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Previously, the format was http://live.xbox.com/member/[Gamertag], but this is no longer the case. For example, http://live.xbox.com/member/Xonatron no longer loads.How can I convert old format links to the current format?

EDIT: Also I am looking for the most elegant and clean URL possible, as shown from the previous URL that I used that removed the variable=value format.

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  • Downvoting because this is relatively easy to discover: clicking on any of your friends' profiles will display the URL pattern in Foxtrot's answer.
    – Dave DuPlantis
    Commented Feb 18, 2012 at 22:55
  • @DaveDuPlantis I think your comment about region codes means it could be hard to find in some cases. The old link may be on some random website.
    – user9983
    Commented Feb 18, 2012 at 23:02
  • @DaveDuPlantis, you are missing the point of finding an elegant URL, not just any URL that works, as the URL I had before.
    – Xonatron
    Commented Feb 19, 2012 at 4:11
  • With all due respect, I don't believe I'm missing anything. Microsoft is redirecting locale-free URLs to locale-specific URLs, presumably based on the locale associated with your Live profile, which can be verified by removing the locale from the answer below. This isn't a typical change, where the provider would move a page and break links to the old one rather than redirecting you (which is what they should have done, at least for a while, so that your old link would work). If you're aware of locales, testing this yourself would have given you the answer;
    – Dave DuPlantis
    Commented Feb 19, 2012 at 5:51
  • ... and if you weren't aware of locales, then simply clicking on a friend would have given you the answer.
    – Dave DuPlantis
    Commented Feb 19, 2012 at 5:52

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The format was changed to 'http://live.xbox.com/en-US/Profile?gamertag=[Gamertag]', where '[GamerTag]' is your personal and unique name.

So your example would now be: 'http://live.xbox.com/en-US/Profile?gamertag=Xonatron'.

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    Note that the format returns a locale-specific version of the gamertag: replace en-US with the code for your desired locale. For example, fr-CA is Canadian (French); ja-JP is Japanese.
    – Dave DuPlantis
    Commented Feb 18, 2012 at 22:51
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    What about removing the en-US/ completely, for auto-detection? (That's how we do our links on xona.com.)
    – Xonatron
    Commented Feb 19, 2012 at 4:10
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    I guess this format doesn't work any more. Redirects on to login page :(
    – yentsun
    Commented Jul 25, 2014 at 6:31
  • Yep does not work. I guess MS doesn't want profiles to get spidered and scraped by robots. I don't blame them.
    – user15877
    Commented Oct 15, 2015 at 20:20
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The new format is https://account.xbox.com/en-us/profile?gamertag=gamertag.

It still requires a login but after that the format works.

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  • The old way will still redirect you correctly after you sign in.
    – JayRizzo
    Commented Apr 3, 2020 at 19:17

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