---
title: "Update configuration value"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/configuration/{name}"
tags: ["configuration"]
---

# Update configuration value

`PUT /v1/configuration/{name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/api`
- URL: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/api/v1/configuration/{name}`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://demo.firefly-iii.org/oauth/token`
  - HTTP bearer

Set a single configuration value. Not all configuration values can be updated so the list of accepted configuration variables is small.

## Path parameters

- `name` 'configuration.is_demo_site' | 'configuration.permission_update_check' | 'configuration.last_update_check' | 'configuration.single_user_mode', required

## Headers

- `X-Trace-Id` string, uuid

## Request body

- ConfigurationUpdate
  - `value` union, required
    - boolean
    - string
    - object
    - StringArrayItem[]

## Response `200`

New configuration value stored, result in response.

- ConfigurationSingle
  - `data` Configuration, required
    - `title` 'configuration.is_demo_site' | 'configuration.permission_update_check' | 'configuration.last_update_check' | 'configuration.single_user_mode' | 'firefly.version' | 'firefly.default_location' | 'firefly.account_to_transaction' | 'firefly.allowed_opposing_types' | 'firefly.accountRoles' | 'firefly.valid_liabilities' | 'firefly.interest_periods' | 'firefly.enable_external_map' | 'firefly.expected_source_types' | 'app.timezone' | 'firefly.bill_periods' | 'firefly.credit_card_types' | 'firefly.languages' | 'firefly.valid_view_ranges', required: Title of the configuration value.
    - `value` union, required
      - boolean
      - string
      - object
      - StringArrayItem[]
    - `editable` boolean, required: If this config variable can be edited by the user

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthenticated
- `404`: Page not found
- `422`: Validation error. The body will have the exact details.
- `500`: Internal exception

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/firefly-iii/apis/firefly-iii-api-v6-3-0.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/firefly-iii/apis/firefly-iii-api-v6-3-0/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/firefly-iii/apis/firefly-iii-api-v6-3-0/revisions/ea05639f58ae?raw)