diff --git a/DrinkRateAPI/ApiModels/UserProfile/UserProfileGet.cs b/DrinkRateAPI/ApiModels/UserProfile/UserProfileGet.cs
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+namespace DrinkRateAPI.ApiModels.UserProfile;
+
+public class UserProfileGet
+{
+
+}
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diff --git a/DrinkRateAPI/ApiModels/UserProfile/UserProfilePut.cs b/DrinkRateAPI/ApiModels/UserProfile/UserProfilePut.cs
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+namespace DrinkRateAPI.ApiModels.UserProfile;
+
+public class UserProfilePut
+{
+    public string UserName { get; set; }
+}
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diff --git a/DrinkRateAPI/Controllers/UserProfileController.cs b/DrinkRateAPI/Controllers/UserProfileController.cs
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+using System.Security.Claims;
+using DrinkRateAPI.ApiModels.UserProfile;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace DrinkRateAPI.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("user_profile")]
+public class UserProfileController : ControllerBase
+{
+    [HttpPut(Name = "user_profile")]
+    public UserProfileGet PutUserProfile(UserProfilePut userProfile)
+    {
+        throw new ApplicationException();
+        var x = User.FindFirst(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)?.Value; //HttpContext.User.Identities.First();
+        return new();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/DrinkRateAPI/Services/UserProfileService.cs b/DrinkRateAPI/Services/UserProfileService.cs
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+using System.Security.Claims;
+using DrinkRateAPI.ApiModels.UserProfile;
+using DrinkRateAPI.Contexts;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+
+namespace DrinkRateAPI.Services;
+
+public class UserProfileService(ApplicationDbContext context,
+                                ApplicationUserService applicationUserService)
+{
+    private ApplicationDbContext _context = context;
+    private ApplicationUserService _applicationUserService = applicationUserService;
+
+    public async Task<UserProfileGet> PutUserProfileAsync(UserProfilePut userProfile, ClaimsPrincipal identity)
+    {
+        var profile = _applicationUserService.UserProfileByApplicationUserAsync(identity);
+
+
+
+        return new();
+    }
+}
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