diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/FlagsController.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/FlagsController.cs
index e4f4c77..e976072 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/FlagsController.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/FlagsController.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using Foxnouns.Backend.Services;
 using Foxnouns.Backend.Utils;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using XidNet;
 
 namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Controllers;
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public class FlagsController(
         var flag = new PrideFlag
         {
             Id = snowflakeGenerator.GenerateSnowflake(),
+            LegacyId = Xid.NewXid().ToString(),
             UserId = CurrentUser!.Id,
             Name = req.Name,
             Description = req.Description,
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/MembersController.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/MembersController.cs
index 0d145d8..c58af0e 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/MembersController.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/MembersController.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage;
 using NodaTime;
+using XidNet;
 
 namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Controllers;
 
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ public class MembersController(
         var member = new Member
         {
             Id = snowflakeGenerator.GenerateSnowflake(),
+            LegacyId = Xid.NewXid().ToString(),
             User = CurrentUser!,
             Name = req.Name,
             DisplayName = req.DisplayName,
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/UsersController.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/UsersController.cs
index e909ef8..f0ae29d 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/UsersController.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/UsersController.cs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class UsersController(
             .CustomPreferences.Where(x => req.Any(r => r.Id == x.Key))
             .ToDictionary();
 
-        foreach (CustomPreferenceUpdateRequest? r in req)
+        foreach (CustomPreferenceUpdateRequest r in req)
         {
             if (r.Id != null && preferences.ContainsKey(r.Id.Value))
             {
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ public class UsersController(
                     Muted = r.Muted,
                     Size = r.Size,
                     Tooltip = r.Tooltip,
+                    LegacyId = preferences[r.Id.Value].LegacyId,
                 };
             }
             else
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ public class UsersController(
                     Muted = r.Muted,
                     Size = r.Size,
                     Tooltip = r.Tooltip,
+                    LegacyId = Guid.NewGuid(),
                 };
             }
         }
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/V1/UsersV1Controller.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/V1/UsersV1Controller.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e11e490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Controllers/V1/UsersV1Controller.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Models;
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Services.V1;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Controllers.V1;
+
+[Route("/api/v1/users")]
+public class UsersV1Controller(UsersV1Service usersV1Service) : ApiControllerBase
+{
+    [HttpGet("{userRef}")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetUserAsync(string userRef, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        User user = await usersV1Service.ResolveUserAsync(userRef, CurrentToken, ct);
+        return Ok(await usersV1Service.RenderUserAsync(user));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/DatabaseContext.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/DatabaseContext.cs
index 42a5009..ae620f2 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/DatabaseContext.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/DatabaseContext.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,26 @@ public class DatabaseContext(DbContextOptions options) : DbContext(options)
         modelBuilder
             .HasDbFunction(typeof(DatabaseContext).GetMethod(nameof(FindFreeMemberSid))!)
             .HasName("find_free_member_sid");
+
+        // Indexes for legacy IDs for APIv1
+        modelBuilder.Entity<User>().HasIndex(u => u.LegacyId).IsUnique();
+        modelBuilder.Entity<Member>().HasIndex(m => m.LegacyId).IsUnique();
+        modelBuilder.Entity<PrideFlag>().HasIndex(f => f.LegacyId).IsUnique();
+
+        // a UUID is not an xid, but this should always be set by the application anyway.
+        // we're just setting it here to shut EFCore up because squashing migrations is for nerds
+        modelBuilder
+            .Entity<User>()
+            .Property(u => u.LegacyId)
+            .HasDefaultValueSql("gen_random_uuid()");
+        modelBuilder
+            .Entity<Member>()
+            .Property(m => m.LegacyId)
+            .HasDefaultValueSql("gen_random_uuid()");
+        modelBuilder
+            .Entity<PrideFlag>()
+            .Property(f => f.LegacyId)
+            .HasDefaultValueSql("gen_random_uuid()");
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Migrations/20241225155818_AddLegacyIds.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Migrations/20241225155818_AddLegacyIds.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8330cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Migrations/20241225155818_AddLegacyIds.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    [DbContext(typeof(DatabaseContext))]
+    [Migration("20241225155818_AddLegacyIds")]
+    public partial class AddLegacyIds : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "legacy_id",
+                table: "users",
+                type: "text",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValueSql: "gen_random_uuid()"
+            );
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "legacy_id",
+                table: "pride_flags",
+                type: "text",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValueSql: "gen_random_uuid()"
+            );
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "legacy_id",
+                table: "members",
+                type: "text",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValueSql: "gen_random_uuid()"
+            );
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "ix_users_legacy_id",
+                table: "users",
+                column: "legacy_id",
+                unique: true
+            );
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "ix_pride_flags_legacy_id",
+                table: "pride_flags",
+                column: "legacy_id",
+                unique: true
+            );
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "ix_members_legacy_id",
+                table: "members",
+                column: "legacy_id",
+                unique: true
+            );
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(name: "ix_users_legacy_id", table: "users");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(name: "ix_pride_flags_legacy_id", table: "pride_flags");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(name: "ix_members_legacy_id", table: "members");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(name: "legacy_id", table: "users");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(name: "legacy_id", table: "pride_flags");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(name: "legacy_id", table: "members");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Migrations/DatabaseContextModelSnapshot.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Migrations/DatabaseContextModelSnapshot.cs
index a2fa6f2..6b4f4d4 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Migrations/DatabaseContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Migrations/DatabaseContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Migrations
                         .HasColumnType("jsonb")
                         .HasColumnName("fields");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("LegacyId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("legacy_id")
+                        .HasDefaultValueSql("gen_random_uuid()");
+
                     b.PrimitiveCollection<string[]>("Links")
                         .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("text[]")
@@ -292,6 +299,10 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Migrations
                     b.HasKey("Id")
                         .HasName("pk_members");
 
