## Create User Profile

**post** `/v1/user_profiles`

Create User Profile

### Header Parameters

- `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`

  Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

  - `string`

  - `"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 23 more`

    - `"message-batches-2024-09-24"`

    - `"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`

    - `"computer-use-2024-10-22"`

    - `"computer-use-2025-01-24"`

    - `"pdfs-2024-09-25"`

    - `"token-counting-2024-11-01"`

    - `"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`

    - `"output-128k-2025-02-19"`

    - `"files-api-2025-04-14"`

    - `"mcp-client-2025-04-04"`

    - `"mcp-client-2025-11-20"`

    - `"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`

    - `"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`

    - `"code-execution-2025-05-22"`

    - `"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`

    - `"context-1m-2025-08-07"`

    - `"context-management-2025-06-27"`

    - `"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`

    - `"skills-2025-10-02"`

    - `"fast-mode-2026-02-01"`

    - `"output-300k-2026-03-24"`

    - `"user-profiles-2026-03-24"`

    - `"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`

    - `"managed-agents-2026-04-01"`

    - `"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`

    - `"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`

### Body Parameters

- `external_id: optional string`

  Platform's own identifier for this user. Not enforced unique. Maximum 255 characters.

- `metadata: optional map[string]`

  Free-form key-value data to attach to this user profile. Maximum 16 keys, with keys up to 64 characters and values up to 512 characters. Values must be non-empty strings.

- `name: optional string`

  Display name of the entity this profile represents. Required when relationship is `resold` (the resold-to company's name); optional otherwise. Maximum 255 characters.

- `relationship: optional "external" or "resold" or "internal"`

  How the entity behind a user profile relates to the platform that owns the API key. `external`: an individual end-user of the platform. `resold`: a company the platform resells Claude access to. `internal`: the platform's own usage.

  - `"external"`

  - `"resold"`

  - `"internal"`

### Returns

- `BetaUserProfile object { id, created_at, metadata, 6 more }`

  - `id: string`

    Unique identifier for this user profile, prefixed `uprof_`.

  - `created_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `metadata: map[string]`

    Arbitrary key-value metadata. Maximum 16 pairs, keys up to 64 chars, values up to 512 chars.

  - `relationship: "external" or "resold" or "internal"`

    How the entity behind a user profile relates to the platform that owns the API key. `external`: an individual end-user of the platform. `resold`: a company the platform resells Claude access to. `internal`: the platform's own usage.

    - `"external"`

    - `"resold"`

    - `"internal"`

  - `trust_grants: map[BetaUserProfileTrustGrant]`

    Trust grants for this profile, keyed by grant name. Key omitted when no grant is active or in flight.

    - `status: "active" or "pending" or "rejected"`

      Status of the trust grant.

      - `"active"`

      - `"pending"`

      - `"rejected"`

  - `type: "user_profile"`

    Object type. Always `user_profile`.

    - `"user_profile"`

  - `updated_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `external_id: optional string`

    Platform's own identifier for this user. Not enforced unique.

  - `name: optional string`

    Display name of the entity this profile represents. For `resold` this is the resold-to company's name.

### Example

```http
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/user_profiles \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: user-profiles-2026-03-24' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "external_id": "user_12345",
          "metadata": {}
        }'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "uprof_011CZkZCu8hGbp5mYRQgUmz9",
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "relationship": "external",
  "trust_grants": {
    "cyber": {
      "status": "active"
    }
  },
  "type": "user_profile",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "external_id": "user_12345",
  "name": "Example User"
}
```