# create_profile

> Page: https://docs.flung.dev/mcp/tools/create-profile. Index of every page: https://docs.flung.dev/llms.txt

Create a profile. Adds a profile for one of your customers, so the accounts they connect stay apart. Check list_profiles with the externalId first; a second profile with the same externalId is refused.

## TL;DR

| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does it do? | Adds a profile for one of your customers, so the accounts they connect stay apart. Check list_profiles with the externalId first; a second profile with the same externalId is refused. |
| Does it change anything? | Changes something. |
| Which endpoint does it call? | [`POST /v1/profiles`](https://docs.flung.dev/reference/api/post-v1-profiles.md) |
| Which server? | `https://mcp.flung.dev/mcp-oauth` (sign in) or `https://mcp.flung.dev/mcp` (API key). |

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | `string` | yes | A name for people to read. at least 1 character; at most 200 characters. |
| `externalId` | `string` | no | Your own id for the customer, such as their user id. at least 1 character; at most 255 characters. |

## Example call

```json
{
  "name": "create_profile",
  "arguments": {
    "name": "Acme Studio",
    "externalId": "user_8412"
  }
}
```

## Things a person might say

- "Set up a profile for our customer Acme Studio."

## Annotations

| Hint | Value |
|---|---|
| `readOnlyHint` | false |
| `destructiveHint` | false |
| `idempotentHint` | false |
| `openWorldHint` | false |

## See also

| Doc | Why |
|---|---|
| [MCP tools](https://docs.flung.dev/mcp/tools.md) | Every tool |
| [Connect an AI agent](https://docs.flung.dev/mcp.md) | Install the server in your client |
| [`POST /v1/profiles`](https://docs.flung.dev/reference/api/post-v1-profiles.md) | The same operation over HTTP |