---
title: "Unlock a creator’s name, handle and profile link"
method: POST
path: "/creators/{creatorId}/unlock"
tags: ["creators"]
---

# Unlock a creator’s name, handle and profile link

`POST /creators/{creatorId}/unlock`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.creatorriver.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://www.creatorriver.com/api/v1/creators/{creatorId}/unlock`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Unlocks who the creator is and returns the full profile with name, handle and profile link. Costs 0.5 credits the first time for each creator; unlocking again is free. It does not reveal the email address; use reveal_contact for that.

## Path parameters

- `creatorId` string, required: Creator id, from search_creators results

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `data` unknown, required

## Other responses

- `4XX`: Failure; `error.code` says what to do
- `5XX`: Failure; `error.code` says what to do

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/creatorriver/apis/creator-river-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/creatorriver/apis/creator-river-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/creatorriver/apis/creator-river-api/revisions/d3707b18785c?raw)