Calls via LinkedIn API

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Hi there,

I am very new at this and I am looking to get the following info from certain LinkedIn profiles for research. * Status: Seeking New Opportunities

* Shows Location (city, country) * Top Endorsed Skills * Number of Recommendations * Latest Role * Education

Can the API call this? If so, can some one show me how to do so?

Many thanks!

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Hi Omar,

I believe to if you want to use LinkedIn APIs, you'll have to register for their developer program, then follow their docs to learn how to obtain authentication tokens and use their REST APIs to get back information.

https://developer.linkedin.com/

However, according to this article, many of the LinkedIn APIs are no longer publicly available:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2883992/linkedin-restricts-api-usage.html

If you want to learn about APIs in general, you could try following some of the Apigee Edge getting started tutorials (on our doc site), to get a feel for how REST APIs work.

Regards,

Will

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@wwitman Hi Will thanks for getting back to me. I do have LinkedIn Developer access but I'm very technologically challenged so I was hoping to get someone to lead me in the right direction re getting the specific profile information that I'm after. If you can help or if you know someone who can please let me know.

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@wwitman Hi Will thanks for getting back to me. I do have developer access but I'm not too technologically savvy so I was just hoping to take a shortcut and get someone to tell me how to get the specific profile info

Hi Omar -- I see -- no problem. Unfortunately, I don't know the specifics of their API. Unless someone else can help, you might consider posting your question to StackOverflow and tagging it with the "linkedin" tag. Good luck!

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@wwitman Thanks - Have just posted the question on stackoverflow.

Cheers!

Through LinkedIn, I found a lot of useful contacts in my life, which helped me both at university and in life. If you want to know how you can find my profile http://inmethod.com/forum/user/profile/143352.page. I will help you learn more and give basic tips. I am waiting for your comments.