docs/api/apiv3/tags/userpreferences.yml
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## Linked Properties
| Link | Description | Type | Constraints | Supported operations |
|:---------:|----------------------------------------------------------| -------------- | --------------------- | -------------------- |
| self | This UserPreferences | UserPreferences| not null | READ |
| user | The user that this preference belongs to | User | not null | READ |
## Local Properties
| Property | Description | Type | Constraints | Supported operations |
|:----------------------:| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------------------- |
| autoHidePopups | Whether to hide popups (e.g. success messages) after 5 seconds | Boolean | | READ / WRITE |
| hideMail | Hide mail address from other users | Boolean | | READ / WRITE |
| notifications | The settings for the notifications to be received by the user | NotificationSetting | | READ / WRITE |
| timeZone | Current selected time zone | String | | READ / WRITE |
| commentSortDescending | Sort comments in descending order | Boolean | | READ / WRITE |
| warnOnLeavingUnsaved | Issue warning when leaving a page with unsaved text | Boolean | | READ / WRITE |
name: UserPreferences