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RESTAdminManagementSettingsUnits of Measurement

Update Units of Measurement Settings

PUT
https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/:store_hash/v3/settings/store/units-of-measurement
PUT
/stores/:store_hash/v3/settings/store/units-of-measurement
$curl -X PUT https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/store_hash/v3/settings/store/units-of-measurement \
>     -H "X-Auth-Token: <apiKey>" \
>     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>     -d '{}'
200Updated
1{
2  "data": {
3    "weight_measurement": "Ounces",
4    "length_measurement": "Inches",
5    "decimal_token": ".",
6    "thousands_token": ",",
7    "decimal_places": 2,
8    "factoring_dimension": "depth"
9  },
10  "meta": {}
11}
Update settings for [units of measurements](https://support.bigcommerce.com/s/article/Store-Settings?language=en_US#physical). The endpoint does not support partial updates. Provide all fields to update global or channel-level settings. Create channel-level settings, or overrides for a channel, using the `channel_id` query parameter. To delete overrides for a channel, supply `null` as a value for all fields. A channel then inherits global values. The endpoint does not support 'null' as a value for global-level settings.
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Update settings for units of measurements.

The endpoint does not support partial updates. Provide all fields to update global or channel-level settings.

Create channel-level settings, or overrides for a channel, using the channel_id query parameter.

To delete overrides for a channel, supply null as a value for all fields. A channel then inherits global values.

The endpoint does not support ‘null’ as a value for global-level settings.

Authentication

X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes | UI Name | Permission | Parameter | |:--------|:-----------|:----------| | Information & Settings | modify | `store_v2_information` | | Information & Settings | read-only | `store_v2_information_read_only` | NOTE: Analytics endpoints require the Content (`store_v2_content` and `store_v2_content_read_only`) OAuth scope. ### Authentication header | Header | Argument | Description | |:-------|:---------|:------------| | `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#api-accounts). | ### Further reading For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests). For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#oauth-scopes). For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).

Path parameters

store_hashstringRequired
Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.

Query parameters

channel_idintegerOptional

Channel ID to use for channel-specific settings. If omitted, you will interact with the global settings only.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
weight_measurementenumOptional
Allowed values:
length_measurementenumOptional
Allowed values:
decimal_tokenstringOptional
thousands_tokenstringOptional
decimal_placesintegerOptional
factoring_dimensionenumOptional
Allowed values:

Response

OK. When you request channel-level settings, null indicates that a channel does not have overrides.

dataobject
metaobject

OAuth scopes

UI NamePermissionParameter
Information & Settingsmodifystore_v2_information
Information & Settingsread-onlystore_v2_information_read_only

NOTE: Analytics endpoints require the Content (store_v2_content and store_v2_content_read_only) OAuth scope.

Authentication header

HeaderArgumentDescription
X-Auth-Tokenaccess_tokenFor more about API accounts that generate access_tokens, see our Guide to API Accounts.

Further reading

For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see Authentication and Example Requests.

For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our Guide to API Accounts.

For a list of API status codes, see API Status Codes.