Employee API Data
All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.
Data dictionary for data retrieved using Employee API endpoints.
This data dictionary shows all available data points, explains their values, and provides data samples from the Employee API data.
A null value means that the information was not listed in the profile.
Data point | Description | Data type |
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name | Full name | String |
first_name | First name | Sring |
last_name | Last name | String |
title | Title in profile headline Note: not directly related to any particular work experience | String |
url | Profile URL | String |
hash | Profile URL processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
location | Associated location | String |
industry | Associated industry Note: legacy field | String |
summary | Professional experience summary Note: contains control characters | String |
connections | Active connections from profile headline | String |
recommendations_count | Recommendation count | String |
logo_url | Portrait photo URL Note: when there’s no picture and a static ghost image is shown, value = null. | String |
last_response_code | Response code to the last scraping request | Number (integer) |
outdated | Legacy field previously used to construct scraping priorities Note: to be deprecated | Boolean |
country | Associated country | String |
connections_count | Active connections count | Number (integer) |
experience_count | Experience record count | Number (integer) |
last_updated_ux | Record last update timestamp | Number (integer) |
member_shorthand_name | Part of the profile URL used to identify different profiles Note: can be changed at any time by the user | String |
member_shorthand_name_hash | member_shorthand_name value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
canonical_url | The most recent version of the profile URL. It can be a generic URL set by the Professional Network or the latest URL set by the user | String |
canonical_hash | canonical_url value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
canonical_shorthand_name | Most recent version of the member_shorthand_name | String |
canonical_shorthand_name_hash | canonical_shorthand_name value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_also_viewed_collection | Other employee profiles from the People also viewedsection | Array of objects |
url | Profile URL | String |
title | Profile title Note: not directly related to any particular work experience | String |
location | Displayed location | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_awards_collection | Listed awards | Array of objects |
title | Award title | String |
issuer | Award issuer | String |
description | Award description Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
date | Issue date | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_certifications_collection | Held certifications | Array of objects |
name | Certification title | String |
authority | Certification issuer | String |
url | Certification issuer profile URL | String |
date_from | Certification issue date | String |
date_to | Certification expiration date | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_courses_collection | Completed courses | Array of objects |
position | Course organizer | String |
courses | Course title | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_courses_suggestion_collection | Consists of record metadata and the member_courses_suggestion_list objects | Array of objects |
course_suggestion_id | Identification key for members_courses_suggestion_list table | Number (integer) |
member_courses_suggestion_list | Courses suggested on the employee's profile | Object |
name | Course title | String |
hash | url value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
url | Suggested course URL | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_education_collection | Employee's education | Array of objects |
title | Education institution | String |
subtitle | Degree title | String |
date_from | Enrolment in the course/study program | String |
date_to | Graduation date | String |
activities_and_societies | Activities and societies the member took part in Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
description | Degree description Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
school_url | Institution's profile URL | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_experience_collection | Employee's work experience | Array of objects |
title | Job title | String |
location | Job location | String |
company_name | Workplace | String |
company_url | Company's profile URL on Professional Network | String |
date_from | Employment start date | String |
date_to | Employment end date | String |
duration | Employment duration | String |
description | Job description Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
order_in_profile | Record order in the section | Number (integer) |
company_id | Identification key of the workplace Note: connected with Company API data | Number (integer) |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_languages_collection | Consists of record metadata and member_language_list objects | Array of objects |
language_id | Identification key relating to member_language_list table | Number (integer) |
proficiency_id | Identification key relating to member_language_proficiency_list table | Number (integer) |
member_language_list | Listed language knowledge | Object |
language | Language | String |
hash | Language name processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_language_proficiency_list | Listed language proficiency | Object |
proficiency | Proficiency level | String |
hash | proficiency value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_organizations_collection | Supported organizations | Array of objects |
organization | Organization title | String |
position | Position title | String |
description | Position description Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
date_from | Membership start date | String |
date_to | Membership end date | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_patent_status_list | Held/authored patents | Object |
title | Patent title | String |
status_id | Identification key for a member_patent_status_list record | Number (integer) |
inventors | Patent inventors | String |
date | Patent establishment date | String |
url | Patent website URL | String |
description | Patent description Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
valid_area | Geographical area where the patent is valid | String |
status | Patent status | String |
hash | status value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_projects_collection | Listed projects | Array of objects |
name | Project title | String |
url | Project website URL | String |
description | Project description Note: may contain HTML tags or control characters | String |
date_from | Project start date | String |
date_to | Project end date | String |
team_members | Project team | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_publications_collection | Authored publications | Array of objects |
title | Publication title | String |
publisher | Publication publisher | String |
date | Publication date | String |
description | Publication description Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
authors | Publication authors | String |
url | Publication website URL | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_recommendations_collection | Recommendations from other people | Array of objects |
recommendation | Recommendation text | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_similar_profiles_collection | Profiles similar to the employee profile in the given record | Array of objects |
url | Similar profile URL | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_test_scores_collection | Listed test scores | Array of objects |
name | Test title | String |
date | Test date | String |
description | Test description Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
score | Test score | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_volunteering_positions_collection | Listed volunteering activity | Array of objects |
organization | Organization name | String |
role | Role in the organization | String |
cause_id | Identification key for a member_volunteering_positions_cause_list record | Number (integer) |
date_from | Volunteering start date | String |
date_to | Volunteering end date | String |
duration | Volunteering experience duration | String |
description | Volunteering experience description Note: may contain HTML tags | String |
organization_url | Organization website URL | String |
member_volunteering_positions_cause_list | Listed volunteering causes | Object |
cause | Volunteering ause | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_websites_collection | Associated websites | Array of objects |
website | Website URL | String |
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Legacy tables have low fill rates or are not filled with information due to Professional Network hiding the data from public profiles.
Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_groups_collection | Supported groups | Array of objects |
name | Group name | String |
url | Group page URL | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_interests_collection | Consists of record metadata and member_interest_list objects | Array of objects |
interest_id | Identification key relating to member_interest_list table | number (integer) |
member_interest_list | Listed interests | Object |
interest | Interest | String |
hash | interest value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_posts_see_more_urls_collection | URL seen on the employee's profile | Array of objects |
url | Link to the post feed | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_skills_collection | Consists of record metadata and member_skill_list objects | Array of objects |
skill_id | Identification key for the skill table record | Number (integer) |
member_skill_list | Listed skills | Object |
skill | Skill | String |
hash | skill value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_volunteering_cares_collection | Consists of record metadata and member_volunteering_care_listtobjects | Array of objects |
care_id | Identification key for member_volunteering_care_list record | Number (integer) |
member_volunteering_care_list | Volunteering activity | Object |
care | Volunteering care name | String |
hash | care value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_volunteering_opportunities_collection | Consists of record metadata and member_volunteering_opportunity_list objects | Array of objects |
opportunity_id | Identification key for a member_volunteering_opportunity_list record | Number (integer) |
member_volunteering_opportunity_list | Volunteering activity | object |
opportunity | Volunteering ppportunity | string |
hash | opportunity value processed by the MD5 algorithm | string |
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Data point | Description | Data type |
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member_volunteering_supports_collection | Consists of record metadata and member_volunteering_support_list objects | Array of objects |
support_id | Identification key for a member_volunteering_support_list record | Number (integer) |
member_volunteering_support_list | Volunteering supports | Object |
support | Volunteering support | String |
hash | support value processed by the MD5 algorithm | String |
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