# Update User Settings using Post

To get and configure the User profile you can use [these endpoints](https://api.whisk.com/spec/#/UserAPI):

## Update User Settings

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.whisk.com/user/v2/settings/patch`

Update user preferences. Note: additional \[POST] endpoint for services which don't support \[PATCH]

#### Request Body

| Name           | Type   | Description                          |
| -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------ |
| Settings Model | object | See the meal planner settings model. |

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```
{
  "settings": {
    "personal_details": {
      "first_name": "string",
      "last_name": "string",
      "photo_url": "string",
      "gender": "GENDER_INVALID",
      "country": "string",
      "zipcode": "string",
      "language": "string",
      "activity_level": "ACTIVITY_LEVEL_INVALID",
      "age": 0,
      "height": {
        "value": 0,
        "unit": "UNIT_INVALID"
      },
      "weight": {
        "value": 0,
        "unit": "UNIT_INVALID"
      },
      "health_goals": {
        "list": [
          "HEALTH_GOAL_INVALID"
        ]
      },
      "year_of_birth": 0
    },
    "food_preferences": {
      "diets": {
        "list": [
          "DIET_INVALID"
        ]
      },
      "avoidance_list": {
        "list": [
          "AVOIDANCE_INVALID"
        ]
      },
      "disliked_ingredients": {
        "list": [
          {
            "name": "string",
            "canonical_name": "string"
          }
        ]
      },
      "organic_preference": "ORGANIC_PREFERENCE_INVALID",
      "nutrition_preferences": {
        "list": [
          "NUTRITION_INVALID"
        ]
      },
      "preferred_ingredients": {
        "list": [
          {
            "name": "string",
            "canonical_name": "string"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "cooking_preferences": {
      "household_adults": {
        "size": 0
      },
      "household_children": {
        "size": 0
      },
      "favourite_cuisines": {
        "list": [
          "CUISINE_INVALID"
        ]
      },
      "cooking_experience": "COOKING_EXPERIENCE_INVALID",
      "cooking_max_time": {
        "time": 0
      },
      "user_devices": {
        "list": {
          "device_type": "DEVICE_TYPE_INVALID",
          "custom_device": "DEVICE_TYPE_INVALID"
        }
      }
    },
    "shopping_preferences": {
      "preferred_retailers": {
        "retailers": [
          "string"
        ]
      },
      "budget_goal": "BUDGET_GOAL_INVALID",
      "ethical_preferences": {
        "list": [
          "ETHICAL_PREFERENCE_INVALID"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "mask": {
    "paths": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}
```

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This list of user profile preferences could impact the meal recommendation algorithm:

* Age
* Gender
* Health goals
* Height, Weight
* Activity level
* Dietary Preferences
* Allergies and Intolerance
* Disliked Ingredients
* Cooking Preferences

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Please see the [meal planner setting model](https://docs.whisk.com/meal-plans/generate_mealplan#settings-model).
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