Config Endpoints

New in version 1.12.0.

These endpoints facilitate access and modification of the configuration in a granular way. Config sent to the endpoints must be in the same format as returned by the corresponding GET request. When posting the configuration succeeds, the posted configuration is immediately applied, except for changes that require a restart. Query /rest/config/restart-required to check if a restart is required.

For all endpoints supporting PATCH, it takes the existing config and unmarshals the given JSON object on top of it. This means all child objects will replace the existing objects, not extend them. For example for RawListenAddresses in options, which is an array of strings, sending {RawListenAddresses: ["tcp://10.0.0.2"]} will replace all existing listen addresses.

/rest/config

GET returns the entire config and PUT replaces it.

/rest/config/restart-required

GET returns whether a restart of Syncthing is required for the current config to take effect.

/rest/config/folders, /rest/config/devices

GET returns all folders respectively devices as an array. PUT takes an array and POST a single object. In both cases if a given folder/device already exists, it’s replaced, otherwise a new one is added.

/rest/config/folders/*id*, /rest/config/devices/*id*

Put the desired folder- respectively device-ID in place of *id*. GET returns the folder/device for the given ID, PUT replaces the entire config, PATCH replaces only the given child objects and DELETE removes the folder/device.

/rest/config/defaults/folder, /rest/config/defaults/device

GET returns a template folder / device configuration object with all default values, which only needs a unique ID to be applied. PUT replaces the default config (omitted values are reset to the hard-coded defaults), PATCH replaces only the given child objects.

/rest/config/defaults/ignores

New in version 1.19.0.

GET returns an object with a single lines attribute listing ignore patterns to be used by default on folders, as an array of single-line strings. PUT replaces the default ignore patterns from an object of the same format.

/rest/config/options, /rest/config/ldap, /rest/config/gui

GET returns the respective object, PUT replaces the entire object and PATCH replaces only the given child objects.