Preferences storage

Preferences allow users to customize their experience in your application. You can save settings like theme choice, language selection, or notification preferences. Appwrite provides multiple ways to store these preferences, depending on your needs.

There are four main options for storing user preferences in applications using Appwrite:

Browser localStorage

The browser's localStorage API is a standard web technology that persists data in the user's browser.

• Device-specific: Settings are only available on the current device

• Simple key-value storage

• No server-side processing required

• Data persists even after browser sessions end

• Limited to 5MB per origin in most browsers

// Store a preference using the browser's built-in localStorage API
localStorage.setItem('darkMode', 'true');

// Retrieve a preference
const darkMode = localStorage.getItem('darkMode');

User preferences

Appwrite provides a built-in user preferences system through the Account API, allowing you to store preferences directly on the user object.

• Persists across all user devices

• Stored as a JSON object

• Limited to 64kB of data

• Simple API for updating and retrieving

Team preferences

Team preferences let you store settings that apply to an entire team of users, well-suited for collaborative features.

• Shared across all team members

• Useful for team-wide settings like theme, notification preferences, or feature toggles

• Stored as a JSON object in the team

• Limited to 64kB of data

Appwrite Databases

For complex preference structures or when storing larger amounts of data, Appwrite Databases offer a flexible solution.

• Schema validation for structured data

• Support for complex data types and relationships

• Unlimited storage capacity (subject to project limits)

• Advanced querying capabilities

• Fine-grained access control