Data Dictionary: Company Posts API

Overview

Data dictionary for data retrieved using Company Posts API endpoints.

This data dictionary shows all available data fields, explains their values, and provides data samples from the API Company Posts dataset.

Data fields per category

1. Author

2. Metadata

3. Post content

4. Engagement

5. Reshared post

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

Author

Data field	Description	Data type
company_name	Company name	String
company_url	Company profile URL	String
company_headline	Headline or title of the company (if available)	String

Refer to the table example from the data:

Author

{
  "company_name": "Example Company",
  "company_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/company/example-company",
  "company_headline": "Global Leader in Enterprise Software | Empowering 10,000+ Businesses Worldwide",
}

Metadata

Data field	Description	Data type
company_id	Company record identification key in our database	Long
company_source_id	Identifier assigned by Professional network	Long
id	Post's ID	String
url	Post's URL	String
date_published	Post publication date	String
deleted	Record deletion status: 1 – the profile returned "Page not found" or was deleted; 0 – the record exists	Integer
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	Timestamp
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	Timestamp

Refer to the table example from the data:

Metadata

{
  "company_id": 9871234560,
  "company_source_id": 4412398,
  "id": "7192837465019283746",
  "url": "https://www.professional-network.com/posts/example-company_ai-innovation-futureofwork-activity",
  "date_published": "2026-05-14",
  "deleted": 0,
  "created_at": "2026-05-14 08:15:22.104837",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-17 10:42:55.837291"
}

Post content

Data field	Description	Data type
article_body	Content of the post	String
image_url	URL of an image attached to the post (if available)	String
hashtags	Hashtags used in the post	Array of strings
mentions	Mentioned companies or people	Array of structs
mentions[].full_name	Name mentioned in the post	String
mentions[].url	Mentioned entity URL	String

Refer to the table example from the data:

Post content

{
  "article_body": "Excited to share our latest insights on the future of AI in enterprise. The past year has been transformative for our team, and we're just getting started. Drop your thoughts in the comments below 👇 #AI #Innovation",
  "image_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E22AQF3k9mXpT7vYw/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1700000000000",
  "hashtags": [
    "AI",
    "Innovation"
  ],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "full_name": "John Doe",
      "url": "https://www.professional-network.com/john-doe-12345"
    },
    {
      "full_name": "Jane Smith",
      "url": "https://www.professional-network.com/jane-smith-67890"
    }
  ]
}

Engagement

Data field	Description	Data type
reaction_count	Number of reactions on the post	Integer
comment_count	Number of comments on the post	Integer
comments	List of comments on the post	Array of objects
comments[].full_name	Name of the person who wrote the comment	String
comments[].headline	Headline or title of the commenter (if available)	String
comments[].profile_url	URL of the commenter’s profile	String
comments[].body	Content of the comment	String
comments[].date_published	Time when comment was published	String
comments[].reaction_count	Reactions number on the comment	Integer
comments[].deleted	Comment deletion status: 1 – comment was deleted 0 – comment exists	Integer
comments[].created_at	Comment creation timestamp	Timestamp
comments[].updated_at	Comment update timestamp	Timestamp

Refer to the table example from the data:

Engagement

{
  "reaction_count": 847,
  "comment_count": 1,
  "comments": [
    {
      "full_name": "Alice Johnson",
      "headline": "Head of Product @ Sample Corp",
      "profile_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/alice-johnson-48291",
      "body": "This is such a timely post. We've been seeing the exact same trends on our end — enterprises are finally moving past the pilot phase and into real production deployments. Would love to connect and exchange notes!",
      "reaction_count": 34,
      "date_published": "2026-05-15",
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2026-05-15 09:23:14.582341",
      "updated_at": "2026-05-15 09:23:14.582341"
    }
  ]
}

Reshared post

Data field	Description	Data type
reshared_post	Reshared posts information	Struct
reshared_post.id	Unique identifier of the reshared post. Used to distinguish it from other posts	String
reshared_post.url	Direct URL to the reshared post on Professional network	String
reshared_post.author_name	Name of the original author of the reshared post	String
reshared_post.author_profile_url	Professional network profile URL of the original post’s author	String
reshared_post.author_headline	Headline or summary text shown under the author’s name, often follower count or role	String
reshared_post.company_id	The company_id of the reshared post in case the post belongs to a company	Long
reshared_post.date_published	Time since the post was reshared	String
reshared_post.article_body	Main text content of the reshared post	String
reshared_post.image_url	Original post image URL	Array of strings
reshared_post.hashtags	List of hashtags included in the reshared post text	Array of strings

Refer to the table example from the data:

Reshared post

{
  "reshared_post": {
    "id": "7185647382910274651",
    "url": "https://www.professional-network.com/posts/partner-company_digitaltransformation-enterpriseai-activity-7185647382910274651-mP4q",
    "author_name": "Partner Company",
    "author_profile_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/company/partner-company",
    "author_headline": "Enterprise AI Solutions | Trusted by Fortune 500 Companies",
    "company_id": 5523109,
    "date_published": "2026-05-17",
    "article_body": "The next wave of enterprise transformation is here. We've just published our 2024 State of AI report, covering adoption trends, ROI benchmarks, and the strategies top-performing companies are using to stay ahead. Download the full report below 👇 #DigitalTransformation #EnterpriseAI",
    "image_url": [
      "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E22AQF9kLmPx3vZw/feedshare-shrink_800/reshare_thumbnail.jpg"
    ],
    "hashtags": [
      "DigitalTransformation",
      "EnterpriseAI"
    ]
}