---
title: "Get profile description"
method: GET
path: "/profiles/{profileId}/description"
tags: ["profiles"]
---

# Get profile description

`GET /profiles/{profileId}/description`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.usecrouton.com`
- URL: `https://api.usecrouton.com/profiles/{profileId}/description`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-Api-Key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/usecrouton/apis/crouton-api/docs/profiles/:profileId/description/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns the description for a profile. When set, `description` is sanitized HTML and `descriptionRaw` is the stored markdown. When unset, `hasDescription` is false.

## Response `200`

A profile description.

## Other responses

- `400`: 400
- `401`: Missing, invalid, revoked, or expired API key.
- `403`: API key lacks the required resource or access level.
- `404`: Profile not found
- `422`: 422

## Changes

- **2026-10-28** `809cbf38e25a`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/usecrouton/apis/crouton-api/changes/profiles/:profileId/description/get.md)

---

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