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Basic Profile Fields

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Field Name Description
id A unique identifying value for the member. Referenced as personId in other API documentation pages. Can also be referenced as an URN such as urn:li:person:{personId}. This value is linked to your specific application. Any attempts to use it with a different application will result in a 404 error.
firstName Localizable first name of the member. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type.
localizedFirstName Localized version of the firstName field.
lastName Localizable last name of the member. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type.
localizedLastName Localized version of the lastName field.
maidenName Localizable maiden name of the member. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type.
localizedMaidenName Localized version of the maidenName field.
headline Localizable headline of member's choosing. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type.
localizedHeadline Localized version of the headline field.
profilePicture Metadata about the member's picture in the profile. This will replace pictureInfo. See Profile Picture Fields for more information.
vanityName The vanity name of the member. Vanity name is represented as a string is used for the public profile URL: www.linkedin.com/in/{vanityName}.