# GET: Get the Attributes of a Profile
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Get the attributes of the specified profile.

## HTTP Request and Response
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### Request URL
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```
GET http://<Conductor IP address>/profiles/<ID of profile>
```

### Call Header
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+ Accept: Set to application/xml

If you are implementing user authentication, you must also include three authorization headers; see [Header Content for User Authentication](header-content-user.md).

### Response
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The response contains XML content consisting of one profile, with the same elements as the response for GET Profile List, above. For a sketch of XML structure, see [Recommended Method for Working with Profiles](recommended-method-working-with-profiles.md).

## Example
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This example shows the contents of a profile with the name Profile A, with the permalink “profile\_a” (the name in lowercase with spaces replaced by underscores).

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<profile href="/profiles/2" product="AWS Elemental Conductor Live" version="3.0.nnnnn">
  <name>Profile A</name>
  <permalink>profile_a</permalink>
  <description></description>
.
.
.
</profile>
```