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title: "Create a profile with a URL"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SUPPORT/89136776/Create%20a%20profile%20with%20a%20URL"
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# Description
This article illustrates how to create a Profile in the Markdown macro using a URL.
> 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.
You can work with URLs in three ways:
# Use the complete URL
You can create a profile by providing the complete URL for the Markdown content.
1. Navigate to **CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION >** ***General Configuration > *****BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION > ****Markdown > Profiles.**
2. Click **Add Profile.**
3. Enter BitURL in the *Profile name* text box.
4. Select URL from the options in *Profile type*.
5. Enter [https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md](https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md) in the *URL* text box.
6. Click **Save profile** to create a Profile.
7. In the *Markdown from a URL macro*, select BitURL from the *Profile* list.
8. Click **Save**
# Use a fixed URL
You can create a profile by providing a fixed URL for the Markdown content and enter the relative path to the Markdown file in the markdown-url macro.
1. Navigate to **CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION >** ***General Configuration > *****BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION > ****Markdown > Profiles.**
2. Click **Add Profile.**
3. Enter BitURL in the *Profile name* text box.
4. Select URL from the options in *Profile type*.
5. Enter [https://bitbucket.org](https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/src/default/README.md) in the *URL* text box.
6. Click **Save profile** to create a Profile.
7. Select BitURL from the *Profile* list in the markdown-url macro editor.
8. Enter the relative path to the Markdown file [/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md](https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md) in the *URL to markdown file* parameter.
9. Click **Save.**
> ℹ️ This method allows multiple users to access a profile across pages and instances of the markdown-url macro.
# Skip creating a profile
You can skip creating a profile and provide the complete URL in the URL to markdown file parameter in the macro editor.
1. Enter [https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md](https://bitbucket.org/bob_swift/gint/raw/9c1b737cf0ff28ddf7cbbd199685e533d310ce9f/README.md) in the the *URL to markdown file.*
2. Click **Save.**
