= Gerrit Code Review - /accounts/ REST API

This page describes the account related REST endpoints.
Please also take note of the general information on the
link:rest-api.html[REST API].

[[account-endpoints]]
== Account Endpoints

[[suggest-account]]
=== Suggest Account
--
'GET /accounts/'
--

Suggest users for a given query `q` and result limit `n`. If result
limit is not passed, then the default 10 is used. Returns a list of
matching link:#account-info[AccountInfo] entities.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/?q=John HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  [
    {
      "_account_id": 1000096,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "john.doe@example.com",
      "username": "john"
    },
    {
      "_account_id": 1001439,
      "name": "John Smith",
      "email": "john.smith@example.com",
      "username": "jsmith"
    },
  ]
----

[[get-account]]
=== Get Account
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]'
--

Returns an account as an link:#account-info[AccountInfo] entity.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "_account_id": 1000096,
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "username": "john"
  }
----

[[create-account]]
=== Create Account
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#username[\{username\}]'
--

Creates a new account.

In the request body additional data for the account can be provided as
link:#account-input[AccountInput].

.Request
----
  PUT /accounts/john HTTP/1.0
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "ssh_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw==",
    "http_password": "19D9aIn7zePb",
    "groups": [
      "MyProject-Owners"
    ]
  }
----

As response a detailed link:#account-info[AccountInfo] entity is
returned that describes the created account.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 201 Created
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "_account_id": 1000195,
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "john.doe@example.com"
  }
----

[[get-detail]]
=== Get Account Details
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/detail'
--

Retrieves the details of an account as an link:#account-detail-info[
AccountDetailInfo] entity.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/detail HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "registered_on": "2015-07-23 07:01:09.296000000",
    "_account_id": 1000096,
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "username": "john"
  }
----

[[get-account-name]]
=== Get Account Name
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/name'
--

Retrieves the full name of an account.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/name HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  "John Doe"
----

If the account does not have a name an empty string is returned.

[[set-account-name]]
=== Set Account Name
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/name'
--

Sets the full name of an account.

The new account name must be provided in the request body inside
an link:#account-name-input[AccountNameInput] entity.

.Request
----
  PUT /accounts/self/name HTTP/1.0
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  {
    "name": "John F. Doe"
  }
----

As response the new account name is returned.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  "John F. Doe"
----

If the name was deleted the response is "`204 No Content`".

Some realms may not allow to modify the account name. In this case the
request is rejected with "`405 Method Not Allowed`".

[[delete-account-name]]
=== Delete Account Name
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/name'
--

Deletes the name of an account.

.Request
----
  DELETE /accounts/self/name HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

[[get-username]]
=== Get Username
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/username'
--

Retrieves the username of an account.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/username HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  "john.doe"
----

If the account does not have a username the response is "`404 Not Found`".

[[set-username]]
=== Set Username
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/username'
--

The new username must be provided in the request body inside
a link:#username-input[UsernameInput] entity.

Once set, the username cannot be changed or deleted. If attempted this
fails with "`405 Method Not Allowed`".

.Request
----
  PUT /accounts/self/name HTTP/1.0
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  {
    "username": "jdoe"
  }
----

As response the new username is returned.

[[get-active]]
=== Get Active
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/active'
--

Checks if an account is active.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/john.doe@example.com/active HTTP/1.0
----

If the account is active the string `ok` is returned.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK

  ok
----

If the account is inactive the response is "`204 No Content`".

[[set-active]]
=== Set Active
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/active'
--

Sets the account state to active.

.Request
----
  PUT /accounts/john.doe@example.com/active HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 201 Created
----

If the account was already active the response is "`200 OK`".

[[delete-active]]
=== Delete Active
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/active'
--

Sets the account state to inactive.

.Request
----
  DELETE /accounts/john.doe@example.com/active HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

If the account was already inactive the response is "`404 Not Found`".

[[get-http-password]]
=== Get HTTP Password
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/password.http'
--

Retrieves the HTTP password of an account.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/john.doe@example.com/password.http HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  "Qmxlc21ydCB1YmVyIGFsbGVzIGluIGRlciBXZWx0IQ"
----

If the account does not have an HTTP password the response is "`404 Not Found`".

[[set-http-password]]
=== Set/Generate HTTP Password
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/password.http'
--

Sets/Generates the HTTP password of an account.

The options for setting/generating the HTTP password must be provided
in the request body inside a link:#http-password-input[
HttpPasswordInput] entity.

.Request
----
  PUT /accounts/self/password.http HTTP/1.0
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  {
    "generate": true
  }
----

As response the new HTTP password is returned.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  "ETxgpih8xrNs"
----

If the HTTP password was deleted the response is "`204 No Content`".

[[delete-http-password]]
=== Delete HTTP Password
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/password.http'
--

Deletes the HTTP password of an account.

.Request
----
  DELETE /accounts/self/password.http HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

[[list-account-emails]]
=== List Account Emails
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails'
--

Returns the email addresses that are configured for the specified user.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/emails HTTP/1.0
----

As response the email addresses of the user are returned as a list of
link:#email-info[EmailInfo] entities.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  [
    {
      "email": "john.doe@example.com",
      "preferred": true
    },
    {
      "email": "j.doe@example.com"
    }
  ]
----

[[get-account-email]]
=== Get Account Email
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails/link:#email-id[\{email-id\}]'
--

Retrieves an email address of a user.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/emails/john.doe@example.com HTTP/1.0
----

As response an link:#email-info[EmailInfo] entity is returned that
describes the email address.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "preferred": true
  }
----

[[create-account-email]]
=== Create Account Email
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails/link:#email-id[\{email-id\}]'
--

Registers a new email address for the user. A verification email is
sent with a link that needs to be visited to confirm the email address,
unless `DEVELOPMENT_BECOME_ANY_ACCOUNT` is used as authentication type.
For the development mode email addresses are directly added without
confirmation. A Gerrit administrator may add an email address without
confirmation by setting `no_confirmation` in the
link:#email-input[EmailInput].
If link:config-gerrit.html#sendemail.allowrcpt[sendemail.allowrcpt] is
configured, the added email address must belong to a domain that is
allowed, unless `no_confirmation` is set.

