> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thefaithapp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Communication Preferences

> Returns quiet hours, timezone, and topic-level community notification preferences for the authenticated member.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/community/communication-preferences
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: TheFaithApp Partner API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The v1 API for third-party apps that sign in TheFaithApp members and access
    church-scoped content and workflows.
  contact:
    name: TheFaithApp Support
    email: support@thefaithapp.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.thefaithapp.com
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKeyAuth: []
    bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Hosted Auth
    description: Sign members in through the hosted TheFaithApp authentication flow.
  - name: Core Experience
    description: Load member context and the personalized home experience.
  - name: Content
    description: >-
      Read sermons, media, YouTube videos, devotionals, and streaming
      configuration.
  - name: Engagement
    description: Manage member favorites and devotional bookmarks.
  - name: Churches
    description: Read church profiles, public directory records, and branch information.
  - name: Events & Volunteers
    description: >-
      Browse events and volunteer opportunities, then manage registrations and
      commitments.
  - name: Notifications & Bulletins
    description: Read church and member notifications and published bulletins.
  - name: Prayer
    description: Submit a prayer request for the authenticated member.
  - name: Member Connections
    description: Manage the member’s campus and ministry connections.
  - name: Community Groups
    description: >-
      Discover groups and manage membership, feeds, attendance, study guides,
      and leader notes.
  - name: Community Preferences & Research
    description: >-
      Manage community preferences, summaries, and consent-based research
      participation.
  - name: Resource Sharing
    description: Offer shared resources and manage member loan requests and transitions.
  - name: Mutual Aid
    description: >-
      Manage needs and offers, private responses, safety reports, and member
      activity.
  - name: Analytics
    description: Record product analytics events and retrieve aggregate metrics.
  - name: Notification Analytics
    description: Record and summarize notification delivery, open, and click events.
paths:
  /v1/community/communication-preferences:
    get:
      tags:
        - Community Preferences & Research
      summary: Get Communication Preferences
      description: >-
        Returns quiet hours, timezone, and topic-level community notification
        preferences for the authenticated member.
      operationId: getCommunityCommunicationPreferences
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Communication preferences loaded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommunicationPreferencesResponse'
              examples:
                success:
                  summary: Communication preferences loaded.
                  value:
                    status: Success
                    data:
                      communication_preferences:
                        timezone: Africa/Kampala
                        quiet_hours_enabled: true
                        quiet_start: '21:00'
                        quiet_end: '07:00'
                        quiet_days:
                          - 1
                          - 2
                          - 3
                          - 4
                          - 5
                        topics:
                          direct_messages: true
                          ministries: true
                          community_groups: true
                          mutual_aid: true
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key or member bearer token.
        '403':
          description: The authenticated account is not an eligible church member.
components:
  schemas:
    CommunicationPreferencesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          const: Success
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            communication_preferences:
              allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommunicationPreferencesInput'
                - type: object
                  required:
                    - timezone
                    - quiet_hours_enabled
                    - quiet_start
                    - quiet_end
                    - quiet_days
                    - topics
    CommunicationPreferencesInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        timezone:
          type: string
          description: IANA timezone identifier selected by the client.
          example: Africa/Kampala
        quiet_hours_enabled:
          type: boolean
        quiet_start:
          type: string
          pattern: ^([01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d$
          example: '22:00'
        quiet_end:
          type: string
          pattern: ^([01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d$
          example: '07:00'
        quiet_days:
          type: array
          minItems: 1
          maxItems: 7
          uniqueItems: true
          items:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 7
        topics:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            direct_messages:
              type: boolean
            ministries:
              type: boolean
            community_groups:
              type: boolean
            mutual_aid:
              type: boolean
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: >-
        Client API key copied from Developer Access in the TheFaithApp
        dashboard.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Sanctum
      description: Member access token returned by `POST /v1/auth/token`.

````