People search
Members by first and last name, from LinkedIn's public directory: up to 50. There is no next page.
GET/v1/linkedin/people/search1 creditHeaders
Get your API keyx-api-key*stringrequiredheaderYour API key, made in the dashboard.
Parameters
2first_name*stringrequiredqueryThe member's first name.
min 1 chars · max 100 chars · example: Bill
last_name*stringrequiredqueryThe member's last name.
min 1 chars · max 100 chars · example: Gates
Response fields
18dataarrayThe result: one object, or a list for the endpoints that return several.
data[].handlestringThe part of the profile's link after /in/: the profile endpoint takes it.
data[].urlstringThe profile's link.
data[].namestringnullableThe member's name.
data[].headlinestringnullableThe line under the name, where LinkedIn shows it.
data[].locationstringnullableWhere the member says they are.
data[].picturestringnullableThe profile picture's link.
pageobjectnullablePaging, for the endpoints that page; null for the others.
page.next_cursorstringnullableSend it as the cursor parameter, with the same other parameters, for the next page. Null on the last page.
page.has_morebooleanoptionalWhether another page follows.
default: false
metaobjectAbout this call.
meta.platformstringThe platform: reddit, threads, tiktok or youtube.
meta.endpointstringThe endpoint's name, such as channel_videos.
meta.paramsobjectThe call's parameters, defaults included. Parameters without a value, and the cursor, are left out.
meta.request_idstringThis call's id. Quote it when you report a problem.
meta.api_versionstringThe API version that answered.
meta.fetched_atstringWhen the data was fetched from the platform (UTC).
format: date-time
meta.cachedbooleanoptionalWhether it came from our cache; fetched_at says how old it is.
default: false
Code example
curl -X GET 'https://api.socialparse.dev/v1/linkedin/people/search?first_name=Bill&last_name=Gates' \ -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'Responses
Successful Response
{ "data": [ { "handle": "string", "url": "string", "name": "string", "headline": "string", "location": "string", "picture": "string" } ], "page": { "next_cursor": "string", "has_more": false }, "meta": { "platform": "string", "endpoint": "string", "params": { "property1": "string", "property2": "string" }, "request_id": "string", "api_version": "string", "fetched_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z", "cached": false }}