# Get profile
Fetch an Are.na user or group profile by username or profile URL.
- Platform: [Are.na](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena)
- Capability ID: `arena.profile.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 10 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`
## Request
Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.
```bash
curl --request POST \
--url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Prefer: wait=30" \
--data '{
"input": {
"username": "laurel-schwulst"
},
"capability": "arena.profile.get"
}'
```
## Input
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `username` | `string` | Yes | Are.na username or profile URL |
### Example input
```json
{
"username": "laurel-schwulst"
}
```
## Response
Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.
Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.
### Illustrative sample output
This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.
```json
{
"avatar_url": "https://static.avatars.are.na/449/large_394b882d8af9c3ac0ae82d50d2ca27e6.png?1372882632",
"bio": "https://laurelschwulst.com
\n\n~ Talks I've Given
\n** Services I'm Offering
\n^ Person I'm Curious About
\n` Things to Remember
\n\nIndex in progress, logging here
",
"class": "User",
"counts": {
"channels": 541,
"followers": 4385,
"following": 2285
},
"created_at": "2012-03-19T18:50:59+00:00",
"href": "/laurel-schwulst",
"id": 449,
"name": "Laurel Schwulst",
"slug": "laurel-schwulst",
"username": "laurel-schwulst"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields
Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.
| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `avatar_url` | `string` | https://static.avatars.are.na/449/large_394b882d8af9c3ac0ae82d50d2ca27e… |
| `bio` | `string` |