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Changing "profile ID" (for lack of a better term)

Former Member
Former Member over 7 years ago
It seems that our profiles have some type of ID or keyword name associated to them. In the past this was the "Display Name" we set in our profiles but this no longer seems to be true (and our profiles no longer contain a Display Name, it now seems to be called Full Name).

For example when I view my profile in a web browser in Garmin Connect, I see a URL

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/profile/MYOLDDISPLAYNAME

How can I change this to use a newer name?

And I know at least some recent users get a long GUID like a1b2c3d4-e5f6-1234-abcd-1d2c3b4a5b6a, i.e. their profile address is

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/profile/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-1234-abcd-1d2c3b4a5b6a

How can they change this to use a (unique) name of their choosing?

I realize some people won't care about this but a group of us use this information to identify and track fitness statistics for our GC Connections (who have set their privacy to allow Connections to view their profile data).

Is there really no longer any way a user can choose this ID for themselves? Previously we told people to provide their GC "Display Name" but now it seems to be more complicated if they don't have any control over this ID.

Thanks for any information.
  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 4126617

    You cannot change it. Strings with the user name in the URL were used in the "old times", but the system was changed to the cryptic IDs later. Besides others also because of privacy reasons (many users putting their true names, emails or other sensitive data as their login names), and because of securty reasons.

    Another important reason is that there are millions of users, and therefore also countless people sharing the same user name, hence the unique ID is a necessity altready for that reason alone.

    And yet another reason is, that the user has the possibility to change his/her user name anytime. If it directly impacted also the login URL, it would have serious consequences, and would render existing links dysfunctional. If only the original login name was used in the URL, it would be even more confusing, and potentionally revealing information (i.e. true name) that the user decided to hide.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to trux

    understood. the mail i got from garmin forum states, that i should change my display name in the profile settings here. but it's not possible. What do i have to do to change it?

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member
    but it's not possible.

    Yes, it is possible. Go to your profile, click Edit Profile, and change the name and/or upload a photo: