---
title: "Create a server preference (Admin)"
method: PUT
path: "/preferences"
tags: ["Preferences"]
---

# Create a server preference (Admin)

`PUT /preferences`

Add a new preference to your server

## Query parameters

- `filter` string
- `type` 'boolean' | 'integer' | 'string' | 'special'
- `default` string
- `category` string
- `description` string
- `subcategory` string

## Request body

- PreferenceCreateRequest
  - `filter` string, required — Preference name
  - `type` 'boolean' | 'integer' | 'string' | 'special', required
  - `default` string, required — Default value (string or integer)
  - `category` string, required — interface,internal,options,playlist,plugins,streaming
  - `description` string
  - `subcategory` string

## Response `200`

Created

- SuccessResponse
  - `success` string

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404` — HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

## Changes

> 46 revisions in range; 8 could not be searched.

- **2026-07-22** `e8e6b266ea29` — 10 info
  - api operation id `preferenceCreate` was added
  - added optional request body
  - the `query` request parameter `category` became optional
  - the `query` request parameter `default` became optional
  - …6 more
- **2026-06-25** `7ed7a764efd9` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-02-24** `3c57979a295f` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-02-19** `07f53972fdd7` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/preferences/put.md)

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