": true,
    "mobile_push": true,
    "sms": false,
    "web_push": true
  },
  "notiflows": {
    "01HQXYZ123456789ABCDEFGHIJ": {
      "channel_types": {
        "email": true,
        "sms": false
      },
      "enabled": true,
      "name": "Order Updates"
    }
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "details": {
      "allowed_statuses": [
        "string"
      ],
      "allowed_transitions": [
        "string"
      ],
      "auth": "api_key",
      "current_status": "string",
      "fields": [
        {
          "field": "email",
          "message": "can't be blank",
          "reason": "required"
        }
      ],
      "id": "string",
      "idempotency_key": "string",
      "limit": 0,
      "param": "string",
      "reason": "string",
      "required_scope": "string",
      "resource": "string",
      "retry_after": 0,
      "window": "string"
    },
    "message": "User not found",
    "request_id": "req_abc123",
    "status": 404,
    "type": "https://docs.notiflows.com/errors/not_found"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "details": {
      "allowed_statuses": [
        "string"
      ],
      "allowed_transitions": [
        "string"
      ],
      "auth": "api_key",
      "current_status": "string",
      "fields": [
        {
          "field": "email",
          "message": "can't be blank",
          "reason": "required"
        }
      ],
      "id": "string",
      "idempotency_key": "string",
      "limit": 0,
      "param": "string",
      "reason": "string",
      "required_scope": "string",
      "resource": "string",
      "retry_after": 0,
      "window": "string"
    },
    "message": "User not found",
    "request_id": "req_abc123",
    "status": 404,
    "type": "https://docs.notiflows.com/errors/not_found"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "details": {
      "allowed_statuses": [
        "string"
      ],
      "allowed_transitions": [
        "string"
      ],
      "auth": "api_key",
      "current_status": "string",
      "fields": [
        {
          "field": "email",
          "message": "can't be blank",
          "reason": "required"
        }
      ],
      "id": "string",
      "idempotency_key": "string",
      "limit": 0,
      "param": "string",
      "reason": "string",
      "required_scope": "string",
      "resource": "string",
      "retry_after": 0,
      "window": "string"
    },
    "message": "User not found",
    "request_id": "req_abc123",
    "status": 404,
    "type": "https://docs.notiflows.com/errors/not_found"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "details": {
      "allowed_statuses": [
        "string"
      ],
      "allowed_transitions": [
        "string"
      ],
      "auth": "api_key",
      "current_status": "string",
      "fields": [
        {
          "field": "email",
          "message": "can't be blank",
          "reason": "required"
        }
      ],
      "id": "string",
      "idempotency_key": "string",
      "limit": 0,
      "param": "string",
      "reason": "string",
      "required_scope": "string",
      "resource": "string",
      "retry_after": 0,
      "window": "string"
    },
    "message": "User not found",
    "request_id": "req_abc123",
    "status": 404,
    "type": "https://docs.notiflows.com/errors/not_found"
  }
}