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+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::{env, process::exit};
+
+use url::Url;
+
+use matrix_sdk::{
+    self,
+    identifiers::UserId,
+    api::r0::profile,
+    Client, ClientConfig, Result as MatrixResult,
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct UserProfile {
+    avatar_url: Option<String>,
+    displayname: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// This function calls the GET profile endpoint
+/// Spec: https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.1#get-matrix-client-r0-profile-userid
+/// Ruma: https://docs.rs/ruma-client-api/0.9.0/ruma_client_api/r0/profile/get_profile/index.html
+async fn get_profile(client: Client, mxid: UserId) -> MatrixResult<UserProfile> {
+
+    // First construct the request you want to make
+    // See https://docs.rs/ruma-client-api/0.9.0/ruma_client_api/index.html for all available Endpoints
+    let request = profile::get_profile::Request {
+        user_id: mxid.clone()
+    };
+
+    // Start the request using matrix_sdk::Client::send
+    let resp = client.send(request).await?;
+
+    // Use the response and construct a UserProfile struct.
+    // See https://docs.rs/ruma-client-api/0.9.0/ruma_client_api/r0/profile/get_profile/struct.Response.html
+    // for details on the Response for this Request
+    let user_profile = UserProfile{ avatar_url: resp.avatar_url, displayname: resp.displayname };
+    Ok(user_profile)
+}
+
+async fn login(
+    homeserver_url: String,
+    username: String,
+    password: String,
+) -> Result<Client, matrix_sdk::Error> {
+    let client_config = ClientConfig::new()
+        .proxy("http://localhost:8080")?
+        .disable_ssl_verification();
+    let homeserver_url = Url::parse(&homeserver_url).expect("Couldn't parse the homeserver URL");
+    let client = Client::new_with_config(homeserver_url, None, client_config).unwrap();
+
+    client
+        .login(username, password, None, Some("rust-sdk".to_string()))
+        .await?;
+
+    Ok(client)
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), matrix_sdk::Error> {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+    let (homeserver_url, username, password) =
+        match (env::args().nth(1), env::args().nth(2), env::args().nth(3)) {
+            (Some(a), Some(b), Some(c)) => (a, b, c),
+            _ => {
+                eprintln!(
+                    "Usage: {} <homeserver_url> <mxid> <password>",
+                    env::args().next().unwrap()
+                );
+                exit(1)
+            }
+        };
+
+    let client = login(homeserver_url, username.clone(), password).await?;
+
+    let user_id = UserId::try_from(username.clone()).expect("Couldn't parse the MXID");
+    let profile = get_profile(client, user_id).await?;
+    println!("{:#?}", profile);
+    Ok(())
+}