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title: "Create a profile with a URL - Cloud"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/MARKDOWN/72384893/Create%20a%20profile%20with%20a%20URL%20-%20Cloud"
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> ❌ **Removal notice (applicable for Markdown from a URL macro):**
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> ❌ Please note that the URL user and URL user password parameters were removed (see [Deprecation notice: URL user and URL user password parameters](https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/info/pages/2537850172/Deprecation+notice%3A+URL+user+and+URL+user+password+parameters)). We recommend using [profiles](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/y4JQB#Configuration-Cloud-Profiles) to access external data.
# Description
This article illustrates how to create a profile in the *Markdown from a URL* macro using a URL.
> ℹ️ ## Before you begin:
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> ℹ️ - Before you enter the URL for a repository, ensure that it is a raw URL.
> ℹ️ A raw URL is defined as the part of the URL following the domain information and includes the query string, if present. For example, in the URL string *http://www.contoso.com/articles/recent.aspx*, the raw URL is */articles/recent.aspx*.
> ℹ️ - Know what is a complete URL.
> ℹ️ - A typical path for the raw file on GitLab looks like:
> ℹ️ */projects/:id/repository/files/:file_path/raw*
> ℹ️ - Since the host address begins with:
> ℹ️ *https://gitlab.com/api/v4*
> ℹ️ - The complete URL, in this example, looks like:
> ℹ️ *https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/:id/repository/files/:file_path/raw?ref=master*
> ℹ️ - For illustrative purposes, a public Bitbucket public repository is used. Use URLs to add to profiles and in macros as per your requirement and your instance. 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](#CreateaprofilewithaURL-Cloud-MD_Cld_HowTo_CompleteURL) in a profile
- A [partial URL](#CreateaprofilewithaURL-Cloud-MD_Cld_HowTo_FixedURL) in a profile
- An [absolute URL directly](#CreateaprofilewithaURL-Cloud-MD_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 Markdown content.
1. Navigate to **CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > Settings > ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE > ****Markdown Configuration > Profiles**.
2. Click **Add Profile.**
3. Enter a unique name for the profile in the *Profile name* text box.
4. Select *URL* from the options in *Profile type*.
5. Enter the complete path of the required Markdown file (for example: *https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md*) in the *URL* text box.
6. Click **Save profile** to create the profile.
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To use this profile in a Confluence page:
1. Select the required *Markdown from a URL* macro and edit it.
2. Select** **the profile with the absolute path of the Markdown file from the *Profile* list and then, click **Save**.
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Using a partial URL in a profile
You can create a profile by providing a partial URL for the Markdown content and entering relative path to the Markdown file in the *Markdown from a URL* macro.
1. Navigate to **CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > Settings > ATLASSIAN MARKETPLACE > ****Markdown Configuration > Profiles**.
2. Click **Add Profile.**
3. Enter a unique name for the profile in the *Profile name* text box.
4. Select *URL* from the options in *Profile type*.
5. Enter the base URL (for example: *https://bitbucket.org*) in the *URL* text box.
6. Click **Save profile **to create the profile.
To use this profile in a Confluence page:
1. Select the required *Markdown from a URL* macro and edit it.
2. Select** **the profile with the base URL of the required Markdown file from the *Profile* list in the editor.
3. Enter the relative path to the Markdown file (for example: */bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md*) in the *URL to markdown file* parameter.
4. Click **Save**.
> ℹ️ This method allows multiple users to access a profile across pages and instances of the *markdown-url* macro.
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Using an absolute URL directly
You can skip creating a profile and enter the absolute URL in the *URL to markdown file* parameter.
1. In a Confluence page, search for the *Markdown from a URL* macro and edit it.
2. Enter the complete path of the required Markdown file (for example: *https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md*) in the the *URL to markdown* *file* parameter.
3. Click **Save.**