In the request body additional data for the email address can be
provided as link:#email-input[EmailInput].

.Request
----
  PUT /accounts/self/emails/john.doe@example.com HTTP/1.0
----

As response the new email address is returned as
link:#email-info[EmailInfo] entity.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 201 Created
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "pending_confirmation": true
  }
----

[[delete-account-email]]
=== Delete Account Email
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails/link:#email-id[\{email-id\}]'
--

Deletes an email address of an account.

.Request
----
  DELETE /accounts/self/emails/john.doe@example.com HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

[[set-preferred-email]]
=== Set Preferred Email
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails/link:#email-id[\{email-id\}]/preferred'
--

Sets an email address as preferred email address for an account.

.Request
----
  PUT /accounts/self/emails/john.doe@example.com/preferred HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 201 Created
----

If the email address was already the preferred email address of the
account the response is "`200 OK`".

[[list-ssh-keys]]
=== List SSH Keys
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/sshkeys'
--

Returns the SSH keys of an account.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/sshkeys HTTP/1.0
----

As response the SSH keys of the account are returned as a list of
link:#ssh-key-info[SshKeyInfo] entities.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  [
    {
      "seq": 1,
      "ssh_public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d john.doe@example.com",
      "encoded_key": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d",
      "algorithm": "ssh-rsa",
      "comment": "john.doe@example.com",
      "valid": true
    }
  ]
----

[[get-ssh-key]]
=== Get SSH Key
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/sshkeys/link:#ssh-key-id[\{ssh-key-id\}]'
--

Retrieves an SSH key of a user.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/sshkeys/1 HTTP/1.0
----

As response an link:#ssh-key-info[SshKeyInfo] entity is returned that
describes the SSH key.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "seq": 1,
    "ssh_public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d john.doe@example.com",
    "encoded_key": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d",
    "algorithm": "ssh-rsa",
    "comment": "john.doe@example.com",
    "valid": true
  }
----

[[add-ssh-key]]
=== Add SSH Key
--
'POST /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/sshkeys'
--

Adds an SSH key for a user.

The SSH public key must be provided as raw content in the request body.

.Request
----
  POST /accounts/self/sshkeys HTTP/1.0
  Content-Type: plain/text

  AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d
----

As response an link:#ssh-key-info[SshKeyInfo] entity is returned that
describes the new SSH key.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "seq": 2,
    "ssh_public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d john.doe@example.com",
    "encoded_key": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d",
    "algorithm": "ssh-rsa",
    "comment": "john.doe@example.com",
    "valid": true
  }
----

[[delete-ssh-key]]
=== Delete SSH Key
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/sshkeys/link:#ssh-key-id[\{ssh-key-id\}]'
--

Deletes an SSH key of a user.

.Request
----
  DELETE /accounts/self/sshkeys/2 HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

[[list-gpg-keys]]
=== List GPG Keys
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/gpgkeys'
--

Returns the GPG keys of an account.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/gpgkeys HTTP/1.0
----

As a response, the GPG keys of the account are returned as a map of
link:#gpg-key-info[GpgKeyInfo] entities, keyed by ID.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "AFC8A49B": {
      "fingerprint": "0192 723D 42D1 0C5B 32A6  E1E0 9350 9E4B AFC8 A49B",
      "user_ids": [
        "John Doe \u003cjohn.doe@example.com\u003e"
      ],
      "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\nVersion: BCPG v1.52\n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\nTO+/u80JI+ROTMHE6unGp5Pgh/xIz6Wd34E0lWL1eOyNfGiPLyRWn1d0",
      "status": "TRUSTED",
      "problems": [],
    },
  }
----

[[get-gpg-key]]
=== Get GPG Key
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/gpgkeys/link:#gpg-key-id[\{gpg-key-id\}]'
--

Retrieves a GPG key of a user.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/gpgkeys/AFC8A49B HTTP/1.0
----

As a response, a link:#gpg-key-info[GpgKeyInfo] entity is returned that
describes the GPG key.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "id": "AFC8A49B",
    "fingerprint": "0192 723D 42D1 0C5B 32A6  E1E0 9350 9E4B AFC8 A49B",
    "user_ids": [
      "John Doe \u003cjohn.doe@example.com\u003e"
    ],
    "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\nVersion: BCPG v1.52\n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\nTO+/u80JI+ROTMHE6unGp5Pgh/xIz6Wd34E0lWL1eOyNfGiPLyRWn1d0",
    "status": "TRUSTED",
    "problems": [],
  }
----

[[add-delete-gpg-keys]]
=== Add/Delete GPG Keys
--
'POST /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/gpgkeys'
--

Add or delete one or more GPG keys for a user.

The changes must be provided in the request body as a
link:#gpg-keys-input[GpgKeysInput] entity. Each new GPG key is provided in
ASCII armored format, and must contain a self-signed certification
matching a registered email or other identity of the user.

