diff --git a/backend/channel/src/index.py b/backend/channel/src/index.py
index b3b47db9..1273930e 100644
--- a/backend/channel/src/index.py
+++ b/backend/channel/src/index.py
@@ -326,22 +326,12 @@ class YoutubeChannel(YouTubeItem):
         for key, value in overwrites.items():
             if key not in valid_keys:
                 raise ValueError(f"invalid overwrite key: {key}")
-            elif value == "disable":
-                to_write[key] = False
+
+            if value is None and key in to_write:
+                to_write.pop(key)
                 continue
-            elif value == "0":
-                if key in to_write:
-                    del to_write[key]
-                continue
-            elif value == "1":
-                to_write[key] = True
-                continue
-            elif isinstance(value, int) and int(value) < 0:
-                if key in to_write:
-                    del to_write[key]
-                continue
-            elif value is not None and value != "":
-                to_write.update({key: value})
+
+            to_write.update({key: value})
 
         self.json_data["channel_overwrites"] = to_write
 
@@ -353,3 +343,5 @@ def channel_overwrites(channel_id, overwrites):
     channel.set_overwrites(overwrites)
     channel.upload_to_es()
     channel.sync_to_videos()
+
+    return channel.json_data["channel_overwrites"]
diff --git a/backend/channel/urls.py b/backend/channel/urls.py
index 4b4ec53e..4e370d62 100644
--- a/backend/channel/urls.py
+++ b/backend/channel/urls.py
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ urlpatterns = [
         views.ChannelApiView.as_view(),
         name="api-channel",
     ),
+    path(
+        "<slug:channel_id>/about/",
+        views.ChannelApiAboutView.as_view(),
+        name="api-channel-view",
+    ),
     path(
         "<slug:channel_id>/aggs/",
         views.ChannelAggsApiView.as_view(),
diff --git a/backend/channel/views.py b/backend/channel/views.py
index e5c7c8cd..f7bcac15 100644
--- a/backend/channel/views.py
+++ b/backend/channel/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """all channel API views"""
 
-from channel.src.index import YoutubeChannel
+from channel.src.index import YoutubeChannel, channel_overwrites
 from channel.src.nav import ChannelNav
 from common.src.urlparser import Parser
 from common.views_base import AdminWriteOnly, ApiBaseView
@@ -102,6 +102,38 @@ class ChannelApiView(ApiBaseView):
         return Response(message, status=status_code)
 
 
+class ChannelApiAboutView(ApiBaseView):
+    """resolves to /api/channel/<channel_id>/about/
+    GET: returns the channel specific settings
+    POST: sets the channel specific settings, returning current values
+    """
+
+    permission_classes = [AdminWriteOnly]
+
+    def get(self, request, channel_id):
+        """get channel overwrites"""
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        channel = YoutubeChannel(channel_id)
+        channel.get_from_es()
+        if not channel.json_data:
+            return Response({"error": "unknown channel id"}, status=404)
+
+        return Response(channel.get_overwrites())
+
+    def post(self, request, channel_id):
+        """modify channel overwrites"""
+        data = request.data
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            return Response({"error": "invalid payload"}, status=400)
+
+        try:
+            new_channel_overwrites = channel_overwrites(channel_id, data)
+        except ValueError as err:
+            return Response({"error": str(err)}, status=400)
+
+        return Response(new_channel_overwrites, status=200)
+
+
 class ChannelAggsApiView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/channel/<channel_id>/aggs/
     GET: get channel aggregations