Update Notification Preference

Update the current job seeker notification preferences

PATCH /api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference

Update Notification Preference

cURL

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled": true,
  "jobMatchNotificationsEnabled": true
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference"

payload = {
    "applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled": True,
    "jobMatchNotificationsEnabled": True
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled: true,
    jobMatchNotificationsEnabled: true
  })
};

fetch('https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled' => true,
    'jobMatchNotificationsEnabled' => true
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled\": true,\n  \"jobMatchNotificationsEnabled\": true\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled\": true,\n  \"jobMatchNotificationsEnabled\": true\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled\": true,\n  \"jobMatchNotificationsEnabled\": true\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

Endpoint

PATCH /api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference

Base URL: http://localhost:3000/api/v1

This endpoint requires authentication and Job Seeker role.

Authentication

Include the access token in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

Request Body

All fields are optional. Only provide the settings you want to change.

applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled · boolean

Enable or disable application status update notifications.

jobMatchNotificationsEnabled · boolean

Enable or disable new job match notifications.

Request Shape

interface UpdateNotificationPreferenceDto {
  applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled?: boolean;
  jobMatchNotificationsEnabled?: boolean;
}

Request Examples

Disable Job Match Notifications

PATCH /api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "jobMatchNotificationsEnabled": false
}

Disable Both Notification Types

PATCH /api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled": false,
  "jobMatchNotificationsEnabled": false
}

Re-enable Application Status Notifications

PATCH /api/v1/job-seekers/me/notification-preference
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled": true
}

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {},
  "message": "Success",
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/notification-preference",
    "method": "PATCH"
  }
}

Error Responses

400 Bad Request - Validation Error

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": ["applicationStatusNotificationsEnabled must be a boolean value"],
    "statusCode": 400,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/notification-preference",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Bad Request"
  }
}

401 Unauthorized - Not Authenticated

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "Unauthorized",
    "statusCode": 401,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/notification-preference",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Unauthorized"
  }
}

403 Forbidden - Insufficient Permissions

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "message": "Forbidden resource",
    "statusCode": 403,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-23T20:00:00.000Z",
    "path": "/job-seekers/me/notification-preference",
    "method": "PATCH",
    "details": "Forbidden"
  }
}

Notes

Upsert Behavior: If the preference row does not exist yet, this endpoint creates it before applying the update.

Read After Write: Call GET /job-seekers/me/notification-preference after updating if the frontend needs the latest persisted values.