# How do I know on which profile a CMDI file is based?

**URL:** https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-do-i-know-on-which-profile-a-cmdi-file-is-based/446
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**Created:** [12 September 2024 11:51 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-do-i-know-on-which-profile-a-cmdi-file-is-based/446 "2024-09-12T11:51:30Z")
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### Author: ![twagoo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.clarin.eu/twagoo/32/11_2.png) [@twagoo](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/twagoo)
#### Post date: [12 September 2024 11:51 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/how-do-i-know-on-which-profile-a-cmdi-file-is-based/446/1 "2024-09-12T11:51:30Z")

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The MdProfile element (in the [Header section](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/what-parts-does-a-cmdi-metadata-file-have/447)) contains a unique profile code (e.g.: clarin.eu:cr1:p\_1290431694484). Alternatively you can also find the profile identifier as part of the schema location, for example (CMDI 1.1):

```auto
<CMD ... xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.clarin.eu/cmd/ http://catalog.clarin.eu/ds/ComponentRegistry/rest/registry/1.1/profiles/clarin.eu:cr1:p_1290431694484/xsd">

```

or (CMDI 1.2):

```auto
<cmd:CMD ... xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.clarin.eu/cmd/1 https://infra.clarin.eu/CMDI/1.x/xsd/cmd-envelop.xsd http://www.clarin.eu/cmd/1/profiles/clarin.eu:cr1:p_1381926654508 https://catalog.clarin.eu/ds/ComponentRegistry/rest/registry/1.x/profiles/clarin.eu:cr1:p_1290431694484/xsd">

```

You can find the profile in the component registry with the following URL:

`http://catalog.clarin.eu/ds/ComponentRegistry?item=*code*`

e.g. [http://catalog.clarin.eu/ds/ComponentRegistry?item=clarin.eu:cr1:p\_1345561703620](http://catalog.clarin.eu/ds/ComponentRegistry?item=clarin.eu:cr1:p_1345561703620)