.Request
----
  POST /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/gpgkeys
  Content-Type: application/json

  {
    "add": [
      "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\nVersion: GnuPG v1\n\nmQENBFXUpNcBCACv4paCiyKxZ0EcKy8VaWVNkJlNebRBiyw9WxU85wPOq5Gz/3GT\nRQwKqeY0SxVdQT8VNBw2sBe2m6eqcfZ2iKmesSlbXMe15DA7k8Bg4zEpQ0tXNG1L\nhceZDVQ1Xk06T2sgkunaiPsXi82nwN3UWYtDXxX4is5e6xBNL48Jgz4lbqo6+8D5\nvsVYiYMx4AwRkJyt/oA3IZAtSlY8Yd445nY14VPcnsGRwGWTLyZv9gxKHRUppVhQ\nE3o6ePXKEVgmONnQ4CjqmkGwWZvjMF2EPtAxvQLAuFa8Hqtkq5cgfgVkv/Vrcln4\nnQZVoMm3a3f5ODii2tQzNh6+7LL1bpqAmVEtABEBAAG0H0pvaG4gRG9lIDxqb2hu\nLmRvZUBleGFtcGxlLmNvbT6JATgEEwECACIFAlXUpNcCGwMGCwkIBwMCBhUIAgkK\nCwQWAgMBAh4BAheAAAoJEJNQnkuvyKSbfjoH/2OcSQOu1kJ20ndjhgY2yNChm7gd\ntU7TEBbB0TsLeazkrrLtKvrpW5+CRe07ZAG9HOtp3DikwAyrhSxhlYgVsQDhgB8q\nG0tYiZtQ88YyYrncCQ4hwknrcWXVW9bK3V4ZauxzPv3ADSloyR9tMURw5iHCIeL5\nfIw/pLvA3RjPMx4Sfow/bqRCUELua39prGw5Tv8a2ZRFbj2sgP5j8lUFegyJPQ4z\ntJhe6zZvKOzvIyxHO8llLmdrImsXRL9eqroWGs0VYqe6baQpY6xpSjbYK0J5HYcg\nTO+/u80JI+ROTMHE6unGp5Pgh/xIz6Wd34E0lWL1eOyNfGiPLyRWn1d0yZO5AQ0E\nVdSk1wEIALUycrH2HK9zQYdR/KJo1yJJuaextLWsYYn881yDQo/p06U5vXOZ28lG\nAq/Xs96woVZPbgME6FyQzhf20Z2sbr+5bNo3OcEKaKX3Eo/sWwSJ7bXbGLDxMf4S\netfY1WDC+4rTqE30JuC++nQviPRdCcZf0AEgM6TxVhYEMVYwV787YO1IH62EBICM\nSkIONOfnusNZ4Skgjq9OzakOOpROZ4tki5cH/5oSDgdcaGPy1CFDpL9fG6er2zzk\nsw3qCbraqZrrlgpinWcAduiao67U/dV18O6OjYzrt33fTKZ0+bXhk1h1gloC21MQ\nya0CXlnfR/FOQhvuK0RlbR3cMfhZQscAEQEAAYkBHwQYAQIACQUCVdSk1wIbDAAK\nCRCTUJ5Lr8ikm8+QB/4uE+AlvFQFh9W8koPdfk7CJF7wdgZZ2NDtktvLL71WuMK8\nPOmf9f5JtcLCX4iJxGzcWogAR5ed20NgUoHUg7jn9Xm3fvP+kiqL6WqPhjazd89h\nk06v9hPE65kp4wb0fQqDrtWfP1lFGuh77rQgISt3Y4QutDl49vXS183JAfGPxFxx\n8FgGcfNwL2LVObvqCA0WLqeIrQVbniBPFGocE3yA/0W9BB/xtolpKfgMMsqGRMeu\n9oIsNxB2oE61OsqjUtGsnKQi8k5CZbhJaql4S89vwS+efK0R+mo+0N55b0XxRlCS\nfaURgAcjarQzJnG0hUps2GNO/+nM7UyyJAGfHlh5\n=EdXO\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n"
    ],
    "delete": [
      "DEADBEEF",
    ]
  }'
----

As a response, the modified GPG keys are returned as a map of
link:#gpg-key-info[GpgKeyInfo] entities, keyed by ID. Deleted keys are
represented by an empty object.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "AFC8A49B": {
      "fingerprint": "0192 723D 42D1 0C5B 32A6  E1E0 9350 9E4B AFC8 A49B",
      "user_ids": [
        "John Doe \u003cjohn.doe@example.com\u003e"
      ],
      "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\nVersion: BCPG v1.52\n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\nTO+/u80JI+ROTMHE6unGp5Pgh/xIz6Wd34E0lWL1eOyNfGiPLyRWn1d0"
      "status": "TRUSTED",
      "problems": [],
    }
    "DEADBEEF": {}
  }
----

[[delete-gpg-key]]
=== Delete GPG Key
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/gpgkeys/link:#gpg-key-id[\{gpg-key-id\}]'
--

Deletes a GPG key of a user.

.Request
----
  DELETE /accounts/self/gpgkeys/AFC8A49B HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

[[list-account-capabilities]]
=== List Account Capabilities
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/capabilities'
--

Returns the global capabilities that are enabled for the specified
user.

If the global capabilities for the calling user should be listed,
`self` can be used as account-id. This can be used by UI tools to
discover if administrative features are available to the caller, so
they can hide (or show) relevant UI actions.

.Request
----
  GET /accounts/self/capabilities HTTP/1.0
----

As response the global capabilities of the user are returned as a
link:#capability-info[CapabilityInfo] entity.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "queryLimit": {
      "min": 0,
      "max": 500
    },
    "emailReviewers": true
  }
----

Administrator that has authenticated with digest authentication:

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/capabilities HTTP/1.0
  Authorization: Digest username="admin", realm="Gerrit Code Review", nonce="...
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "administrateServer": true,
    "queryLimit": {
      "min": 0,
      "max": 500
    },
    "createAccount": true,
    "createGroup": true,
    "createProject": true,
    "emailReviewers": true,
    "killTask": true,
    "viewCaches": true,
    "flushCaches": true,
    "viewConnections": true,
    "viewPlugins": true,
    "viewQueue": true,
    "runGC": true
  }
----

.Get your own capabilities
****
get::/accounts/self/capabilities
****

To filter the set of global capabilities the `q` parameter can be used.
Filtering may decrease the response time by avoiding looking at every
possible alternative for the caller.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/capabilities?q=createAccount&q=createGroup HTTP/1.0
  Authorization: Digest username="admin", realm="Gerrit Code Review", nonce="...
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "createAccount": true,
    "createGroup": true
  }
----

.Check if you can create groups
****
get::/accounts/self/capabilities?q=createGroup
****

[[check-account-capability]]
=== Check Account Capability
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/capabilities/link:#capability-id[\{capability-id\}]'
--

Checks if a user has a certain global capability.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/capabilities/createGroup HTTP/1.0
----

If the user has the global capability the string `ok` is returned.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK

  ok
----

If the user doesn't have the global capability the response is
"`404 Not Found`".

