LinkedIn API Resource Map
A quick-start guide to the resources available via the LinkedIn API
Member Profile
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GET |
http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~ http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/id=abcdefg http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/url=<public_profile_url> |
Connections
The Connections resource allows you to see information about the member's network.
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GET |
http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/connections http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/id=12345/connections http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Flbeebe/connections |
People Search
The People Search resource searches for people matching your search criteria.
Companies
The Companies resource allows you to see information about companies.
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GET |
http://api.linkedin.com/v1/companies/1337 http://api.linkedin.com/v1/companies?email-domain=linkedin.com |
Company Search
The Companies Search resource searches for companies matching your search criteria.
Company Follow and Suggestions
Follow and unfollow companies and get suggestions for companies to follow.
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GET |
http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/following/companies http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/suggestions/to-follow/companies |
Company Products and Recommendations
The Company Products resource gets information on a company's products.
Jobs
The Jobs resource allows you to see information about jobs.
Job Search
The Jobs Search resource searches for jobs matching your search criteria.
Job Bookmark and Suggestions
The Bookmark jobs and get suggestions for jobs.
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GET |
http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/job-bookmarks http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/suggestions/job-suggestions |
Messaging
Allows the member to send Messages to their connections, or send Invitations to connect.
Network Updates
Getting updates
Use the Network Updates resource to retrieve network updates for the member or their connections.
To retrieve the member's updates:
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GET |
http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/network/updates?scope=self http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/network/updates http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/id=abcdefg/network/updates?scope=self |
Posting Updates
There is a separate resource for posting Network Updates for the member.
Posting Shares
You can use the Share resource to post shares on behalf of the member.
Comments and Likes
There are various resources available for accessing comments and likes for network updates.
By default, a network update containing more than 10 comments will only return you the most recent five. To retrieve all comments for a given network update:
Where {NETWORK UPDATE KEY} is a update/update-key representing an update. Returns all comments belonging to this network update, following the same structure as above.
Use a similar syntax to retrive the complete list of people who liked an update:
Post a comment to an existing update:
Like an existing update: