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# UserCustomSettings Resource

The UserCustomSettings resource provides methods that allow you to manage the custom settings for a user.

Custom settings are a flexible way to store and retrieve custom user information that can be used in your own system.

There is a limit on the size for all the custom user settings for a single user. All the custom user settings for a single user is limited to 4,000 characters, which includes the xml and json structure for the settings.

## Methods supported

| Method                                                                   | Description                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [delete](/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/users/usercustomsettings/delete) | DEL `/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/users/{userId}/custom_settings` Deletes custom user settings for a specified user.           |
| [list](/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/users/usercustomsettings/list)     | GET `/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/users/{userId}/custom_settings` Retrieves the custom user settings for a specified user.     |
| [update](/docs/esign-rest-api/reference/users/usercustomsettings/update) | PUT `/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/users/{userId}/custom_settings` Adds or updates custom user settings for the specified user. |

## UserCustomSettings properties

| Property         | Type  | Description                                                  |
| ---------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `customSettings` | array | The name/value pair information for the user custom setting. |