---
title: "Forward an identity profile to another identity profile"
method: POST
path: "/v5/persons/{person_id}/forward"
tags: ["Persons"]
---

# Forward an identity profile to another identity profile

`POST /v5/persons/{person_id}/forward`

Merges the specified identity profile into the target identity profile. All activity associated with the source identity profile, is forwarded to the target identity profile. After the operation the source profile is no longer independently addressable; lookups by any of its identifiers resolve to the target. Used to consolidate duplicate profiles.

## Path parameters

- `person_id` string, required

## Request body

- PersonForwardRequest
  - `forward_to_profile_id` string, required — Target identity profile Extole unique identifier.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- PersonResponse — Person profile returned by the Extole platform.
  - `id` string, required — Extole-assigned unique identifier for this person.
  - `identity_id` string, required — Identifier within the identity store that represents this person's merged profile.
  - `identity_key` IdentityKey, required — Name of the identity key used to look up or create this person.
    - `name` string
  - `identity_key_value` string, required — Value of the identity key for this person.
  - `locale` PersonLocaleResponse, required
    - `last_browser` string — BCP 47 locale tag last detected from the person's browser. Absent if not yet observed.
    - `user_specified` string — BCP 47 locale tag explicitly set by the person. Absent if not specified.
  - `version` string, required — Optimistic-concurrency version token for the person record.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `402` — Payment Required
- `403` — Forbidden
- `415` — Unsupported Media Type
- `429` — Too Many Requests

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