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Linked API

Control your LinkedIn accounts and retrieve real-time data.

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Overview

The "Fetch Person" operation of the Linked API node allows users to retrieve detailed information about a LinkedIn user based on their public or hashed LinkedIn URL. This operation is useful for automating the extraction of professional profile data such as experience, education, skills, languages, posts, comments, and reactions. It can be leveraged in scenarios like enriching CRM records, performing social media analysis, or monitoring LinkedIn activity for recruitment or marketing purposes.

For example, a recruiter could use this node to automatically gather a candidate’s work history and skills from their LinkedIn profile, or a marketer might track posts and engagement metrics of industry influencers.

Properties

Name Meaning
Webhook URL URL where the response will be sent via webhook after processing the request.
Person URL Public or hashed LinkedIn URL of the person whose data is to be fetched.
Retrieve Experience Whether to retrieve the person's professional experience information.
Retrieve Education Whether to retrieve the person's education background information.
Retrieve Skills Whether to retrieve the person's listed skills.
Retrieve Languages Whether to retrieve the languages the person knows.
Retrieve Posts Whether to retrieve the person's LinkedIn posts.
Posts Since The date since when to retrieve posts (only applicable if retrieving posts).
Posts Limit The maximum number of posts to retrieve (only applicable if retrieving posts).
Retrieve Comments Whether to retrieve the person's comments on posts.
Comments Since The date since when to retrieve comments (only applicable if retrieving comments).
Comments Limit The maximum number of comments to retrieve (only applicable if retrieving comments).
Retrieve Reactions Whether to retrieve the person's reactions (likes, etc.) on posts or comments.
Reactions Since The date since when to retrieve reactions (only applicable if retrieving reactions).
Reactions Limit The maximum number of reactions to retrieve (only applicable if retrieving reactions).

Output

The node outputs JSON data containing the requested LinkedIn person information. The structure includes fields corresponding to the selected retrieval options:

  • Basic profile details (e.g., name, headline, location)
  • Experience entries if requested
  • Education entries if requested
  • Skills list if requested
  • Languages known if requested
  • Posts with optional filtering by date and limit
  • Comments with optional filtering by date and limit
  • Reactions with optional filtering by date and limit

If enabled, the output may include nested arrays or objects representing these categories. The node does not output binary data.

Dependencies

  • Requires an active API key credential for the Linked API service.
  • Needs a valid webhook URL where the asynchronous response will be sent.
  • The node sends a POST request to https://api.linkedapi.io/automation/execute with the operation details.
  • Proper network access to the Linked API endpoint is necessary.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues:

    • Invalid or missing webhook URL: The node requires a reachable webhook URL to send back results.
    • Incorrect or malformed LinkedIn person URL: Ensure the URL is publicly accessible or correctly hashed.
    • API authentication failure: Verify that the API key credential is valid and has sufficient permissions.
    • Rate limiting or quota exceeded errors from the Linked API service.

  • Error messages:

    • Errors related to webhook delivery usually indicate network or URL misconfiguration.
    • Authentication errors suggest invalid or expired API credentials.
    • Data retrieval errors may occur if the LinkedIn profile is private or restricted.

Resolving these typically involves verifying input parameters, checking API credentials, and ensuring the webhook endpoint is properly configured and accessible.

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