Public API Documentation > Resources > Profiles
A public profile provides information about a partner or a user.
Retrieve profiles by following the profiles link from root.
curl -v "https://stagingapi.artsy.net/api/profiles" -H "X-XAPP-Token: XAPP_TOKEN"
The response is a paginated result with embedded profiles.
Users can retrieve a specific profile by ID by rendering the "profile" link template from root.
curl -v "https://stagingapi.artsy.net/api/profiles/{id}" -H "X-XAPP-Token: XAPP_TOKEN"
error: the server responded with status 404
| Key | Target |
|---|---|
| self | The profile resource. |
| permalink | An external location on the artsy.net website. |
| owner | Profile owner (user, fair, etc). |
| cover_image | A cover image. |
| image:self | Curied image location. |
| website | Official website. |
{
"id": "5159dac69a608324390001e5",
"created_at": "2013-04-01T19:06:46+00:00",
"updated_at": "2022-02-16T22:02:30+00:00",
"handle": "ngadc",
"location": "",
"description": "The National Gallery of Art preserves, collects, exhibits, and fosters understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.",
"image_versions": [
"large",
"square140",
"square",
"untouched-png"
],
"_links": {
"thumbnail": {
"href": "https://d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net/YFzRuHBJA6lpANqDum6oCw/square.jpg"
},
"image": {
"href": "https://d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net/YFzRuHBJA6lpANqDum6oCw/{image_version}.jpg",
"templated": true
},
"self": {
"href": "https://stagingapi.artsy.net/api/profiles/5159dac69a608324390001e5"
},
"permalink": {
"href": "https://staging.artsy.net/ngadc"
},
"website": {
"href": "http://www.nga.gov/"
},
"cover_image": {
"href": "https://stagingapi.artsy.net/api/images/53bea7f972616931b4230000"
},
"owner": {
"href": "https://stagingapi.artsy.net/api/partners/4f99c7b793ab4b0001000179"
}
}
}