.Check if you can create groups
****
get::/accounts/self/capabilities/createGroup
****

[[list-groups]]
=== List Groups
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/groups/'
--

Lists all groups that contain the specified user as a member.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/groups/ HTTP/1.0
----

As result a list of link:rest-api-groups.html#group-info[GroupInfo]
entries is returned.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  [
    {
      "id": "global%3AAnonymous-Users",
      "url": "#/admin/groups/uuid-global%3AAnonymous-Users",
      "options": {
      },
      "description": "Any user, signed-in or not",
      "group_id": 2,
      "owner_id": "6a1e70e1a88782771a91808c8af9bbb7a9871389"
    },
    {
      "id": "834ec36dd5e0ed21a2ff5d7e2255da082d63bbd7",
      "url": "#/admin/groups/uuid-834ec36dd5e0ed21a2ff5d7e2255da082d63bbd7",
      "options": {
        "visible_to_all": true,
      },
      "group_id": 6,
      "owner_id": "834ec36dd5e0ed21a2ff5d7e2255da082d63bbd7"
    },
    {
      "id": "global%3ARegistered-Users",
      "url": "#/admin/groups/uuid-global%3ARegistered-Users",
      "options": {
      },
      "description": "Any signed-in user",
      "group_id": 3,
      "owner_id": "6a1e70e1a88782771a91808c8af9bbb7a9871389"
    }
  ]
----

.List all groups that contain you as a member
****
get::/accounts/self/groups/
****

[[get-avatar]]
=== Get Avatar
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/avatar'
--

Retrieves the avatar image of the user.

With the `size` option (alias `s`) you can specify the preferred size
in pixels (height and width).

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/john.doe@example.com/avatar?s=20 HTTP/1.0
----

The response redirects to the URL of the avatar image.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 302 Found
  Location: https://profiles/avatar/john_doe.jpeg?s=20x20
----

[[get-avatar-change-url]]
=== Get Avatar Change URL
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/avatar.change.url'
--

Retrieves the URL where the user can change the avatar image.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/avatar.change.url HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

  https://profiles/pictures/john.doe
----

[[get-user-preferences]]
=== Get User Preferences
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences'
--

Retrieves the user's preferences.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/preferences HTTP/1.0
----

As result the account preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#preferences-info[PreferencesInfo] entity.

Users may only retrieve the preferences for their own account,
unless they are an
link:access-control.html#administrators[Administrator] or a member
of a group that is granted the
link:access-control.html#capability_modifyAccount[ModifyAccount]
capability, in which case they can retrieve the preferences for
any account.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "changes_per_page": 25,
    "show_site_header": true,
    "use_flash_clipboard": true,
    "date_format": "STD",
    "time_format": "HHMM_12",
    "size_bar_in_change_table": true,
    "review_category_strategy": "ABBREV",
    "diff_view": "SIDE_BY_SIDE",
    "my": [
      {
        "url": "#/dashboard/self",
        "name": "Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/owner:self+is:draft",
        "name": "Drafts"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/has:draft",
        "name": "Draft Comments"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/is:watched+is:open",
        "name": "Watched Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/is:starred",
        "name": "Starred Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/groups/self",
        "name": "Groups"
      }
    ]
  }
----

[[set-user-preferences]]
=== Set User Preferences
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences'
--

Sets the user's preferences.

The new preferences must be provided in the request body as a
link:#preferences-input[PreferencesInput] entity.

.Request
----
  PUT /a/accounts/self/preferences HTTP/1.0
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  {
    "changes_per_page": 50,
    "show_site_header": true,
    "use_flash_clipboard": true,
    "date_format": "STD",
    "time_format": "HHMM_12",
    "size_bar_in_change_table": true,
    "review_category_strategy": "NAME",
    "diff_view": "SIDE_BY_SIDE",
    "my": [
      {
        "url": "#/dashboard/self",
        "name": "Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/owner:self+is:draft",
        "name": "Drafts"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/has:draft",
        "name": "Draft Comments"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/is:watched+is:open",
        "name": "Watched Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/is:starred",
        "name": "Starred Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/groups/self",
        "name": "Groups"
      }
    ]
  }
----

As result the new preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#preferences-info[PreferencesInfo] entity.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "changes_per_page": 50,
    "show_site_header": true,
    "use_flash_clipboard": true,
    "date_format": "STD",
    "time_format": "HHMM_12",
    "size_bar_in_change_table": true,
    "review_category_strategy": "NAME",
    "diff_view": "SIDE_BY_SIDE",
    "my": [
      {
        "url": "#/dashboard/self",
        "name": "Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/owner:self+is:draft",
        "name": "Drafts"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/has:draft",
        "name": "Draft Comments"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/is:watched+is:open",
        "name": "Watched Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/q/is:starred",
        "name": "Starred Changes"
      },
      {
        "url": "#/groups/self",
        "name": "Groups"
      }
    ]
  }
----

[[get-diff-preferences]]
=== Get Diff Preferences
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences.diff'
--

Retrieves the diff preferences of a user.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/preferences.diff HTTP/1.0
----

As result the diff preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#diff-preferences-info[DiffPreferencesInfo] entity.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "context": 10,
    "theme": "DEFAULT",
    "ignore_whitespace": "IGNORE_ALL",
    "intraline_difference": true,
    "line_length": 100,
    "cursor_blink_rate": 500,
    "show_tabs": true,
    "show_whitespace_errors": true,
    "syntax_highlighting": true,
    "tab_size": 8
  }
----

[[set-diff-preferences]]
=== Set Diff Preferences
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences.diff'
--

Sets the diff preferences of a user.

