# delete\_\_settings\_user `DELETE /settings/user` *Delete Specific User Settings Keys* Delete specific keys from the current user's settings. This endpoint removes only the specified settings keys while preserving all other settings. The user must be authenticated. #### Request Body Schema | Name | Type | Required | Restrictions | Description | | ------- | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------- | | » keys | array | true | none | Array of setting keys to delete | | »» keys | string | true | none | Setting key to delete | #### TypeScript Client Library ```typescript // Using the Flashback TypeScript client import { FlashbackClient } from '@flashback/client'; const client = new FlashbackClient({ accessToken: 'your-access-token' }); // Delete specific user setting keys try { const result = await client.settings.user.delete({ keys: ['theme', 'notifications.push'] }); console.log('User settings keys deleted:', result); } catch (error) { console.error('Failed to delete user settings keys:', error); } ``` #### Code Samples {% tabs %} {% tab title="Shell" %} ```shell # You can also use wget curl -X DELETE https://backend.flashback.tech/settings/user \ -H 'Accept: application/json' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "keys": ["theme", "notifications.push"] }' ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="HTTP" %} ```http DELETE https://backend.flashback.tech/settings/user HTTP/1.1 Host: localhost:3000 Accept: application/json Authorization: Bearer {access-token} Content-Type: application/json { "keys": ["theme", "notifications.push"] } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="JavaScript" %} ```javascript const headers = { 'Accept':'application/json', 'Authorization':'Bearer {access-token}', 'Content-Type':'application/json' }; const body = { "keys": ["theme", "notifications.push"] }; fetch('https://backend.flashback.tech/settings/user', { method: 'DELETE', headers: headers, body: JSON.stringify(body) }) .then(function(res) { return res.json(); }).then(function(body) { console.log(body); }); ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Ruby" %} ```ruby require 'rest-client' require 'json' headers = { 'Accept' => 'application/json', 'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json' } body = { "keys" => ["theme", "notifications.push"] } result = RestClient.delete 'https://backend.flashback.tech/settings/user', body.to_json, headers: headers p JSON.parse(result) ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Python" %} ```python import requests import json headers = { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } body = { "keys": ["theme", "notifications.push"] } r = requests.delete('https://backend.flashback.tech/settings/user', headers=headers, data=json.dumps(body)) print(r.json()) ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="PHP" %} ```php 'application/json', 'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', ); $client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client(); // Define array of request body. $request_body = array( 'keys' => array( 'theme', 'notifications.push' ) ); try { $response = $client->request('DELETE','https://backend.flashback.tech/settings/user', array( 'headers' => $headers, 'json' => $request_body, ) ); print_r($response->getBody()->getContents()); } catch (\GuzzleHttp\Exception\BadResponseException $e) { // handle exception or api errors. print_r($e->getMessage()); } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Java" %} ```java URL obj = new URL("https://backend.flashback.tech/settings/user"); HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) obj.openConnection(); con.setRequestMethod("DELETE"); con.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json"); con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer {access-token}"); con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json"); String jsonInputString = "{\"keys\":[\"theme\",\"notifications.push\"]}"; con.setDoOutput(true); try(OutputStream os = con.getOutputStream()) { byte[] input = jsonInputString.getBytes("utf-8"); os.write(input, 0, input.length); } int responseCode = con.getResponseCode(); BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream())); String inputLine; StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer(); while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) { response.append(inputLine); } in.close(); System.out.println(response.toString()); ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Go" %} ```go package main import ( "bytes" "encoding/json" "net/http" ) func main() { headers := map[string][]string{ "Accept": []string{"application/json"}, "Authorization": []string{"Bearer {access-token}"}, "Content-Type": []string{"application/json"}, } body := map[string]interface{}{ "keys": []string{ "theme", "notifications.push", }, } jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(body) data := bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData) req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "https://backend.flashback.tech/settings/user", data) req.Header = headers client := &http.Client{} resp, err := client.Do(req) // ... } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} > Example responses > 200 Response ```json { "success": true, "message": "User settings keys deleted successfully" } ``` > 400 Response ```json { "success": false, "message": "Keys array is required and must not be empty" } ``` > 500 Response ```json { "success": false, "message": "Internal server error", "error": "Database connection failed" } ``` #### Responses | Status | Meaning | Description | Schema | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------ | | 200 | [OK](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.1) | User settings keys deleted successfully | Inline | | 400 | [Bad Request](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.1) | Invalid request (missing or empty keys array) | Inline | | 500 | [Internal Server Error](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.1) | Internal server error | Inline | #### Response Schema Status Code **200** | Name | Type | Required | Restrictions | Description | | --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------- | | » success | boolean | true | none | Indicates if the request was successful | | » message | string | true | none | Success message describing the operation | Status Code **400** | Name | Type | Required | Restrictions | Description | | --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------- | | » success | boolean | true | none | Always false for error responses | | » message | string | true | none | Error message describing the issue | Status Code **500** | Name | Type | Required | Restrictions | Description | | --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------- | | » success | boolean | true | none | Always false for error responses | | » message | string | true | none | Error message describing the issue | | » error | string | false | none | Additional error details if available | #### DTOs **DeleteSettingsRequest** ```typescript export interface DeleteSettingsRequest { keys: string[]; 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