---
title: "Update a project preference"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v2/project_preferences/{id}"
tags: ["Project Preferences"]
---

# Update a project preference

`PATCH /api/v2/project_preferences/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://developer.productive.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://developer.productive.io/api/v2/project_preferences/{id}`
- Auth: none declared

Updates a project preference — task layout, watch state or stored view preferences. Pass `subscribe` or `unsubscribe` to also change the person's task subscriptions in the project.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object: JSON:API document wrapping the project preference data.
  - `data` object: The project preference resource data object.
    - `attributes` object: Attributes of the project preference to create or update.
      - `person_id` PersonId (unresolved $ref)
      - `preferences` Preferences (unresolved $ref)
      - `project_id` ProjectId (unresolved $ref)
      - `subscribe` Subscribe (unresolved $ref)
      - `tasks_layout_id` TasksLayoutId (unresolved $ref)
      - `unsubscribe` Unsubscribe (unresolved $ref)
      - `watched` Watched (unresolved $ref)

## Response `200`

A single project preference.

- object: Single project preference record in JSON:API format.
  - `data` object: The project preference resource object.
    - `attributes` object: Project preference attributes.
      - `created_at` CreatedAt (unresolved $ref)
      - `preferences` Preferences (unresolved $ref)
      - `tasks_layout_id` TasksLayoutId (unresolved $ref)
      - `watched` Watched (unresolved $ref)
    - `relationships` object: Project preference relationships.
      - `person` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
      - `project` union: A JSON:API single relationship — links to one related resource or `null`.
        - SingleLinkageNullable
          - `data` Resource, required: A JSON:API resource identifier object containing the resource type and ID.
            - `id` string, required: The unique identifier of the resource.
            - `type` string, required: The resource type name (e.g. `tasks`, `people`, `deals`).
        - NotIncluded: Placeholder for a relationship that was not sideloaded in this response.
          - `meta` object, required: Metadata indicating the sideload status of this relationship.
            - `included` false, required: Whether the related resource was included in the sideloaded data. Always `false` for this variant.
  - `included` unknown[]: Sideloaded related resources.
    - unknown
  - `meta` Meta: Pagination and response metadata returned with every collection endpoint.
    - `current_page` integer: The current page number in this paginated response (1-based).
    - `max_page_size` integer: Maximum number of records allowed per page for this endpoint.
    - `organization_features` object: Feature flags and capabilities enabled for the current organization, used for UI rendering.
    - `page_size` integer: Number of records returned per page in this response.
    - `settings` object: Organization or user settings relevant to this resource's display.
    - `total_count` integer: Total number of records matching the current query across all pages.
    - `total_pages` integer: Total number of pages available for the current query and page size.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `406`: Not Acceptable
- `408`: Request Timeout
- `415`: Unsupported Media Type
- `422`: Unprocessable Content
- `423`: Locked
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-02** `fa3060fd0144`: 3 warning, 9 info
  - added the new `bad_decimal_format` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the new `non_finite_number` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the new `null_bytes_in_params` enum value to the `errors/items/code` response property for the response status `422`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - …8 more
- **2026-10-27** `f11a8740641a`: 3 breaking, 1 warning, 11 info
  - the `data/attributes/preferences` response's property type changed from `string` to no type for status `200`
  - the `data/attributes/tasks_layout_id` response's property type changed from `integer` to no type for status `200`
  - the `data/attributes/watched` response's property type changed from `boolean` to no type for status `200`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-Organization-Id`
  - …11 more
  - …this revision’s changelog is incomplete
- **2026-09-09** `1002e31dc640`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/productive/apis/api-documentation/changes/api/v2/project_preferences/:id/patch.md)

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