---
title: "Create a profile"
method: POST
path: "/profiles/{user_id}"
tags: ["User Profiles"]
---

# Create a profile

`POST /profiles/{user_id}`

Merge the supplied values with an existing profile or create a new profile if one doesn't already exist.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `profile` object, required

## Response `200`

- MergeProfileResponse
  - `status` 'SUCCESS', required

## Other responses

- `400`

## Changes

- **2025-10-15** `e67d02739533` — 2 info
  - api tag `User Profiles` added
  - api tag `Profiles` removed

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/trycourier/apis/courier/changes/profiles/:user_id/post.md)

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