To access any of the following basic profile fields, your application must request the r_basicprofile member permission:
| 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. |
| lastName | Localizable last name of the member. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type. |
| maidenName | Localizable maiden name of the member. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type. |
| phoneticFirstName | Localizable phonetic representation of firstName. Only applicable for Japanese profiles. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type. |
| phoneticLastName | Localizable phonetic representation of lastName. Only applicable for Japanese profiles. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type. |
| headline | Localizable headline of member's choosing. Represented as a MultiLocaleString object type. |
| location | An object representing the member's current location. See Location Fields for a description of the fields available within this object. |
| industryName | DEPRECATED. Please refer to industryId for the updated industry name of the profile. |
| industryId | Optional industry URN representing the profile's industry. |
| summary | Localizable summary of the member. Represented as a MultiLocaleRichText object type. |
| specialties | DEPRECATED. Please refer to skills for more information. |
| positions | An object representing the employment history of the member. See Position Fields for a description of the fields available within this object. |
| pictureInfo | Will be deprecated on December 1, 2018. Please refer to profilePicture for replacement.
An object referencing the photo of member. See Picture Info Fields for a description of the fields available within this object. |
| 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}. |
| lastModified | Indicates an most recent timestamp when the user modified the profile. |