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# Update Privacy

Toggle the privacy setting of an upload between public and private.

## Request

<Note>
  This endpoint **toggles** the upload's current privacy state — it does not read the request body. Calling it once on a public upload makes it private; calling it again makes it public again. No request body is required, and any body sent is ignored.
</Note>

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X PATCH https://fucksornot.com/api/upload/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/privacy \
    -H "Cookie: auth-token=YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    'https://fucksornot.com/api/upload/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/privacy',
    {
      method: 'PATCH',
      credentials: 'include' // sends the auth-token cookie
    }
  );
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "success": true,
  "upload": {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "user_id": "user-uuid",
    "filename": "abc123.webp",
    "original_name": "myimage.jpg",
    "description": "Check out this cool gadget",
    "upload_type": "image",
    "external_url": null,
    "upvotes": 42,
    "downvote_count": 5,
    "is_private": 1,
    "created_at": "2025-01-24T12:00:00Z"
  },
  "is_private": 1
}
```

| Field        | Type    | Description                                                             |
| ------------ | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `success`    | boolean | Whether the toggle succeeded                                            |
| `upload`     | object  | The updated upload object, reflecting the new privacy state             |
| `is_private` | integer | The upload's privacy state *after* the toggle (0 = public, 1 = private) |

## Privacy Behavior

### Private Uploads

* Don't appear in public feeds or search
* Don't appear on your public profile
* Still accessible if you know the direct URL
* Only you and admins can view via the API

### Public Uploads

* Appear in all public feeds
* Show on your public profile
* Searchable by tags

## Errors

| Status | Description                                                                                                  |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 401    | Not authenticated                                                                                            |
| 404    | Upload not found, or you're not the owner (both cases return 404 to avoid confirming the upload's existence) |