+                    b.HasIndex("LegacyId")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("ix_members_legacy_id");
+
                     b.HasIndex("Sid")
                         .IsUnique()
                         .HasDatabaseName("ix_members_sid");
@@ -386,6 +397,13 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Migrations
                         .HasColumnType("text")
                         .HasColumnName("hash");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("LegacyId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("legacy_id")
+                        .HasDefaultValueSql("gen_random_uuid()");
+
                     b.Property<string>("Name")
                         .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("text")
@@ -398,6 +416,10 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Migrations
                     b.HasKey("Id")
                         .HasName("pk_pride_flags");
 
+                    b.HasIndex("LegacyId")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("ix_pride_flags_legacy_id");
+
                     b.HasIndex("UserId")
                         .HasDatabaseName("ix_pride_flags_user_id");
 
@@ -582,6 +604,13 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Migrations
                         .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
                         .HasColumnName("last_sid_reroll");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("LegacyId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("legacy_id")
+                        .HasDefaultValueSql("gen_random_uuid()");
+
                     b.PrimitiveCollection<string[]>("Links")
                         .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("text[]")
@@ -637,6 +666,10 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Migrations
                     b.HasKey("Id")
                         .HasName("pk_users");
 
+                    b.HasIndex("LegacyId")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("ix_users_legacy_id");
+
                     b.HasIndex("Sid")
                         .IsUnique()
                         .HasDatabaseName("ix_users_sid");
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/Member.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/Member.cs
index b9793e0..81a01d8 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/Member.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/Member.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class Member : BaseModel
 {
     public required string Name { get; set; }
     public string Sid { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public required string LegacyId { get; init; }
     public string? DisplayName { get; set; }
     public string? Bio { get; set; }
     public string? Avatar { get; set; }
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/PrideFlag.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/PrideFlag.cs
index f103610..0c04ab5 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/PrideFlag.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/PrideFlag.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Models;
 public class PrideFlag : BaseModel
 {
     public required Snowflake UserId { get; init; }
+    public required string LegacyId { get; init; }
 
