---
title: "Changes to Create a profile"
method: POST
path: "/v1/profiles"
---

# Changes to Create a profile

`POST /v1/profiles`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 8 of 55 revisions.

- **2026-10-16** `8f7e74e04bd3`: 1 breaking
- **2026-06-23** `b1ff6331cd62`: 1 info
- **2026-06-16** `7b73b0d57792`: 1 breaking
- **2026-06-07** `4985d7bcd32f`: 6 info
- **2026-02-06** `45efcdf3e5cc`: 1 info
- **2026-01-08** `97dcad9b050e`: 2 breaking, 1 warning, 9 info
- **2025-10-13** `8a3a53ec907a`: 2 breaking, 1 warning, 2 info
- **2025-10-13** `a4d7cab569c6`: 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `8f7e74e04bd3`: 1 breaking
  - the `userDataDir` request property contentEncoding changed from `binary` to ``
- **2026-06-23** `b1ff6331cd62`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `useProxy`
- **2026-06-16** `7b73b0d57792`: 1 breaking
  - request body became required
- **2026-06-07** `4985d7bcd32f`: 6 info
  - added the new optional request property `projectId`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `413`
  - added the optional property `linkToDocs` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `linkToDocs` to the response with the `500` status
  - added the required property `projectId` to the response with the `201` status
- **2026-02-06** `45efcdf3e5cc`: 1 info
  - removed the `DELETED` enum value from the `status` response property for the response status `201`
- **2026-01-08** `97dcad9b050e`: 2 breaking, 1 warning, 9 info
  - the request property `userDataDir` became required
  - the `userDataDir` request property contentEncoding changed from `` to `binary`
  - added the new `DELETED` enum value to the `status` response property for the response status `201`
  - the `userDataDir` request property type was generalized from no type to `string`, and format from no format to `binary`
  - the response property `context/items/params` became required for the status `400`
  - the response property `context/items/params` became required for the status `500`
  - the response property `credentialsConfig` became required for the status `201`
  - the response property `useProxyConfig` became required for the status `201`
  - the `createdAt` response's property pattern `^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$` was added for the status `201`
  - the `id` response's property pattern `^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$` was added for the status `201`
  - the `sourceSessionId` response's property pattern `^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$` was added for the status `201`
  - the `updatedAt` response's property pattern `^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$` was added for the status `201`
- **2025-10-13** `8a3a53ec907a`: 2 breaking, 1 warning, 2 info
  - the request property `proxyUrl` became not nullable
  - the request property `userAgent` became not nullable
  - removed the request property `fingerprint`
  - the request property `proxyUrl` became optional
  - the request property `userAgent` became optional
- **2025-10-13** `a4d7cab569c6`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

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