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# Update tab settings

PUT https://demo.docusign.net/restapi/v2/accounts/{accountId}/settings/tabs
Content-Type: application/json



Reference: https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/v2/reference/accounts/accounttabsettings/update

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) — OAuth 2.0 access token (JWT or auth-code grant). Sent as Authorization: Bearer \<token>.

## Servers

- `https://demo.docusign.net/restapi` (Demo, default)
- `https://www.docusign.net/restapi` (Production)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `accountId` (string, required) — The external account number (int) or account id GUID.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a tabAccountSettings.

- `allowTabOrder` (string, optional)
- `allowTabOrderMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `approveDeclineTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `approveDeclineTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `calculatedFieldsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `calculatedFieldsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `checkboxTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `checkboxTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `dataFieldRegexEnabled` (string, optional)
- `dataFieldRegexMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `dataFieldSizeEnabled` (string, optional)
- `dataFieldSizeMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `firstLastEmailTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `firstLastEmailTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `listTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `listTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `noteTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `noteTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `radioTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `radioTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `savingCustomTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `savingCustomTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `senderToChangeTabAssignmentsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `senderToChangeTabAssignmentsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `sharedCustomTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `sharedCustomTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabDataLabelEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabDataLabelMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabLocationEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabLocationMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabLockingEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabLockingMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabScaleEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabScaleMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabTextFormattingEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabTextFormattingMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `textTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `textTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)

## Response

### 200

Successful response.

- `allowTabOrder` (string, optional)
- `allowTabOrderMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `approveDeclineTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `approveDeclineTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `calculatedFieldsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `calculatedFieldsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `checkboxTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `checkboxTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `dataFieldRegexEnabled` (string, optional)
- `dataFieldRegexMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `dataFieldSizeEnabled` (string, optional)
- `dataFieldSizeMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `firstLastEmailTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `firstLastEmailTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `listTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `listTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `noteTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `noteTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `radioTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `radioTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `savingCustomTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `savingCustomTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `senderToChangeTabAssignmentsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `senderToChangeTabAssignmentsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `sharedCustomTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `sharedCustomTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabDataLabelEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabDataLabelMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabLocationEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabLocationMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabLockingEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabLockingMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabScaleEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabScaleMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `tabTextFormattingEnabled` (string, optional)
- `tabTextFormattingMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)
- `textTabsEnabled` (string, optional)
- `textTabsMetadata` (settingsMetadata, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Error encountered.

- `errorCode` (string, optional) — An error code associated with the error.
- `message` (string, optional) — A short error message.

## Types

### settingsMetadata

- `is21CFRPart11` (string, optional) — When set to **true**, indicates that this module is enabled on the account.
- `options` (list of string, optional)
- `rights` (string, optional)
- `uiHint` (string, optional)
- `uiOrder` (string, optional)
- `uiType` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "allowTabOrder": "string",
  "allowTabOrderMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "approveDeclineTabsEnabled": "string",
  "approveDeclineTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "calculatedFieldsEnabled": "string",
  "calculatedFieldsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "checkboxTabsEnabled": "string",
  "checkboxTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "dataFieldRegexEnabled": "string",
  "dataFieldRegexMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "dataFieldSizeEnabled": "string",
  "dataFieldSizeMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "firstLastEmailTabsEnabled": "string",
  "firstLastEmailTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "listTabsEnabled": "string",
  "listTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "noteTabsEnabled": "string",
  "noteTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "radioTabsEnabled": "string",
  "radioTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "savingCustomTabsEnabled": "string",
  "savingCustomTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "senderToChangeTabAssignmentsEnabled": "string",
  "senderToChangeTabAssignmentsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "sharedCustomTabsEnabled": "string",
  "sharedCustomTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "tabDataLabelEnabled": "string",
  "tabDataLabelMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "tabLocationEnabled": "string",
  "tabLocationMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "tabLockingEnabled": "string",
  "tabLockingMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "tabScaleEnabled": "string",
  "tabScaleMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "tabTextFormattingEnabled": "string",
  "tabTextFormattingMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  },
  "textTabsEnabled": "string",
  "textTabsMetadata": {
    "is21CFRPart11": "string",
    "options": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rights": "string",
    "uiHint": "string",
    "uiOrder": "string",
    "uiType": "string"
  }
}
```