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5. [Operations with Specific GlobalSettings](#0)

# Operations with Specific GlobalSettings﻿

Last modified: 24 March 2026

Provides operations with global application settings.

| Resource | ``` /api/admin/globalSettings ``` |
| --- | --- |
| Returned entity | GlobalSettings. For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-globalSettings.html#GlobalSettings-supported-fields) section. |
| Supported methods | - `GET`: [Read a Specific GlobalSettings](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-globalSettings.html#get-GlobalSettings-method). - `POST`: [Update a Specific GlobalSettings](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-globalSettings.html#update-GlobalSettings-method). |

## GlobalSettings attributes﻿

Represents application-wide settings.

### Related Resources﻿

Below you can find the list of resources that let you work with this entity.

- Global Settings

### Attributes﻿

This table describes attributes of the `GlobalSettings` entity.

- To receive an attribute in the response from the server, specify it explicitly in the `fields` request parameter.
- To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| id | String | The ID of the GlobalSettings. `Read-only`. |
| systemSettings | SystemSettings | System settings that affect core functionality of YouTrack. `Read-only`. |
| notificationSettings | NotificationSettings | The Notifications settings of the YouTrack service. `Read-only`. |
| restSettings | RestCorsSettings | The Resource sharing (CORS) settings of the YouTrack service. `Read-only`. |
| appearanceSettings | AppearanceSettings | Visual settings of the YouTrack service. `Read-only`. |
| localeSettings | LocaleSettings | System language settings. `Read-only`. |
| license | License | License information. `Read-only`. |

## Read a Specific GlobalSettings﻿

Get the global settings.

### Request syntax﻿

GET /api/admin/globalSettings?{fields}

| null | The database ID of GlobalSettings |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of GlobalSettings attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned. |

### Sample﻿

#### Sample request﻿

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/globalSettings?fields=appearanceSettings(dateFieldFormat(id,presentation),timeZone(id,presentation)),id,license(freeUsername,id,isFreeLicenseUsed),localeSettings(id,locale(id,locale,name)),restSettings(allowAllOrigins,allowedOrigins,hubServiceOrigins,id),systemSettings(allowStatisticsCollection,baseUrl,id,maxExportItems,maxOrderedIssues,maxUploadFileSize),updateInfo(id,isChecking,result(date,downloadUrl,id,message,success,updateAvailable))

#### Sample response body﻿

{
  "license": {
    "freeUsername": "YouTrack Default",
    "isFreeLicenseUsed": true,
    "id": "67-0",
    "$type": "License"
  },
  "restSettings": {
    "allowAllOrigins": false,
    "allowedOrigins": [],
    "hubServiceOrigins": [],
    "id": "RestCorsSettings",
    "$type": "RestCorsSettings"
  },
  "appearanceSettings": {
    "dateFieldFormat": {
      "presentation": "Default date format (31 Dec 2000 23:59)",
      "id": "",
      "$type": "DateFormatDescriptor"
    },
    "timeZone": {
      "presentation": "Central European Summer Time (UTC/GMT +2 hours)",
      "id": "Europe/Berlin",
      "$type": "TimeZoneDescriptor"
    },
    "$type": "AppearanceSettings"
  },
  "localeSettings": {
    "locale": {
      "name": "English",
      "locale": "en_US",
      "id": "en_US",
      "$type": "LocaleDescriptor"
    },
    "id": "67-0",
    "$type": "LocaleSettings"
  },
  "updateInfo": {
    "result": {
      "downloadUrl": null,
      "success": true,
      "updateAvailable": false,
      "date": null,
      "message": "Update info is not available yet, check back later",
      "id": "update result",
      "$type": "CheckResult"
    },
    "isChecking": false,
    "id": "UpdateInfo",
    "$type": "UpdateInfo"
  },
  "systemSettings": {
    "baseUrl": "https://example.youtrack.cloud",
    "maxExportItems": 500,
    "maxUploadFileSize": 10485760,
    "allowStatisticsCollection": true,
    "id": "67-0",
    "$type": "SystemSettings"
  },
  "id": "GlobalSettings",
  "$type": "GlobalSettings"
}

## Update a Specific GlobalSettings﻿

Update settings.

### Required permissions﻿

Requires permissions: Low-level Admin Write

### Request syntax﻿

POST /api/admin/globalSettings?{fields}

| null | The database ID of GlobalSettings |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters﻿

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| fields | String | A list of GlobalSettings attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned. |

### Sample﻿

#### Sample request﻿

https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/admin/globalSettings?fields=appearanceSettings(dateFieldFormat(id,presentation),timeZone(id,presentation))

#### Sample request body﻿

{
  "appearanceSettings": {
    "timeZone": {
      "id": "Europe/Berlin"
    }
  }
}

#### Sample response body﻿

{
  "appearanceSettings": {
    "timeZone": {
      "presentation": "Central European Summer Time (UTC/GMT +2 hours)",
      "id": "Europe/Berlin",
      "$type": "TimeZoneDescriptor"
    },
    "dateFieldFormat": {
      "presentation": "Default date format (31 Dec 2000 23:59)",
      "id": "",
      "$type": "DateFormatDescriptor"
    },
    "$type": "AppearanceSettings"
  },
  "$type": "GlobalSettings"
}

- [Operations with Specific GlobalSettings](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-globalSettings.html)
- [GlobalSettings attributes](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-globalSettings.html#GlobalSettings-supported-fields)
- [Read a Specific GlobalSettings](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-globalSettings.html#get-GlobalSettings-method)
- [Update a Specific GlobalSettings](/help/youtrack/devportal/operations-api-admin-globalSettings.html#update-GlobalSettings-method)

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