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Integrate with Horizon Data Wave LinkedIn API

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Overview

This node integrates with the Horizon Data Wave LinkedIn API to retrieve detailed LinkedIn user profile information. Specifically, the "User" resource with the "Get Profile" operation fetches a LinkedIn user's profile by their alias, URL, or URN. It can optionally include additional details such as the user's work experience, education background, and skills.

This node is beneficial in scenarios where you want to enrich your data workflows with professional profile information from LinkedIn, for example:

  • Recruiting automation: Automatically gather candidate profiles including their experience and skills.
  • Sales intelligence: Obtain detailed prospect profiles to tailor outreach.
  • Market research: Collect educational and skill data of professionals in specific industries.

Properties

Name Meaning
User The LinkedIn user identifier; can be an alias, URL, or URN to specify which profile to get.
Include Experience Boolean flag to include the user's work experience information in the profile data.
Include Education Boolean flag to include the user's education history in the profile data.
Include Skills Boolean flag to include the user's skills information in the profile data.

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the LinkedIn user's profile. This includes basic profile information along with optional sections depending on the input flags:

  • Basic profile data: Core user details such as name, headline, location, and profile URL.
  • Experience (if enabled): Detailed work history entries.
  • Education (if enabled): Educational background entries.
  • Skills (if enabled): List of skills associated with the user.

The output is structured as a single JSON object per input item, containing all requested profile fields. There is no binary data output.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for authenticating with the Horizon Data Wave LinkedIn API.
  • The node makes HTTP POST requests to https://api.horizondatawave.ai/api/linkedin/user endpoint.
  • Proper configuration of the API authentication credential in n8n is necessary.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues:

    • Invalid or missing user identifier (alias, URL, or URN) will cause the API to fail.
    • API rate limits or quota exceeded errors if too many requests are made in a short time.
    • Network connectivity issues preventing access to the Horizon Data Wave API.

  • Error messages:

    • Errors returned from the API are included in the output under an error field with details.
    • If the node is set to continue on failure, it will output error details instead of stopping execution.

  • Resolutions:

    • Verify the correctness of the user identifier input.
    • Ensure the API key credential is valid and has sufficient permissions.
    • Implement delays or reduce request frequency to avoid rate limiting.
    • Check network settings and firewall rules to allow outbound HTTPS requests.

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