---
title: "Upgrade a resource types settings"
method: POST
path: "/metadata/types/settings.json"
tags: ["Metadata types settings"]
---

# Upgrade a resource types settings

`POST /metadata/types/settings.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://passbolt.local`
- URL: `https://passbolt.local/metadata/types/settings.json`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/docs/metadata/types/settings.json/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Administrators can define which resource type is the default

## Request body

- MetadataTypesSettingsIndexAndView
  - `default_resource_types` 'v4' | 'v5', required
  - `default_folder_type` 'v4' | 'v5', required
  - `default_tag_type` 'v4' | 'v5', required
  - `default_comment_type` 'v4' | 'v5', required
  - `allow_creation_of_v5_resources` boolean, required
  - `allow_creation_of_v5_folders` boolean, required
  - `allow_creation_of_v5_tags` boolean, required
  - `allow_creation_of_v5_comments` boolean, required
  - `allow_creation_of_v4_resources` boolean, required
  - `allow_creation_of_v4_folders` boolean, required
  - `allow_creation_of_v4_tags` boolean, required
  - `allow_creation_of_v4_comments` boolean, required
  - `allow_v5_v4_downgrade` boolean, required
  - `allow_v4_v5_upgrade` boolean, required

## Response `200`

Operation is successful.

- object
  - `header` Header, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `status` 'success' | 'error', required
    - `servertime` integer, required
    - `action` string, uuid, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
    - `code` integer, required
  - `body` MetadataTypesSettingsIndexAndView, required
    - `default_resource_types` 'v4' | 'v5', required
    - `default_folder_type` 'v4' | 'v5', required
    - `default_tag_type` 'v4' | 'v5', required
    - `default_comment_type` 'v4' | 'v5', required
    - `allow_creation_of_v5_resources` boolean, required
    - `allow_creation_of_v5_folders` boolean, required
    - `allow_creation_of_v5_tags` boolean, required
    - `allow_creation_of_v5_comments` boolean, required
    - `allow_creation_of_v4_resources` boolean, required
    - `allow_creation_of_v4_folders` boolean, required
    - `allow_creation_of_v4_tags` boolean, required
    - `allow_creation_of_v4_comments` boolean, required
    - `allow_v5_v4_downgrade` boolean, required
    - `allow_v4_v5_upgrade` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Authentication required.
- `403`: Access restricted

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/passbolt/apis/passbolt-api/revisions/8d72215e2274?raw)