Collect

Data type:

URLs:

Base Employee

https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/employee_base/collect/{employee_id} https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/employee_base/collect/{shorthand_name}

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Overview

Find instructions for collection endpoint usage and data collection.

General information about collect requests

Use the Base Employee collection endpoints to collect employee data using employee IDs or shorthand names.

Data collection using IDs

Learn how to obtain employee data using IDs.

Data collection using shorthand names

Learn how to obtain company data using shorthand names.

Used key	Collect endpoints	Usage
Employee ID	/v2/employee_base/collect/{employee_id}	Retrieved using Base Employee API search endpoints.
Shorthand name	/v2/employee_base/collect/{shorthand_name}	Taken directly from profile URL (e.g., john-doe from www.professional-network.com/in/john-doe).

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Collection using IDs

Examples in this article are prepared using Postman.

However, you can use the most convenient tool for you: terminal, Postman, or any API-compatible application.

cURL (Postman)

Use the provided request template below. Enter a valid employee_id value and your API Key.

Full collect

cURL request example

curl -X 'GET' \
'https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/employee_base/collect/{employee_id}' \
-H 'accept: application/json' \
-H 'apikey: {API Key}'

Field selection

cURL request example with several fields

curl -X 'GET' \
'https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/employee_base/collect/{employee_id}?fields=region&fields=industry' \
-H 'accept: application/json' \
-H 'apikey: {API Key}'

Collection using shorthand names

Examples in this article are prepared using Postman.

However, you can use the most convenient tool for you: terminal, Postman, or any API-compatible application.

cURL (Postman)

Use the provided request template below. Enter a valid shorthand_name value and your API Key.

Full collect

cURL request example

curl -X GET "https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/employee_base/collect/{shorthand_name}"
 -H  "accept: application/json" 
 -H  "apikey: {API Key}"

Field selection

cURL request example with several fields

curl -X GET "https://api.coresignal.com/cdapi/v2/employee_base/collect/{shorthand_name}?fields=region&fields=industry"
 -H  "accept: application/json" 
 -H  "apikey: {API Key}"