     // A null hash means the flag hasn't been processed yet.
     public string? Hash { get; set; }
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/User.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/User.cs
index 12df0ae..3ad7ae3 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/User.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Database/Models/User.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class User : BaseModel
 {
     public required string Username { get; set; }
     public string Sid { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public required string LegacyId { get; init; }
     public string? DisplayName { get; set; }
     public string? Bio { get; set; }
     public string? MemberTitle { get; set; }
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ public class User : BaseModel
         // This type is generally serialized directly, so the converter is applied here.
         [JsonConverter(typeof(ScreamingSnakeCaseEnumConverter))]
         public PreferenceSize Size { get; set; }
+
+        public Guid LegacyId { get; init; } = Guid.NewGuid();
     }
 
     public static readonly Duration DeleteAfter = Duration.FromDays(30);
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Dto/User.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Dto/User.cs
index f193811..db4780a 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Dto/User.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Dto/User.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public record UserResponse(
     IEnumerable<FieldEntry> Names,
     IEnumerable<Pronoun> Pronouns,
     IEnumerable<Field> Fields,
-    Dictionary<Snowflake, User.CustomPreference> CustomPreferences,
+    Dictionary<Snowflake, CustomPreferenceResponse> CustomPreferences,
     IEnumerable<PrideFlagResponse> Flags,
     int? UtcOffset,
     [property: JsonConverter(typeof(ScreamingSnakeCaseEnumConverter))] UserRole Role,
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ public record UserResponse(
     [property: JsonProperty(NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)] bool? Deleted
 );
 
+public record CustomPreferenceResponse(
+    string Icon,
+    string Tooltip,
+    bool Muted,
+    bool Favourite,
+    [property: JsonConverter(typeof(ScreamingSnakeCaseEnumConverter))] PreferenceSize Size
+);
+
 public record AuthMethodResponse(
     Snowflake Id,
     [property: JsonConverter(typeof(ScreamingSnakeCaseEnumConverter))] AuthType Type,
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Dto/V1/User.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Dto/V1/User.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eab4c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Dto/V1/User.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// ReSharper disable NotAccessedPositionalProperty.Global
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Database;
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Models;
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Services.V1;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Dto.V1;
+
+public record UserResponse(
+    string Id,
+    Snowflake IdNew,
+    string Sid,
+    string Name,
+    string? DisplayName,
+    string? Bio,
+    string? MemberTitle,
+    string? Avatar,
+    string[] Links,
+    FieldEntry[] Names,
+    PronounEntry[] Pronouns,
+    ProfileField[] Fields,
+    int? UtcOffset,
+    Dictionary<Guid, CustomPreference> CustomPreferences
+);
+
+public record CustomPreference(
+    string Icon,
+    string Tooltip,
+    [property: JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter), typeof(SnakeCaseNamingStrategy))]
+        PreferenceSize Size,
+    bool Muted,
+    bool Favourite
+);
+
+public record ProfileField(string Name, FieldEntry[] Entries)
+{
+    public static ProfileField FromField(
+        Field field,
+        Dictionary<Snowflake, User.CustomPreference> customPreferences
+    ) => new(field.Name, FieldEntry.FromEntries(field.Entries, customPreferences));
+
+    public static ProfileField[] FromFields(
+        IEnumerable<Field> fields,
+        Dictionary<Snowflake, User.CustomPreference> customPreferences
+    ) => fields.Select(f => FromField(f, customPreferences)).ToArray();
+}
+
+public record FieldEntry(string Value, string Status)
+{
+    public static FieldEntry[] FromEntries(
+        IEnumerable<Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Models.FieldEntry> entries,
+        Dictionary<Snowflake, User.CustomPreference> customPreferences
+    ) =>
+        entries
+            .Select(e => new FieldEntry(
+                e.Value,
+                V1Utils.TranslateStatus(e.Status, customPreferences)
+            ))
+            .ToArray();
+}
+
+public record PronounEntry(string Pronouns, string? DisplayText, string Status)
+{
+    public static PronounEntry[] FromPronouns(
+        IEnumerable<Pronoun> pronouns,
+        Dictionary<Snowflake, User.CustomPreference> customPreferences
+    ) =>
+        pronouns
+            .Select(p => new PronounEntry(
+                p.Value,
+                p.DisplayText,
+                V1Utils.TranslateStatus(p.Status, customPreferences)
+            ))
+            .ToArray();
+}
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Extensions/WebApplicationExtensions.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Extensions/WebApplicationExtensions.cs
index 64564b2..86b4a82 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Extensions/WebApplicationExtensions.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Extensions/WebApplicationExtensions.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using Foxnouns.Backend.Jobs;
 using Foxnouns.Backend.Middleware;
 using Foxnouns.Backend.Services;
 using Foxnouns.Backend.Services.Auth;
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Services.V1;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Minio;
 using NodaTime;
@@ -127,7 +128,9 @@ public static class WebApplicationExtensions
                     .AddTransient<MemberAvatarUpdateInvocable>()
                     .AddTransient<UserAvatarUpdateInvocable>()
                     .AddTransient<CreateFlagInvocable>()
-                    .AddTransient<CreateDataExportInvocable>();
+                    .AddTransient<CreateDataExportInvocable>()
+                    // Legacy services
+                    .AddScoped<UsersV1Service>();
 
