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title: "How to create a profile with a URL"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/GVIZ/70221915/How%20to%20create%20a%20profile%20with%20a%20URL"
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> ❌ ### Removal notice
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> ❌ Please note that the URL user and URL user password parameters were removed. We recommend using profiles to access external data.
# Description
This article illustrates how to create a profile in the *Graphviz* macros using a URL.
> ⚠️ Profiles are not available for use with the *Graph from table* and *Space graph* macros.
> ℹ️ ## Before you begin:
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> ℹ️ - Before you enter the URL for a repository, ensure that it complies with the REST standards published by GitHub or GitLab.
> ℹ️ - [Click here](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/repository_files.html) for more information on REST Pattern for GitLab.
> ℹ️ - [Click here](https://developer.github.com/v3/) for more information on REST Pattern for GitHub.
> ℹ️ - Know what is a complete URL. A typical path for the raw file on GitLab looks like:
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> ℹ️ /projects/:id/repository/files/:file_path/raw
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> ℹ️ - Since the host address begins with:
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> ℹ️ https://gitlab.com/api/v4
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> ℹ️ - The complete URL, in this example, looks like:
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> ℹ️ https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/:id/repository/files/:file_path/raw?ref=master
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> ℹ️ - For illustrative purposes, we have used a public [Bitbucket public repository](https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/src/default/README.md). The process for adding a profile and using it in macros remains the same for other repositories and external sources.
There are three ways to work with URLs where you can use:
- An [absolute URL](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=70221915#HowtocreateaprofilewithaURL-GVIZ_Cld_HowTo_CompleteURL) in a profile
- A [base URL](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=70221915#HowtocreateaprofilewithaURL-GVIZ_Cld_HowTo_FixedURL) in a profile
- An [absolute URL directly](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=70221915#HowtocreateaprofilewithaURL-GVIZ_Cld_HowTo_AbsoluteURL) instead of via a profile
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Using an absolute URL in a profile
You can create a profile by providing the complete URL for the Graphviz content.
1. Navigate to ***CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > Settings > ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE > Graphviz Configuration > Profiles***.
2. Click **Add Profile**.
3. Enter a unique name for the profile in the *Profile name* text box. For this example, enter **BitbucketFullURL** in the text box.
4. Select **URL** from the options in **Profile type**.
5. Enter https://bitbucket.org/bobswift-test/testfiles/raw/66f9cf5ba2bfe3890caf9dc2d89e81b59210a5e6/digraph in the **URL** text box.
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6. Click **Save profile** to create the profile.
To use this profile in a Confluence page:
1. Search for the *Graphviz* macro and edit it.
2. Enter **BitbucketFullURL** in *Profile* and then, click **Save**.
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Using a base URL in a profile
You can create a profile by providing a base URL and then, enter the relative path to the relevant files in the *Graphviz* macro.
1. Navigate to **CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION** > **Settings** > **ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE** > **Graphviz Configuration** > **Profiles**.
2. Click **Add Profile**.
3. Enter a unique name for the profile in the *Profile name* text box. For this example, enter **BitbucketProfile** in the text box.
4. Select **URL** from the options in Profile type.
5. Enter https://bitbucket.org/bobswift-test/ in the **URL** text box.
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6. Click **Save profile **to create the profile.
To use this profile in a Confluence page:
1. Search for the Graphviz macro and edit it.
2. Enter **BitbucketProfile** in Profile in the editor.
3. Enter the relative path to the file in the *URL to* **Graphviz file** parameter.
4. Click **Save**.
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> ℹ️ This method allows multiple users to access a profile across pages and instances of the *Graphviz *macro.
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Using an absolute URL directly
You can skip creating a profile entirely and enter an absolute URL in the *URL to Graphviz file* parameter.
1. In a Confluence page, search for the *Graphviz* macro and edit it.
2. Enter https://bitbucket.org/bobswift-test/testfiles/raw/4e437c71635ac79f796456495807fb6c65218c84/grphviz in the the **URL*** to ***Graphviz file** parameter.
3. Click **Save.**
