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# GetMemberPrivacySettings

# Package: privacy

# Namespace: MemberPrivacySettingsService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/crm/members-contacts/members/member-management/privacy/member-privacy-settings/get-member-privacy-settings.md

## Introduction

Retrieves the member privacy settings for a site.

If no settings were set, the default settings are retrieved.

>**Note:**
>This method requires [visitor or member authentication](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/articles/authentication/about-identities.md).

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: getMemberPrivacySettings
 Description: Retrieves the member privacy settings for a site.  If no settings were set, the default settings are retrieved.  >**Note:** >This method requires [visitor or member authentication](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/articles/authentication/about-identities.md).
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/members/v1/privacy-settings
 Method: GET
 Return type: GetMemberPrivacySettingsResponse
  - name: memberPrivacySettings | type: MemberPrivacySettings | description: Retrieved member privacy settings. 
     - name: id | type: string | description: Member privacy settings GUID. 
     - name: publicMemberVisibility | type: Visibility | description: Who can see the public member profiles. 
         - enum:
         -     UNKNOWN: Unknown member visibility. This value isn't used.
         -     VISIBLE_TO_MEMBERS_ONLY: The members' profiles are only visible to logged-in site members.
         -     VISIBLE_TO_ALL: All site visitors can see the members' profiles.
     - name: publicMemberCandidates | type: Candidates | description: Who can make the member profile public. 
         - enum:
         -     UNKNOWN: Unknown public member candidate. This value isn't used.
         -     NO_ONE: All members have private profiles with no option to make them public.
         -     ANYONE: All members can make the profile public.
     - name: revision | type: string | description: Revision number, which increments by 1 each time the member privacy settings are updated. To prevent conflicting changes, the existing revision must be used when updating member privacy settings. 
     - name: updatedDate | type: string | description: Date and time when the member privacy settings were updated. 


```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.privacy.MemberPrivacySettingsService.getMemberPrivacySettings()
 Description: Retrieves the member privacy settings for a site.  If no settings were set, the default settings are retrieved.  >**Note:** >This method requires [visitor or member authentication](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/articles/authentication/about-identities.md).
 Return type: PROMISE<GetMemberPrivacySettingsResponse>
  - name: memberPrivacySettings | type: MemberPrivacySettings | description: Retrieved member privacy settings. 
     - name: _id | type: string | description: Member privacy settings GUID. 
     - name: publicMemberVisibility | type: Visibility | description: Who can see the public member profiles. 
         - enum:
         -     UNKNOWN: Unknown member visibility. This value isn't used.
         -     VISIBLE_TO_MEMBERS_ONLY: The members' profiles are only visible to logged-in site members.
         -     VISIBLE_TO_ALL: All site visitors can see the members' profiles.
     - name: publicMemberCandidates | type: Candidates | description: Who can make the member profile public. 
         - enum:
         -     UNKNOWN: Unknown public member candidate. This value isn't used.
         -     NO_ONE: All members have private profiles with no option to make them public.
         -     ANYONE: All members can make the profile public.
     - name: revision | type: string | description: Revision number, which increments by 1 each time the member privacy settings are updated. To prevent conflicting changes, the existing revision must be used when updating member privacy settings. 
     - name: _updatedDate | type: Date | description: Date and time when the member privacy settings were updated. 


```

### Examples

### getMemberPrivacySettings
```javascript
import { memberPrivacySettings } from '@wix/members';

async function getMemberPrivacySettings() {
  const response = await memberPrivacySettings.getMemberPrivacySettings();
};
```

### getMemberPrivacySettings (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { memberPrivacySettings } from '@wix/members';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myGetMemberPrivacySettingsMethod() {
  const elevatedGetMemberPrivacySettings = auth.elevate(memberPrivacySettings.getMemberPrivacySettings);
  const response = await elevatedGetMemberPrivacySettings();
}
```

### getMemberPrivacySettings (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { memberPrivacySettings } from '@wix/members';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { memberPrivacySettings },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function getMemberPrivacySettings() {
  const response = await myWixClient.memberPrivacySettings.getMemberPrivacySettings();
};
```

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