---
method: GET
path: /api/dashboard/preferences
auth: jwt
area: dashboard
---
<!-- source: internal/handlers/dashboard.go:285 DashboardHandler.GetPreferences -->

# Get Dashboard Preferences

Returns the signed-in user's dashboard preferences for a library (or the
global scope when `library_id` is omitted).

## Example response

```json example-response
{
  "hidden_collections": [],
  "collection_order": [],
  "items_per_section": 20
}
```

## Query parameters

| Param | Type | Required | Notes |
| ----- | ---- | -------- | ----- |
| library_id | uuid | No | Library scope; omitted = global |

## Errors

| Status | Body | When |
| ------ | ---- | ---- |
| 400 | `{"error": "invalid library_id"}` | malformed library_id |