                 if (!config.Logging.EnableMetrics)
                     services.AddHostedService<BackgroundMetricsCollectionService>();
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Foxnouns.Backend.csproj b/Foxnouns.Backend/Foxnouns.Backend.csproj
index 8238fc8..6f6d69f 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Foxnouns.Backend.csproj
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Foxnouns.Backend.csproj
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         <PackageReference Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp" Version="3.1.6"/>
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Yort.Xid.Net" Version="2.0.1"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <Target Name="SetSourceRevisionId" BeforeTargets="InitializeSourceControlInformation">
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/Auth/AuthService.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/Auth/AuthService.cs
index f8c2428..6f32dc0 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/Auth/AuthService.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/Auth/AuthService.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using Foxnouns.Backend.Utils;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using NodaTime;
+using XidNet;
 
 namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Services.Auth;
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public class AuthService(
             },
             LastActive = clock.GetCurrentInstant(),
             Sid = null!,
+            LegacyId = Xid.NewXid().ToString(),
         };
 
         db.Add(user);
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ public class AuthService(
             },
             LastActive = clock.GetCurrentInstant(),
             Sid = null!,
+            LegacyId = Xid.NewXid().ToString(),
         };
 
         db.Add(user);
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/UserRendererService.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/UserRendererService.cs
index df40e1a..5a90c2d 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/UserRendererService.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/UserRendererService.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public class UserRendererService(
             user.Names,
             user.Pronouns,
             user.Fields,
-            user.CustomPreferences,
+            user.CustomPreferences.Select(x => (x.Key, RenderCustomPreference(x.Value)))
+                .ToDictionary(),
             flags.Select(f => RenderPrideFlag(f.PrideFlag)),
             utcOffset,
             user.Role,
@@ -130,6 +131,14 @@ public class UserRendererService(
                 : a.RemoteUsername
         );
 
