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  description: >-
    Restores default project categories,… Reference for the POST
    /administration/project-settings/restore-defaults endpoint in the Leadtime
    Public API API.
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  label: Restore default project settings
title: Restore default project settings
type: openapi-operation
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Restores default project categories, statuses, and phases to their original Leadtime configuration.

**What gets restored:**
- Project categories: Default categories like "New Client Project", "Change Request", "Service Order"
- Project statuses: Default statuses (Sales, Requirements, Implementation, Quality Management, Billing, Done)
- Project phases: Default sales pipeline phases (Not contacted, Contact made, Won, Closed, etc.)

**Request body:**
- `keepCustom`: Boolean flag (default: false)
  - If false: All custom entries are deleted and defaults are restored
  - If true: Custom entries are preserved, defaults are added alongside them

**Important considerations:**
- This operation cannot be undone
- Existing projects will retain their current category/status/phase assignments
- Custom fields are NOT affected by this operation
- Deleted default entries will be restored

**Use cases:**
- Reset to clean slate after experimentation
- Restore accidentally deleted default entries
- Standardize workspace configuration across multiple workspaces

<Operation source="api-reference" id="projectsettingscontroller-restoreprojectsettingsdefaults" />