API Data Dictionaries

Employee API Data

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All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.

Overview

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.

Updated tables
Legacy tables
  1. Also viewed
  2. Awards
  3. Certifications
  4. Courses
  5. Suggested courses
  6. Education
  7. Experience
  8. Languages
  9. Organizations
  10. Patents
  11. Projects
  12. Publications
  13. Recommendations
  14. Similar profiles
  15. Test scores
  16. Websites

Data points

A null value means that the information was not listed in the profile.

Main employee information

Data point

Description

Data type

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outdated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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Root table


Also viewed

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Also viewed table


Awards

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Awards table


Certifications

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Certification table


Courses

Data point

Description

Data type

member_courses_collection

Completed courses

Array of objects

position

Course organizer

String

courses

Course title

String

Refer to the table example from the data:

Courses table


Suggested courses

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Courses suggestion table


Education

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Education table


Experience

Data point

Description

Data type

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)

Refer to the table example from the data:

Experience table


Languages

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Languages table


Language proficiency

Data point

Description

Data type

member_language_proficiency_list

Listed language proficiency

Object

proficiency

Proficiency level

String

hash

proficiency value processed by the MD5 algorithm

String

Refer to the table example from the data:

Proficiency table


Organizations

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Organizations table


Patents

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Patents table


Projects

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Projects table


Publications

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Publications table


Recommendations

Data point

Description

Data type

member_recommendations_collection

Recommendations from other people

Array of objects

recommendation

Recommendation text

String

Refer to the table example from the data:

Recommendations table


Similar profiles

Data point

Description

Data type

member_similar_profiles_collection

Profiles similar to the employee profile in the given record

Array of objects

url

Similar profile URL

String

Refer to the table example from the data:

Similar profiles table


Test scores

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Test scores table


Volunteering positions

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Volunteering positions table


Websites

Data point

Description

Data type

member_websites_collection

Associated websites

Array of objects

website

Website URL

String

Refer to the table example from the data:

Websites table


Legacy tables

Legacy tables have low fill rates or are not filled with information due to Professional Network hiding the data from public profiles.

Groups

Data point

Description

Data type

member_groups_collection

Supported groups

Array of objects

name

Group name

String

url

Group page URL

String

Refer to the table example from the data:

Groups table


Interests

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Interests table


See more URLs

Data point

Description

Data type

member_posts_see_more_urls_collection

URL seen on the employee's profile

Array of objects

url

Link to the post feed

String

Refer to the table example from the data:

See more URLs table


Skills

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Skills table


Volunteering care

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Volunteering cares table


Volunteering opportunities

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Volunteering opportunities table


Volunteering supports

Data point

Description

Data type

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

Refer to the table example from the data:

Volunteering supports tablee