The new diff preferences must be provided in the request body as a
link:#diff-preferences-input[DiffPreferencesInput] entity.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/preferences.diff HTTP/1.0
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  {
    "context": 10,
    "theme": "ECLIPSE",
    "ignore_whitespace": "IGNORE_ALL",
    "intraline_difference": true,
    "line_length": 100,
    "cursor_blink_rate": 500,
    "show_line_endings": true,
    "show_tabs": true,
    "show_whitespace_errors": true,
    "syntax_highlighting": true,
    "tab_size": 8
  }
----

As result the new diff preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#diff-preferences-info[DiffPreferencesInfo] entity.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "context": 10,
    "theme": "ECLIPSE",
    "ignore_whitespace": "IGNORE_ALL",
    "intraline_difference": true,
    "line_length": 100,
    "show_line_endings": true,
    "show_tabs": true,
    "show_whitespace_errors": true,
    "syntax_highlighting": true,
    "tab_size": 8
  }
----

[[get-edit-preferences]]
=== Get Edit Preferences
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences.edit'
--

Retrieves the edit preferences of a user.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/preferences.edit HTTP/1.0
----

As result the edit preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#edit-preferences-info[EditPreferencesInfo] entity.

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  {
    "theme": "ECLIPSE",
    "key_map_type": "VIM",
    "tab_size": 4,
    "line_length": 80,
    "cursor_blink_rate": 530,
    "hide_top_menu": true,
    "show_whitespace_errors": true,
    "hide_line_numbers": true,
    "match_brackets": true,
    "auto_close_brackets": true
  }
----

[[set-edit-preferences]]
=== Set Edit Preferences
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences.edit'
--

Sets the edit preferences of a user.

The new edit preferences must be provided in the request body as a
link:#edit-preferences-info[EditPreferencesInfo] entity.

.Request
----
  PUT /a/accounts/self/preferences.edit HTTP/1.0
  Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8

  {
    "theme": "ECLIPSE",
    "key_map_type": "VIM",
    "tab_size": 4,
    "line_length": 80,
    "cursor_blink_rate": 530,
    "hide_top_menu": true,
    "show_tabs": true,
    "show_whitespace_errors": true,
    "syntax_highlighting": true,
    "hide_line_numbers": true,
    "match_brackets": true,
    "auto_close_brackets": true
  }
----

The response is "`204 No Content`"

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

[[get-starred-changes]]
=== Get Starred Changes
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/starred.changes'
--

Gets the changes starred by the identified user account. This
URL endpoint is functionally identical to the changes query
`GET /changes/?q=is:starred`. The result is a list of
link:rest-api-changes.html#change-info[ChangeInfo] entities.

.Request
----
  GET /a/accounts/self/starred.changes
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
  Content-Disposition: attachment
  Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8

  )]}'
  [
    {
      "id": "myProject~master~I8473b95934b5732ac55d26311a706c9c2bde9940",
      "project": "myProject",
      "branch": "master",
      "change_id": "I8473b95934b5732ac55d26311a706c9c2bde9940",
      "subject": "Implementing Feature X",
      "status": "NEW",
      "created": "2013-02-01 09:59:32.126000000",
      "updated": "2013-02-21 11:16:36.775000000",
      "starred": true,
      "mergeable": true,
      "submittable": false,
      "insertions": 145,
      "deletions": 12,
      "_number": 3965,
      "owner": {
        "name": "John Doe"
      }
    }
  ]
----

[[star-change]]
=== Star Change
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/starred.changes/link:rest-api-changes.html#change-id[\{change-id\}]'
--

Star a change. Starred changes are returned for the search query
`is:starred` or `starredby:USER` and automatically notify the user
whenever updates are made to the change.

.Request
----
  PUT /a/accounts/self/starred.changes/myProject~master~I8473b95934b5732ac55d26311a706c9c2bde9940 HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

[[unstar-change]]
=== Unstar Change
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/starred.changes/link:rest-api-changes.html#change-id[\{change-id\}]'
--

Unstar a change. Removes the starred flag, stopping notifications.

.Request
----
  DELETE /a/accounts/self/starred.changes/myProject~master~I8473b95934b5732ac55d26311a706c9c2bde9940 HTTP/1.0
----

.Response
----
  HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----

[[ids]]
== IDs

[[account-id]]
=== \{account-id\}
Identifier that uniquely identifies one account.

This can be:

* a string of the format "Full Name <email@example.com>"
* just the email address ("email@example")
* a full name if it is unique ("Full Name")
* an account ID ("18419")
* a user name ("username")
* `self` for the calling user

[[capability-id]]
=== \{capability-id\}
Identifier of a global capability. Valid values are all field names of
the link:#capability-info[CapabilityInfo] entity.

[[email-id]]
=== \{email-id\}
An email address, or `preferred` for the preferred email address of the
user.

[[username]]
=== \{username\}
The user name.

[[ssh-key-id]]
=== \{ssh-key-id\}
The sequence number of the SSH key.

[[gpg-key-id]]
=== \{gpg-key-id\}
A GPG key identifier, either the 8-character hex key reported by
`gpg --list-keys`, or the 40-character hex fingerprint (whitespace is
ignored) reported by `gpg --list-keys --with-fingerprint`.


[[json-entities]]
== JSON Entities

[[account-detail-info]]
=== AccountDetailInfo
The `AccountDetailInfo` entity contains detailled information about an
account.

