LINKEDIN API
Person's Profile
Retrieve person's profile from LinkedIn with a single API request.
GET
/api/data/v1/linkedin/profile1credit base cost
Request parameters
Up to 1 creditThe URL of the LinkedIn profile to get
Live requests use your prepaid balance. Cached responses cost zero where supported.
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://fetchgoblin.com/api/data/v1/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fparrsam%2F' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR_FETCHGOBLIN_API_KEY'Response
Example{
"success": true,
"name": "Sam Parr",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQH3Vz1qV_rNVQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1633389534107?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=8x4PIfTIYFOvpI1QRCDyAhNprZv0NY9kAp4EOdvUxLQ",
"location": "Westport, Connecticut, United States",
"followers": 64803,
"connections": "",
"about": "I founded The Hustle, a business news media company with $12 when I was around 25 years…",
"recentPosts": [
{
"title": "Super excited to watch the success of a company built by a Gauntlet AI grad: One missed contract renewal can cost your company $100k, $250k or more.…",
"activityType": "Posted by Austen Allred",
"link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/austenallred_super-excited-to-watch-the-success-of-a-company-activity-7333305862695919617-zTPI",
"image": "https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/53n89ecoxpr1qrki1do3alazb"
}
],
"experience": [
{
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Hampton",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/myhampton",
"location": "Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area",
"member": {
"@type": "OrganizationRole",
"description": "******* ** * ****** ****** ********** ********* *** *************, ******** *** ****. <**><**>**'** ** * *** ****, *** ***...* *****.<**><**>*****://***.***********.***/"
}
}
],
"articles": [
{
"headline": "RANT: How to PROPERLY analyze risk",
"author": "Sam Parr",
"datePublished": "2017-09-17T13:08:55.000+00:00",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5612AQG9YbLJodxr8g/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/0/1520096757452?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=USPma8tkR65yot8_Ye0zDfH2llLpTrZdZGHtbzmPjQ0",
"articleBody": "I've been talking to a few people who want to leave...."
}
],
"activity": [
{
"title": "Othership is this cool suana place in NYC. The founder is hosting a bunch of Hampton members for a special session + a talk on how he built the…",
"activityType": "Shared by Sam Parr",
"link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/parrsam_exclusive-othership-session-qa-with-founder-activity-7328134812047704064-4NUL",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/sync/v2/D4D27AQGJaeiyu-gbrA/articleshare-shrink_1280_800/B4DZbLDrHUHsAU-/0/1747163460743?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=rZtGF2kjhFfLy-TZil0d_bakH4UfHnK-dcxEsrZSl5s"
}
],
"education": [
{
"@type": "EducationalOrganization",
"name": "Belmont University",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/school/belmont-university/",
"member": {
"@type": "OrganizationRole",
"startDate": 2008,
"endDate": 2012
}
}
],
"publications": [
{
"name": "How my partner and I created a unique company in tough times",
"url": "http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324694904578602013087282582.html&urlhash=SvYD"
}
],
"projects": [
{
"name": "Hustle Con 2015",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethyin",
"dateRange": "2015",
"description": "",
"contributors": [
{
"name": "Elizabeth Yin",
"link": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethyin",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5603AQFFdhmfyyiZig/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1581292451105?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=IwghMTQZZjJzIGbN6e1IYfWVBDAkgLP_kSJJPOkzQDg"
}
]
}
],
"recommendations": [
{
"name": "Jackie M.",
"link": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiemooney",
"image": "https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/9c8pery4andzj6ohjkjp54ma2",
"text": "“I got to know Sam over 2 years of working at The Hustle. We grew from a company of 4 to 15 in that time and there was never a dull moment- anyone who knows Sam knows that he adds tons of energy to the workplace. This guy figures out what he wants to accomplish and makes it happen. He remains wildly driven and goal-oriented while constantly focused on both his personal and professional growth.”"
}
],
"similarProfiles": [
{
"link": "https://ca.linkedin.com/in/stevemcody",
"name": "Steve Cody",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5603AQEl17hna0u1ew/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1673387873184?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=pN-Y2CS1AQ8AOKbTo_2_B0AXjof4nGLKBdhNZTfFYJA"
}
],
"credits_charged": 1,
"credits_remaining": 1000,
"request_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
}Example data from the API specification. Run a request to retrieve current data.
Response shape
This schema describes the documented data shape. Some platform fields may be absent or null. The response also includes your FetchGoblin request ID and current credit balance.
View JSON Schema +
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"type": "string"
},
"location": {
"type": "string"
},
"followers": {
"type": "integer"
},
"connections": {
"type": "string"
},
"about": {
"type": "string"
},
"recentPosts": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"activityType": {
"type": "string"
},
"link": {
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"experience": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"location": {
"type": "string"
},
"member": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"articles": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"headline": {
"type": "string"
},
"author": {
"type": "string"
},
"datePublished": {
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"type": "string"
},
"articleBody": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"activity": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"activityType": {
"type": "string"
},
"link": {
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"education": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"member": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"@type": {
"type": "string"
},
"startDate": {
"type": "integer"
},
"endDate": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
}
}
}
},
"publications": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"projects": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"dateRange": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"contributors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"link": {
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"recommendations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"link": {
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"type": "string"
},
"text": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"similarProfiles": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"link": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"image": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"credits_charged": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "FetchGoblin credits charged for this request."
},
"credits_remaining": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Your FetchGoblin credit balance after this request."
},
"request_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "FetchGoblin request identifier."
}
}
}