Derive LinkedIn profile URL from user ID?

Question

Is it possible to derive a linkedin profile url (public OR private) from the user ID?

Magda

Answer 1

You can use the ID in this URL and this will give you the link to User Profile http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=YourID

UPDATE: Apparently, this solution no longer works.

Bystreet

Jordan- This is the right answer to my question as worded- but I actually have a different problem as the LinkedIn API uses alphanumeric token IDs which don't work in this format...- see new question: https://mcmap.net/q/535042/-derive-linkedin-profile-url-from-api-user-token/165673 – Magda

As tested right now, this works with the api ids, too. It will map the api-id to another internal id for you when you visit the link. – Guertin

No it doesn't. All my tests have it mapping to your own ID by default, not to the member owning the API id. – Nepotism

For some reason, this doesn't work for me. I get this error There was an unexpected problem that prevented us from completing your request., any idea why this is so? – Nata

They've removed this, sadly. Lookup by member ID no longer works. – Kairouan

Seems solution below is not working anymore. Who know another way to get profile link from user id? – Exordium

This solution doesn't work for me.. I have added another updated solution that worked for me.. – Rivero

Answer 2

You need to get r_basicprofile permissions from the user, then grab the public-profile-url field from the response.

read more at https://developer.linkedin.com/docs/fields/basic-profile

Sunnisunnite

Answer 3

You can get the linkedin url using the below format if you have the user id.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/userID/

Replace the userID with linkedin user id.

Thank you!

Feline

Answer 4

I guess some things have changed in the LinkedIn API over the years.

This is the solution that worked for me:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/USERNAME

Used it as a href in my website to link to user's LinkedIn profile page and it works fine.

Rivero

But how can we get username from memeber-id eg 129056251 – Fieldfare