`AccountDetailInfo` has the same fields as link:#account-info[
AccountInfo]. In addition `AccountDetailInfo` has the following fields:

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|=================================
|Field Name          ||Description
|`registered_on`     ||
The link:rest-api.html#timestamp[timestamp] of when the account was
registered.
|=================================

[[account-info]]
=== AccountInfo
The `AccountInfo` entity contains information about an account.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|===========================
|Field Name    ||Description
|`_account_id` ||The numeric ID of the account.
|`name`        |optional|The full name of the user. +
Only set if link:rest-api-changes.html#detailed-accounts[detailed
account information] is requested.
|`email`       |optional|
The email address the user prefers to be contacted through. +
Only set if link:rest-api-changes.html#detailed-accounts[detailed
account information] is requested.
|`username`    |optional|The username of the user. +
Only set if link:rest-api-changes.html#detailed-accounts[detailed
account information] is requested.
|===========================

[[account-input]]
=== AccountInput
The `AccountInput` entity contains information for the creation of
a new account.

[options="header",cols="1,^2,4"]
|============================
|Field Name     ||Description
|`username`     |optional|
The user name. If provided, must match the user name from the URL.
|`name`         |optional|The full name of the user.
|`email`        |optional|The email address of the user.
|`ssh_key`      |optional|The public SSH key of the user.
|`http_password`|optional|The HTTP password of the user.
|`groups`       |optional|
A list of link:rest-api-groups.html#group-id[group IDs] that identify
the groups to which the user should be added.
|============================

[[account-name-input]]
=== AccountNameInput
The `AccountNameInput` entity contains information for setting a name
for an account.

[options="header",cols="1,^2,4"]
|=============================
|Field Name ||Description
|`name`     |optional|The new full name of the account. +
If not set or if set to an empty string, the account name is deleted.
|=============================

[[capability-info]]
=== CapabilityInfo
The `CapabilityInfo` entity contains information about the global
capabilities of a user.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|=================================
|Field Name          ||Description
|`accessDatabase`    |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_accessDatabase[Access Database]
capability.
|`administrateServer`|not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_administrateServer[Administrate
Server] capability.
|`createAccount`     |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_createAccount[Create Account]
capability.
|`createGroup`       |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_createGroup[Create Group]
capability.
|`createProject`     |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_createProject[Create Project]
capability.
|`emailReviewers`    |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_emailReviewers[Email Reviewers]
capability.
|`flushCaches`       |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_flushCaches[Flush Caches]
capability.
|`killTask`          |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_kill[Kill Task] capability.
|`maintainServer`    |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_maintainServer[Maintain
Server] capability.
|`priority`          |not set if `INTERACTIVE`|The name of the thread
pool used by the user, see link:access-control.html#capability_priority[
Priority] capability.
|`queryLimit`        ||The link:access-control.html#capability_queryLimit[
Query Limit] of the user as link:#query-limit-info[QueryLimitInfo].
|`runAs`             |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_runAs[Run As] capability.
|`runGC`             |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_runGC[Run Garbage Collection]
capability.
|`streamEvents`      |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_streamEvents[Stream Events]
capability.
|`viewAllAccounts`   |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewAllAccounts[View All Accounts]
capability.
|`viewCaches`        |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewCaches[View Caches] capability.
|`viewConnections`   |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewConnections[View Connections]
capability.
|`viewPlugins`       |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewPlugins[View Plugins] capability.
|`viewQueue`         |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewQueue[View Queue] capability.
|=================================

[[diff-preferences-info]]
=== DiffPreferencesInfo
The `DiffPreferencesInfo` entity contains information about the diff
preferences of a user.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|===========================================
|Field Name                    ||Description
|`context`                     ||
The number of lines of context when viewing a patch.
|`theme`                       ||
The CodeMirror theme. Currently only a subset of light and dark
CodeMirror themes are supported.
|`expand_all_comments`         |not set if `false`|
Whether all inline comments should be automatically expanded.
|`ignore_whitespace`           ||
Whether whitespace changes should be ignored and if yes, which
whitespace changes should be ignored. +
Allowed values are `IGNORE_NONE`, `IGNORE_TRAILING`,
`IGNORE_LEADING_AND_TRAILING`, `IGNORE_ALL`.
|`intraline_difference`        |not set if `false`|
Whether intraline differences should be highlighted.
|`line_length`                 ||
Number of characters that should be displayed in one line.
|`cursor_blink_rate`           ||
Half-period in milliseconds used for cursor blinking.
Setting it to 0 disables cursor blinking.
|`manual_review`               |not set if `false`|
Whether the 'Reviewed' flag should not be set automatically on a patch
when it is viewed.
|`retain_header`               |not set if `false`|
Whether the header that is displayed above the patch (that either shows
the commit message, the diff preferences, the patch sets or the files)
should be retained on file switch.
|`show_line_endings`           |not set if `false`|
Whether Windows EOL/Cr-Lf should be displayed as '\r' in a dotted-line
box.
|`show_tabs`                   |not set if `false`|
Whether tabs should be shown.
|`show_whitespace_errors`      |not set if `false`|
Whether whitespace errors should be shown.
|`skip_deleted`                |not set if `false`|
Whether deleted files should be skipped on file switch.
|`skip_uncommented`            |not set if `false`|
Whether uncommented files should be skipped on file switch.
|`syntax_highlighting`         |not set if `false`|
Whether syntax highlighting should be enabled.
|`hide_top_menu`               |not set if `false`|
If true the top menu header and site header are hidden.
|`auto_hide_diff_table_header` |not set if `false`|
If true the diff table header is automatically hidden when
scrolling down more than half of a page.
|`hide_line_numbers`           |not set if `false`|
If true the line numbers are hidden.
|`tab_size`                    ||
Number of spaces that should be used to display one tab.
|'hide_empty_pane'             |not set if `false`|
Whether empty panes should be hidden. The left pane is empty when a
file was added; the right pane is empty when a file was deleted.
|`match_brackets`              |not set if `false`|
Whether matching brackets should be highlighted.
|===========================================