+    public static CustomPreferenceResponse RenderCustomPreference(User.CustomPreference pref) =>
+        new(pref.Icon, pref.Tooltip, pref.Muted, pref.Favourite, pref.Size);
+
+    public static Dictionary<Snowflake, CustomPreferenceResponse> RenderCustomPreferences(
+        User user
+    ) =>
+        user.CustomPreferences.Select(x => (x.Key, RenderCustomPreference(x.Value))).ToDictionary();
+
     public PartialUser RenderPartialUser(User user) =>
         new(
             user.Id,
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/V1/UsersV1Service.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/V1/UsersV1Service.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7492256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/V1/UsersV1Service.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Database;
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Models;
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Dto.V1;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using FieldEntry = Foxnouns.Backend.Dto.V1.FieldEntry;
+
+namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Services.V1;
+
+public class UsersV1Service(DatabaseContext db)
+{
+    public async Task<User> ResolveUserAsync(
+        string userRef,
+        Token? token,
+        CancellationToken ct = default
+    )
+    {
+        if (userRef == "@me")
+        {
+            if (token == null)
+            {
+                throw new ApiError.Unauthorized(
+                    "This endpoint requires an authenticated user.",
+                    ErrorCode.AuthenticationRequired
+                );
+            }
+
+            return await db.Users.FirstAsync(u => u.Id == token.UserId, ct);
+        }
+
+        User? user;
+        if (Snowflake.TryParse(userRef, out Snowflake? sf))
+        {
+            user = await db.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.Id == sf && !u.Deleted, ct);
+            if (user != null)
+                return user;
+        }
+
+        user = await db.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.LegacyId == userRef && !u.Deleted, ct);
+        if (user != null)
+            return user;
+
+        user = await db.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.Username == userRef && !u.Deleted, ct);
+        if (user != null)
+            return user;
+
+        throw new ApiError.NotFound(
+            "No user with that ID or username found.",
+            ErrorCode.UserNotFound
+        );
+    }
+
+    public async Task<UserResponse> RenderUserAsync(User user)
+    {
+        int? utcOffset = null;
+        if (
+            user.Timezone != null
+            && TimeZoneInfo.TryFindSystemTimeZoneById(user.Timezone, out TimeZoneInfo? tz)
+        )
+        {
+            utcOffset = (int)tz.GetUtcOffset(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow).TotalSeconds;
+        }
+
+        return new UserResponse(
+            user.LegacyId,
+            user.Id,
+            user.Sid,
+            user.Username,
+            user.DisplayName,
+            user.Bio,
+            user.MemberTitle,
+            user.Avatar,
+            user.Links,
+            FieldEntry.FromEntries(user.Names, user.CustomPreferences),
+            PronounEntry.FromPronouns(user.Pronouns, user.CustomPreferences),
+            ProfileField.FromFields(user.Fields, user.CustomPreferences),
+            utcOffset,
+            user.CustomPreferences.Select(x =>
+                    (
+                        x.Value.LegacyId,
+                        new CustomPreference(
+                            x.Value.Icon,
+                            x.Value.Tooltip,
+                            x.Value.Size,
+                            x.Value.Muted,
+                            x.Value.Favourite
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+                .ToDictionary()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/V1/V1Utils.cs b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/V1/V1Utils.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb8d9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/Services/V1/V1Utils.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Database;
+using Foxnouns.Backend.Database.Models;
+
+namespace Foxnouns.Backend.Services.V1;
+
+public static class V1Utils
+{
+    public static string TranslateStatus(
+        string status,
+        Dictionary<Snowflake, User.CustomPreference> customPreferences
+    )
+    {
+        if (!Snowflake.TryParse(status, out Snowflake? sf))
+            return status;
+
+        return customPreferences.TryGetValue(sf.Value, out User.CustomPreference? cf)
+            ? cf.LegacyId.ToString()
+            : "unknown";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Foxnouns.Backend/packages.lock.json b/Foxnouns.Backend/packages.lock.json
index 5f1b968..dc238f7 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.Backend/packages.lock.json
+++ b/Foxnouns.Backend/packages.lock.json
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@
           "System.Runtime": "4.3.1"
         }
       },
+      "Yort.Xid.Net": {
+        "type": "Direct",
+        "requested": "[2.0.1, )",
+        "resolved": "2.0.1",
+        "contentHash": "+3sNX7/RKSKheVuMz9jtWLazD+R4PXpx8va2d9SdDgvKOhETbEb0VYis8K/fD1qm/qOQT57LadToSpzReGMZlw=="
+      },
       "BouncyCastle.Cryptography": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "2.5.0",
diff --git a/Foxnouns.DataMigrator/UserMigrator.cs b/Foxnouns.DataMigrator/UserMigrator.cs
index 0263c47..df895b9 100644
--- a/Foxnouns.DataMigrator/UserMigrator.cs
+++ b/Foxnouns.DataMigrator/UserMigrator.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class UserMigrator(
         _user = new User
         {
             Id = goUser.SnowflakeId,
+            LegacyId = goUser.Id,
             Username = goUser.Username,
             DisplayName = goUser.DisplayName,
             Bio = goUser.Bio,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ public class UserMigrator(
                 new PrideFlag
                 {
                     Id = flag.SnowflakeId,
+                    LegacyId = flag.Id,
                     UserId = _user!.Id,
                     Hash = flag.Hash,
                     Name = flag.Name,
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ public class UserMigrator(
             UserId = _user!.Id,
             Name = goMember.Name,
             Sid = goMember.Sid,
+            LegacyId = goMember.Id,
             DisplayName = goMember.DisplayName,
             Bio = goMember.Bio,
             Avatar = goMember.Avatar,
@@ -235,6 +238,7 @@ public class UserMigrator(
                     "small" => PreferenceSize.Small,
                     _ => PreferenceSize.Normal,
                 },
+                LegacyId = new Guid(id),
             };
         }