---
title: "Read a creator's public profile: their public items and whether you follow them"
method: GET
path: "/api/preview/public/profiles/{username}"
tags: ["discover"]
---

# Read a creator's public profile: their public items and whether you follow them

`GET /api/preview/public/profiles/{username}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://symbol.chat` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://symbol.chat/api/preview/public/profiles/{username}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Secure-next-auth.session-token`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://mcp.symbol.chat/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://mcp.symbol.chat/token`

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required: The creator's handle, without the `@`.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `avatar_url` string, nullable, required
  - `bio` string, nullable, required
  - `follow` object, nullable, required: The Follow slot: whether you follow this creator and how many people do. Null on your own profile, or when the slot cannot be shown.
    - `follower_count` integer, required
    - `following` boolean, required
  - `items` object[], required
    - `cover` object, nullable, required
      - `dominant_color` string, nullable, required
      - `height` integer, nullable, required
      - `url` string, required
      - `width` integer, nullable, required
    - `kind` 'capsule' | 'type' | 'collection', required
    - `origin_credit` object, nullable, required
      - `href` string, nullable, required
      - `name` string, required
    - `path` string, nullable, required: The item's public page, `/u/<username>/<slug>`, or null when the card has no page to open (the web shows it without a link).
    - `title` string, required
  - `public_name` string, nullable, required
  - `username` string, required

## Changes

- **2026-10-19** `5778844d1f9e`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/symbol/apis/symbol-api/changes/api/preview/public/profiles/:username/get.md)

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