[[diff-preferences-input]]
=== DiffPreferencesInput
The `DiffPreferencesInput` entity contains information for setting the
diff preferences of a user. Fields which are not set will not be
updated.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|===========================================
|Field Name                    ||Description
|`context`                     |optional|
The number of lines of context when viewing a patch.
|`expand_all_comments`         |optional|
Whether all inline comments should be automatically expanded.
|`ignore_whitespace`           |optional|
Whether whitespace changes should be ignored and if yes, which
whitespace changes should be ignored. +
Allowed values are `IGNORE_NONE`, `IGNORE_TRAILING`,
`IGNORE_LEADING_AND_TRAILING`, `IGNORE_ALL`.
|`intraline_difference`        |optional|
Whether intraline differences should be highlighted.
|`line_length`                 |optional|
Number of characters that should be displayed in one line.
|`manual_review`               |optional|
Whether the 'Reviewed' flag should not be set automatically on a patch
when it is viewed.
|`retain_header`               |optional|
Whether the header that is displayed above the patch (that either shows
the commit message, the diff preferences, the patch sets or the files)
should be retained on file switch.
|`show_line_endings`           |optional|
Whether Windows EOL/Cr-Lf should be displayed as '\r' in a dotted-line
box.
|`show_tabs`                   |optional|
Whether tabs should be shown.
|`show_whitespace_errors`      |optional|
Whether whitespace errors should be shown.
|`skip_deleted`                |optional|
Whether deleted files should be skipped on file switch.
|`skip_uncommented`            |optional|
Whether uncommented files should be skipped on file switch.
|`syntax_highlighting`         |optional|
Whether syntax highlighting should be enabled.
|`hide_top_menu`               |optional|
True if the top menu header and site header should be hidden.
|`auto_hide_diff_table_header` |optional|
True if the diff table header is automatically hidden when
scrolling down more than half of a page.
|`hide_line_numbers`           |optional|
True if the line numbers should be hidden.
|`tab_size`                    |optional|
Number of spaces that should be used to display one tab.
|===========================================

[[edit-preferences-info]]
=== EditPreferencesInfo
The `EditPreferencesInfo` entity contains information about the edit
preferences of a user.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|===========================================
|Field Name                    ||Description
|`theme`                       ||
The CodeMirror theme. Currently only a subset of light and dark
CodeMirror themes are supported. Light themes `DEFAULT`, `ECLIPSE`,
`ELEGANT`, `NEAT`. Dark themes `MIDNIGHT`, `NIGHT`, `TWILIGHT`.
|`key_map_type`                ||
The CodeMirror key map. Currently only a subset of key maps are
supported: `DEFAULT`, `EMACS`, `VIM`.
|`tab_size`                    ||
Number of spaces that should be used to display one tab.
|`line_length`                 ||
Number of characters that should be displayed per line.
|`cursor_blink_rate`           ||
Half-period in milliseconds used for cursor blinking.
Setting it to 0 disables cursor blinking.
|`hide_top_menu`               |not set if `false`|
If true the top menu header and site header is hidden.
|`show_tabs`                   |not set if `false`|
Whether tabs should be shown.
|`show_whitespace_errors`      |not set if `false`|
Whether whitespace errors should be shown.
|`syntax_highlighting`         |not set if `false`|
Whether syntax highlighting should be enabled.
|`hide_line_numbers`           |not set if `false`|
Whether line numbers should be hidden.
|`match_brackets`              |not set if `false`|
Whether matching brackets should be highlighted.
|`auto_close_brackets`         |not set if `false`|
Whether brackets and quotes should be auto-closed during typing.
|===========================================

[[email-info]]
=== EmailInfo
The `EmailInfo` entity contains information about an email address of a
user.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|========================
|Field Name ||Description
|`email`    ||The email address.
|`preferred`|not set if `false`|
Whether this is the preferred email address of the user.
|`pending_confirmation`|not set if `false`|
Set true if the user must confirm control of the email address
by following a verification link before Gerrit will permit use of
this address.
|========================

[[email-input]]
=== EmailInput
The `EmailInput` entity contains information for registering a new
email address.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|==============================
|Field Name       ||Description
|`email`          ||
The email address. If provided, must match the email address from the
URL.
|`preferred`      |`false` if not set|
Whether the new email address should become the preferred email address
of the user (only supported if `no_confirmation` is set or if the
authentication type is `DEVELOPMENT_BECOME_ANY_ACCOUNT`).
|`no_confirmation`|`false` if not set|
Whether the email address should be added without confirmation. In this
case no verification email is sent to the user. +
Only Gerrit administrators are allowed to add email addresses without
confirmation.
|==============================

[[gpg-key-info]]
=== GpgKeyInfo
The `GpgKeyInfo` entity contains information about a GPG public key.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|========================
|Field Name   ||Description
|`id`         |Not set in map context|The 8-char hex GPG key ID.
|`fingerprint`|Not set for deleted keys|The 40-char (plus spaces) hex GPG key fingerprint.
|`user_ids`   |Not set for deleted keys|
link:https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4880#section-5.11[OpenPGP User IDs]
associated with the public key.
|`key`        |Not set for deleted keys|ASCII armored public key material.
|`status`     |Not set for deleted keys|
The result of server-side checks on the key; one of `BAD`, `OK`, or `TRUSTED`.
`BAD` keys have serious problems and should not be used. If a key is `OK,
inspecting only that key found no problems, but the system does not fully trust
the key's origin. A `TRUSTED` key is valid, and the system knows enough about
the key and its origin to trust it.
|`problems`   |Not set for deleted keys|
A list of human-readable problem strings found in the course of checking whether
the key is valid and trusted.
|========================

[[gpg-keys-input]]
=== GpgKeysInput
The `GpgKeysInput` entity contains information for adding/deleting GPG keys.

