Create Profile

Create a new profile for this account. Profiles created using this endpoint always have a type of NORMAL.

POST /profiles

Create Profile

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.paxos.com/v2/profiles \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "nickname": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>"
}
'

200

{
  "id": "b7b77d82-e6a7-4ae9-9904-36231aedf985",
  "nickname": "MyProfileName",
  "type": "NORMAL"
}

OAuth Scope

funding:write_profile

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Paxos APIs use OAuth 2 with the client credentials grant flow.

Token URLs:

• Production: https://oauth.paxos.com/oauth2/token
• Sandbox: https://oauth.sandbox.paxos.com/oauth2/token

Learn more in the API credentials guide →

Body

application/json

nickname · string · required

The display name of the profile. Must be unique.

description · string

The description of the created profile.

Response

200 - application/json

A successful response.

id · string · required

nickname · string · required

type · enum<string> · required

The profile type.

• NORMAL: A client-created profile. All Profiles created using the CreateProfile endpoint are of this type.
• DEFAULT: A system-generated profile.

Available options: NORMAL, DEFAULT

description · string

account_id · string