---
title: "Get profile settings for a specified user"
method: GET
path: "/gdc/account/profile/{userId}/settings"
tags: ["profile-settings"]
---

# Get profile settings for a specified user

`GET /gdc/account/profile/{userId}/settings`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://secure.gooddata.com`
- URL: `https://secure.gooddata.com/gdc/account/profile/{userId}/settings`
- Auth: none declared

Returns the profile settings for the specified user.

You must be a domain admin to retrieve the profile settings for another user. If you are not a domain admin, you can retrieve the profile settings only for your user.

## Path parameters

- `userId` string, required

## Response `200`

The profile settings for the specified user are successfully returned. If no profile settings have been set for this user, the default (empty) profile settings are returned.

- ProfileSetting: The profile settings
  - `profileSetting` object, required
    - `currentProjectUri` string, nullable: The uri of the current project
    - `releaseNotice` string[], required: List of relevant releases
    - `hints` object, required: Hints related to this profile settings
    - `projectSettings` object, required: Project settings of this profile settings
    - `separators` SeparatorsDto: The thousands and decimal separators
      - `thousand` string: The thousands separator
      - `decimal` string: The decimal separator
    - `defaults` DefaultsDto: The defaults
      - `projectUri` string, required: The uri of the project
      - `dashboardUri` string: The uri of the project dashboard
      - `tabId` string: The defaults tab ID
    - `navigationState` 'collapsed' | 'pinned' | 'floating': Navigation state of this profile settings
    - `npsLastParticipation` string: The date and time of the last nps participation
    - `links` object
      - `self` string, uri, required: Link to self
      - `profile` string, uri, required: Link to user profile

## Other responses

- `403`: The API call failed because the user making this call is not a domain admin. Only a domain admin can retrieve the profile settings for another user. A user who is not a domain admin can retrieve only their own profile settings.
- `404`: The API call failed because the specified user does not exist.
- `default`: Common error

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