[options="header",cols="1,6"]
|========================
|Field Name|Description
|`add`     |List of ASCII armored public key strings to add.
|`delete`  |List of link:#gpg-key-id[`\{gpg-key-id\}`]s to delete.
|========================

[[http-password-input]]
=== HttpPasswordInput
The `HttpPasswordInput` entity contains information for setting/generating
an HTTP password.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|============================
|Field Name     ||Description
|`generate`     |`false` if not set|
Whether a new HTTP password should be generated
|`http_password`|optional|
The new HTTP password. Only Gerrit administrators may set the HTTP
password directly. +
If empty or not set and `generate` is false or not set, the HTTP
password is deleted.
|============================

[[preferences-info]]
=== PreferencesInfo
The `PreferencesInfo` entity contains information about a user's preferences.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|============================================
|Field Name                     ||Description
|`changes_per_page`             ||
The number of changes to show on each page.
Allowed values are `10`, `25`, `50`, `100`.
|`show_site_header`             |not set if `false`|
Whether the site header should be shown.
|`use_flash_clipboard`          |not set if `false`|
Whether to use the flash clipboard widget.
|`download_scheme`              ||
The type of download URL the user prefers to use. May be any key from
the `schemes` map in
link:rest-api-config.html#download-info[DownloadInfo].
|`download_command`             ||
The type of download command the user prefers to use.
|`copy_self_on_email`           |not set if `false`|
Whether to CC me on comments I write.
|`date_format`                  ||
The format to display the date in.
Allowed values are `STD`, `US`, `ISO`, `EURO`, `UK`.
|`time_format`                  ||
The format to display the time in.
Allowed values are `HHMM_12`, `HHMM_24`.
|`relative_date_in_change_table`|not set if `false`|
Whether to show relative dates in the changes table.
|`size_bar_in_change_table`     |not set if `false`|
Whether to show the change sizes as colored bars in the change table.
|`legacycid_in_change_table`    |not set if `false`|
Whether to show change number in the change table.
|`mute_common_path_prefixes`    |not set if `false`|
Whether to mute common path prefixes in file names in the file table.
|`signed_off_by`                |not set if `false`|
Whether to insert Signed-off-by footer in changes created with the
inline edit feature.
|`review_category_strategy`     ||
The strategy used to displayed info in the review category column.
Allowed values are `NONE`, `NAME`, `EMAIL`, `USERNAME`, `ABBREV`.
|`diff_view`                    ||
The type of diff view to show.
Allowed values are `SIDE_BY_SIDE`, `UNIFIED_DIFF`.
|`my`                           ||
The menu items of the `MY` top menu as a list of
link:rest-api-config.html#top-menu-item-info[TopMenuItemInfo] entities.
|`url_aliases`                  |optional|
A map of URL path pairs, where the first URL path is an alias for the
second URL path.
|`email_notifications`          ||
The type of email strategy to use. On `ENABLED`, the user will receive emails
from Gerrit. On `CC_ON_OWN_COMMENTS` the user will also receive emails for
their own comments. On `DISABLED` the user will not receive any email
notifications from Gerrit.
Allowed values are `ENABLED`, `CC_ON_OWN_COMMENTS`, `DISABLED`.
|============================================

[[preferences-input]]
=== PreferencesInput
The `PreferencesInput` entity contains information for setting the
user preferences. Fields which are not set will not be updated.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|============================================
|Field Name                     ||Description
|`changes_per_page`             |optional|
The number of changes to show on each page.
Allowed values are `10`, `25`, `50`, `100`.
|`show_site_header`             |optional|
Whether the site header should be shown.
|`use_flash_clipboard`          |optional|
Whether to use the flash clipboard widget.
|`download_scheme`              |optional|
The type of download URL the user prefers to use.
|`download_command`             |optional|
The type of download command the user prefers to use.
|`copy_self_on_email`           |optional|
Whether to CC me on comments I write.
|`date_format`                  |optional|
The format to display the date in.
Allowed values are `STD`, `US`, `ISO`, `EURO`, `UK`.
|`time_format`                  |optional|
The format to display the time in.
Allowed values are `HHMM_12`, `HHMM_24`.
|`relative_date_in_change_table`|optional|
Whether to show relative dates in the changes table.
|`size_bar_in_change_table`     |optional|
Whether to show the change sizes as colored bars in the change table.
|`legacycid_in_change_table`    |optional|
Whether to show change number in the change table.
|`mute_common_path_prefixes`    |optional|
Whether to mute common path prefixes in file names in the file table.
|`signed_off_by`                |optional|
Whether to insert Signed-off-by footer in changes created with the
inline edit feature.
|`review_category_strategy`     |optional|
The strategy used to displayed info in the review category column.
Allowed values are `NONE`, `NAME`, `EMAIL`, `USERNAME`, `ABBREV`.
|`diff_view`                    |optional|
The type of diff view to show.
Allowed values are `SIDE_BY_SIDE`, `UNIFIED_DIFF`.
|`my`                           |optional|
The menu items of the `MY` top menu as a list of
link:rest-api-config.html#top-menu-item-info[TopMenuItemInfo] entities.
|`url_aliases`                  |optional|
A map of URL path pairs, where the first URL path is an alias for the
second URL path.
|============================================

[[query-limit-info]]
=== QueryLimitInfo
The `QueryLimitInfo` entity contains information about the
link:access-control.html#capability_queryLimit[Query Limit] of a user.

[options="header",cols="1,6"]
|================================
|Field Name          |Description
|`min`               |Lower limit.
|`max`               |Upper limit.
|================================

[[ssh-key-info]]
=== SshKeyInfo
The `SshKeyInfo` entity contains information about an SSH key of a
user.

[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|=============================
|Field Name      ||Description
|`seq`           ||The sequence number of the SSH key.
|`ssh_public_key`||The complete public SSH key.
|`encoded_key`   ||The encoded key.
|`algorithm`     ||The algorithm of the SSH key.
|`comment`       |optional|The comment of the SSH key.
|`valid`         ||Whether the SSH key is valid.
|=============================

[[username-input]]
=== UsernameInput
The `UsernameInput` entity contains information for setting the
username for an account.

[options="header",cols="1,6"]
|=======================
|Field Name |Description
|`username` |The new username of the account.
|=======================


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