---
title: "Check profile name"
slug: "profile-duplication-check"
tags: ["Global Edge"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:05:54Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:05:54Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/profile-duplication-check"
---

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# Check profile name

Available in Classic and VPC

Check validity and duplication status of a profile name.

## Request

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

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| GET | /api/v1/profiles/validation |

### Request headers

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

### Request query parameters

You can use the following query parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | String | Required | Profile name - Enter 3-35 characters using a combination of English letters, numbers, and special characters "-" and "_". |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location --request GET 'https://edge.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v1/profiles/validation?name=profilename-test' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | String | - | Response code |
| `message` | String | - | Response message |
| `result` | Boolean | - | Profile name check result - `true` \| `false` - `true`: Unavailable name - `false`: Available name |

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all Global Edge APIs, see [Global Edge response status codes](/docs/en/edge-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:

#### If check result is available name

The following is a sample response if the check result is an available name.

```
{
    "code": "0000",
    "message": "Success",
    "result": false
}
```

#### If check result is unavailable name

The following is a sample response if the check result is an unavailable name.

- If the profile name already exists

```
{
    "code": "0000",
    "message": "Success",
    "result": true
}
```
- If the profile name is invalid

```
{
    "traceId": "32ohg69i6aphn36d1lccr3adhk",
    "path": "/v1/external/profiles/validation",
    "timestamp": 1752547449310,
    "product": "Global Edge",
    "status": 400,
    "code": "0040",
    "message": "Field validation Error",
    "details": "existsProfileName.name=my : size must be between 3 and 35"
}
```