Linked API

Overview

The node "Linked API" allows users to interact with LinkedIn accounts and retrieve real-time data through a unified API. Specifically, the "Retrieve SSI" operation under the "Standard" resource enables fetching the Social Selling Index (SSI) score for a LinkedIn account. This score measures how effective a user is at establishing their professional brand, finding the right people, engaging with insights, and building relationships on LinkedIn.

Typical use cases include:

• Monitoring your or your team's LinkedIn SSI scores regularly to track social selling performance.
• Automating reports that combine SSI data with other sales or marketing metrics.
• Triggering workflows based on changes in SSI to adjust outreach strategies.

For example, a sales manager might set up this node to retrieve SSI scores daily via webhook and then analyze trends or trigger alerts if scores drop below a threshold.

Properties

The "Webhook URL" must be a valid endpoint capable of receiving POST requests with the SSI data payload.

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the retrieved Social Selling Index information. The exact structure is not detailed in the provided code, but typically it would include fields such as:

• Overall SSI score
• Scores for individual SSI components (e.g., Establish Your Professional Brand, Find the Right People)
• Timestamp or metadata about the retrieval

If binary data were involved, it would be summarized here, but this node appears to only output JSON data.

Dependencies

• Requires an active connection to the LinkedIn API via the Linked API service.
• Needs an API key credential configured in n8n to authenticate requests.
• The node sends a POST request to the Linked API endpoint https://api.linkedapi.io/automation/execute with the operation details.
• The user must provide a valid webhook URL to receive asynchronous responses.

Troubleshooting

• Invalid or unreachable Webhook URL: If the webhook URL is incorrect or the server is down, the node will fail to deliver the SSI data. Ensure the URL is publicly accessible and correctly formatted.
• Authentication errors: Missing or invalid API credentials will cause authentication failures. Verify that the API key credential is properly set up.
• API rate limits or downtime: The Linked API service may impose rate limits or experience outages. Monitor API status and handle retries accordingly.
• Malformed response handling: If the webhook receiver does not process the incoming data correctly, it may cause workflow errors downstream. Validate the webhook endpoint's ability to parse JSON payloads.

Links and References

• LinkedIn Social Selling Index Overview
• LinkedIn API Documentation
• n8n Webhook Documentation