---
title: "Register person"
slug: "maiu-create-persons"
updated: 2026-10-08T04:13:23Z
published: 2026-10-08T04:13:23Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/maiu-create-persons"
---

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# Register person

Available in VPC

Add a new person. If you do not enter the person's name, they will be registered as an anonymous person. You can edit the person's information later by clicking [Edit person information](/docs/en/maiu-update-persons).

              Note

              

To check if the same person is already registered, use [Compare person](/docs/en/mi-recommend-persons-by-thumbnail) to search for similar people before registering.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| POST | /api/v1/workspaces/{workspace_name}/persons |

### Request headers

For information about the request headers common to all Media Intelligence APIs, see [Media Intelligence request headers](/docs/en/maiu-overview#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request path parameters

You can use the following path parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `workspace_name` | String | Required | Workspace name |

### Request body

You can include the following data in the body of your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | String | Optional | Person name - 1-50 characters. - No duplicates can be created within the workspace. - If no value is entered or a null value is entered, the person will be registered as anonymous. - You can't register if the string is empty or contains only spaces. |
| `description` | String | Optional | Person description - 1-700 characters |
| `thumbnails` | Array | Required | List of thumbnails to register - Up to 100 can be registered. - Each item includes `thumbnailKey` and `isPrimaryThumbnail` fields. - Only one main thumbnail can be specified. |
| `thumbnails[].thumbnailKey` | String | Required | Key value of the uploaded thumbnail - Example: `persons/thumbnails/hong.jpg` |
| `thumbnails[].isPrimaryThumbnail` | Boolean | Required | Whether it is the main thumbnail - true (default) \| false |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

**Register by specifying the person's name**

```
curl --location --request POST 'https://mi.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v1/workspaces/my-workspace/persons' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
  "name": "Gildong Hong",
  "description": "A representative fictional character in Korea.",
  "thumbnails": [
    {
      "thumbnailKey": "persons/thumbnails/hong.jpg",
      "isPrimaryThumbnail": true
    }
  ]
}'
```

**Register as anonymous**

```
curl --location --request POST 'https://mi.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v1/workspaces/my-workspace/persons' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
  "thumbnails": [
    {
      "thumbnailKey": "persons/thumbnails/unknown.jpg",
      "isPrimaryThumbnail": true
    }
  ]
}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | String | - | [API processing result code](/docs/en/maiu-overview#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C) |
| `message` | String | - | [API processing result message](/docs/en/maiu-overview#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C) |
| `result` | Object | - | Generated person information |
| `result.id` | Integer | - | Person ID |

### Response status codes

For information about the response status codes common to all Media Intelligence APIs, see [Media Intelligence response status codes](/docs/en/maiu-overview#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
{
  "code": "0",
  "message": "success",
  "result": {
    "id": 1001
  }
}
```