Create User Profile

POST /v1/user_profiles

Create User Profile

Headers

• "anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

  Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

  • string

  • "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 42 more

    • "message-batches-2024-09-24"

    • "prompt-caching-2024-07-31"

    • "computer-use-2024-10-22"

    • "computer-use-2025-01-24"

    • "pdfs-2024-09-25"

    • "token-counting-2024-11-01"

    • "token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"

    • "output-128k-2025-02-19"

    • "files-api-2025-04-14"

    • "mcp-client-2025-04-04"

    • "mcp-client-2025-11-20"

    • "dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"

    • "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"

    • "code-execution-2025-05-22"

    • "extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"

    • "context-1m-2025-08-07"

    • "context-management-2025-06-27"

    • "model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"

    • "skills-2025-10-02"

    • "fast-mode-2026-02-01"

    • "output-300k-2026-03-24"

    • "user-profiles-2026-03-24"

    • "user-profiles-2026-08-18"

    • "user-profiles-2026-09-04"

    • "advisor-tool-2026-03-01"

    • "managed-agents-2026-04-01"

    • "cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"

    • "dreaming-2026-04-21"

    • "thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"

    • "server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"

    • "server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"

    • "fallback-credit-2026-06-01"

    • "fallback-credit-2026-07-01"

    • "agent-memory-2026-07-22"

    • "mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"

    • "compact-2026-01-12"

    • "computer-use-2025-11-24"

    • "mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"

    • "structured-outputs-2025-11-13"

    • "task-budgets-2026-03-13"

    • "thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"

    • "ce-user-management-2026-07-13"

    • "mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"

    • "thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"

    • "mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"

Body parameters

• access_type: optional "application" or "passthrough"

  How the platform uses the API on behalf of the entity this profile represents. application: the platform sells a product that uses the API behind the scenes, and the profile represents an individual end-user of that product. passthrough: the platform resells raw inference, and the profile identifies the resold-to company.

  • "application"

  • "passthrough"

• external_id: optional string or null

  Platform's own identifier for this user. Not enforced unique. Maximum 255 characters. Accepted under the user-profiles-2026-03-24 and user-profiles-2026-08-18 beta headers; under user-profiles-2026-09-04 send external_user_details.reference_id instead.

  minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

• external_user_details: optional BetaUserProfileExternalUserDetailsParams

  Details about the entity this profile represents, as the platform states them. Every field is optional. Accepted under the user-profiles-2026-09-04 beta header only.

  • account_status: optional "active" or "suspended" or "blocked" or null

    The status of the entity's account on the platform, as the platform states it: active; suspended, when the platform has restricted the account and may restore it; or blocked, when the platform has barred it. It records the platform's decision only; the statuses in trust_grants are Anthropic's and do not follow it.

    • "active"

    • "suspended"

    • "blocked"

  • country: optional string or null

    The country of the entity (not of the platform), as the platform determines it: an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code in upper case, for example US. Only the form, two uppercase ASCII letters, is checked.

  • email_hash: optional string or null

    A hash of the entity's email address, computed by the platform. Anthropic treats it as an opaque string and does not prescribe the hash function. 1 to 255 characters.

    minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

  • entity_type: optional "individual" or "business" or "non_profit" or "government" or null

    What kind of entity the profile represents, as the platform states it: individual, business, non_profit or government.

    • "individual"

    • "business"

    • "non_profit"

    • "government"

  • name_hash: optional string or null

    A hash of the entity's name, computed by the platform. Anthropic treats it as an opaque string and does not prescribe the hash function. 1 to 255 characters.

    minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

  • onboarded_at: optional string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  • reference_id: optional string or null

    The platform's own reference for the entity, for example the key of the end-user's row in the platform's database. Not interpreted by Anthropic and not enforced unique. 1 to 255 characters.

    minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

• external_user_onboarded_at: optional string

  A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  format: date-time

• metadata: optional map[string]

  Free-form key-value data to attach to this user profile. Maximum 16 keys, with keys up to 64 characters and values up to 512 characters. Values must be non-empty strings.

• name: optional string or null

  Optional for all profiles. Real-world name of the entity this profile represents (company or individual); for a company the platform resells Claude access to (access_type passthrough), that company's name where known. Maximum 255 characters.

  minLength: 1, maxLength: 255

Returns

• BetaUserProfile object

  • type: "user_profile"

    Object type. Always user_profile.

  • id: string

    Unique identifier for this user profile, prefixed uprof_.

  • created_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  • metadata: map[string]

    Arbitrary key-value metadata. Maximum 16 pairs, keys up to 64 chars, values up to 512 chars.

  • trust_grants: map[BetaUserProfileTrustGrant]

    Trust grants for this profile, keyed by grant name. Key omitted when no grant is active or in flight.

    • status: "active" or "pending" or "rejected"

      Status of the trust grant.

      • "active"

      • "pending"

      • "rejected"

  • updated_at: string

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  • access_type: optional "application" or "passthrough"

    How the platform uses the API on behalf of the entity this profile represents. application: the platform sells a product that uses the API behind the scenes, and the profile represents an individual end-user of that product. passthrough: the platform resells raw inference, and the profile identifies the resold-to company.

    • "application"

    • "passthrough"

  • external_id: optional string or null

    Platform's own identifier for this user. Not enforced unique. Present under the user-profiles-2026-03-24 and user-profiles-2026-08-18 beta headers; under user-profiles-2026-09-04 the value is external_user_details.reference_id.

  • external_user_details: optional BetaUserProfileExternalUserDetails

    Details about the entity this profile represents, as the platform states them. Anthropic does not verify them. Every field is present, null until the platform supplies a value.

    • account_status: "active" or "suspended" or "blocked" or null

      The status of the entity's account on the platform, as the platform states it: active; suspended, when the platform has restricted the account and may restore it; or blocked, when the platform has barred it. It records the platform's decision only; the statuses in trust_grants are Anthropic's and do not follow it.

      • "active"

      • "suspended"

      • "blocked"

    • country: string or null

      The country the platform associates with the entity, as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. null until the platform supplies one.

    • email_hash: string or null

      The platform-computed hash of the entity's email address. null until the platform supplies one.

    • entity_type: "individual" or "business" or "non_profit" or "government" or null

      What kind of entity the profile represents, as the platform states it: individual, business, non_profit or government.

      • "individual"

      • "business"

      • "non_profit"

      • "government"

    • name_hash: string or null

      The platform-computed hash of the entity's name. null until the platform supplies one.

    • onboarded_at: string or null

      A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

      format: date-time

    • reference_id: string or null

      The platform's own reference for the entity. null until the platform supplies one.

  • external_user_onboarded_at: optional string or null

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

    format: date-time

  • name: optional string or null

    Real-world name of the entity this profile represents (company or individual). For a company the platform resells Claude access to (access_type passthrough) this is that company's name.

Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/user_profiles \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: user-profiles-2026-08-18' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "external_id": "user_12345",
          "external_user_onboarded_at": "2024-11-02T08:15:00Z",
          "metadata": {}
        }'

Response (200)

{
  "id": "uprof_011CZkZCu8hGbp5mYRQgUmz9",
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "metadata": {},
  "trust_grants": {
    "cyber": {
      "status": "active"
    }
  },
  "type": "user_profile",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "access_type": "application",
  "external_id": "user_12345",
  "external_user_details": {
    "account_status": "active",
    "country": "country",
    "email_hash": "email_hash",
    "entity_type": "individual",
    "name_hash": "name_hash",
    "onboarded_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "reference_id": "reference_id"
  },
  "external_user_onboarded_at": "2024-11-02T08:15:00Z",
  "name": "Example User"
}