Dictionary: Base Employee Data

This data dictionary displays all available data points, explains their values, and provides snippets of data from the Employee dataset.

Data points per category

1. Root table

2. Awards

3. Certifications

4. Courses

5. Education

6. Experience

7. Languages

8. Organizations

9. Patents

10. Projects

11. Publications

12. Recommendations

13. Similar profiles

14. Others named

15. Test scores

16. Volunteering positions

17. Websites

18. Course suggestions

19. Activity

20. Hidden details

Legacy data points per category

These categories contain legacy fields that are either no longer filled or have low fill rates.

1. Also viewed

2. Groups

3. Interests

4. See more URLs

5. Skills

6. Volunteering cares

7. Volunteering opportunities

8. Volunteering supports

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

Root table

Data point	Description	Data type
id	Record identification key	Number (integer)
parent_id	Employee profile identification key	Number (integer)
full_name	Full name	String
first_name	First name	String
last_name	Last name	String
headline	Employee headline	String
checked_at	Timestamp of the last time the profile was checked for key changes in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
public_profile_id	Employee URN provided by professional network	String
profile_url	Employee profile URL	String
location	Displayed location	String
industry	Associated industry Note: legacy field	String
summary	Professional experience summary	String
services	Offered services	String
recommendations_count	Number of recommendations	String
profile_photo_url	Profile photo URL	String
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the profile is publicly available: 1 – The last time we scraped the profile, the page that was not found was returned. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was added to our data and marked with the value 0	Number (integer)
country	Displayed location (country) parsed by us from the location value	String
country_iso_2	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code	String
country_iso_3	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code	String
regions	Region information (additional location information)	Array of objects
region	Location region	String
connections_count	Number of active connections	Number (integer)
follower_count	Employee follower count	Number (integer)
experience_count	Number of experience records	Number (integer)
shorthand_name	Part of the employee URL used to identify employee profiles Note: can be changed at any time by the user	String
canonical_shorthand_name	The most recent version of the shorthand_name	String
shorthand_names	A list of all historical shorthand_names that we captured	Array of objects
shorthand_name	Captured shorthand name	String
historical_ids	A list of all employee identification keys assigned to this record	Array of objects

Refer to the table example from the data:

{
  "id": 101,
  "parent_id": 101,
  "full_name": "John Doe",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Doe",
  "headline": "Software Engineer",
  "created_at": "2024-12-10T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-12-10T12:00:00Z",
  "checked_at": "2024-12-10T12:00:00Z",
  "public_profile_id": "422009225",
  "profile_url": "http://example.com/johndoe",
  "location": "New York, USA",
  "industry": "Technology",
  "summary": "Experienced software engineer with expertise in Python and Spark.",
  "services": "Consulting, Development",
  "profile_photo_url": "http://example.com/johndoe/photo.jpg",
  "deleted": 0,
  "country": "USA",
  "country_iso_2": "US",
  "country_iso_3": "USA",
  "regions": [
    {
      "region": "Northeast"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations_count": 10,
  "connections_count": 500,
  "follower_count": 1500,
  "experience_count": 5,
  "shorthand_name": "johndoe",
  "canonical_shorthand_name": "johndoe",
  "shorthand_names": [
    {
      "shorthand_name": "johndoe"
    }
  ],
  "historical_ids": [
    {
      "id": 1001
    }
  ]
}

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Data point	Description	Data type
is_parent	Represents if the employee ID is the original ID in our dataset (not a duplicate) 1 – original ID 0 – duplicate ID	Number (integer)

Refer to the table example from the data:

   "is_parent": 1

Awards

Data point	Description	Data type
awards	Awards	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
title	Award title	String
issuer	Award issuer	String
description	Award description Note: contains HTML tags	String
date	Issue date Note: date format vary	String (date)
date_year	Issue year	Number (integer)
date_month	Issue month	Number (integer)
date_day	Issue day	Number (integer)
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Awards

"awards": [
    {
      "id": "c8f68c94-1c90-4b36-8e0e-905cf2e1283e",
      "title": "Best Innovator",
      "issuer": "Tech Conference 2023",
      "description": "Awarded for outstanding innovation in technology.",
      "date": "2023-11-15",
      "date_year": 2023,
      "date_month": 11,
      "date_day": 15,
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-11-15T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-11-15T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Certifications

Data point	Description	Data type
certifications	Certifications	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
title	Certification title	String
issuer	Certification issuer	String
credential_id	Credential identification key	String
certificate_url	Certification URL	String
issuer_url	Issuer profile URL	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
date_from	Certification issue date	String (date)
date_from_year	Issue year	Number (integer)
date_from_month	Issue month	Number (integer)
date_to	Certification expiry date	String (date)
date_to_year	Expiry year	Number (integer)
date_to_month	Expiry month	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Certifications

  "certifications": [
    {
      "id": "f1c4f870-8c4e-456c-a5e6-892a2be9a3b2",
      "title": "Certified Data Scientist",
      "issuer": "Data Science Institute",
      "credential_id": "6245866",
      "certificate_url": "https://example.com/certificates/dsi-2023-001",
      "date_from": "2023-01-01",
      "date_from_year": 2023,
      "date_from_month": 1,
      "date_to": "2025-01-01",
      "date_to_year": 2025,
      "date_to_month": 1,
      "issuer_url": "https://datascienceinstitute.org",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Courses

Data point	Description	Data type
courses	Courses	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
organizer	Course organizer	String
title	Course title	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Courses

  "courses": [
    {
      "id": "d0f7e8e5-abc3-4e9b-8e0c-2a8b80b9f5e9",
      "organizer": "Coursera",
      "title": "Introduction to Machine Learning",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-05-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-05-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Education

Data point	Description	Data type
education	Education details	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
institution	Education institution	String
program	Program title	String
institution_id	ID of the company (institution) relating to the company table	Number (integer, int64)
institution_source_id	Record identification key assigned by professional network	Number (integer, int64)
date_from	Enrollment date	String (date)
date_from_year	Enrollment year	Number (integer)
date_from_month	Enrollment month	Number (integer)
date_to	Graduation date	String (date)
date_to_year	Graduation year	Number (integer)
date_to_month	Graduation month	Number (integer)
activities_and_societies	Activities and societies considered part of education	String
description	Education experience described by the person Note: contains HTML tags	String
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
institution_url	Institution profile URL	String
institution_shorthand_name	Shorthand name from the institution profile URL	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Education

    "education": [
        {
            "id": "d1e2f3b4-56a7-8901-bcde-234567890abc",
            "institution": "Harvard University",
            "program": "Bachelor of Science in Computer Science",
            "institution_id": 1026807,
            "institution_source_id": 166807,
            "date_from": "2015-09-01",
            "date_from_year": 2015,
            "date_from_month": 9,
            "date_to": "2019-06-01",
            "date_to_year": 2019,
            "date_to_month": 6,
            "activities_and_societies": "Member of the Computer Science Club and Debate Team",
            "description": "Studied core computer science concepts including algorithms, machine learning, and distributed systems.",
            "institution_url": "https://www.harvard.edu",
            "institution_shorthand_name": "harwvard",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 0,
            "created_at": "2015-09-01T10:00:00Z",
            "updated_at": "2019-06-01T12:00:00Z"
        }
    ]

Experience

Data point	Description	Data type
experience	Work experience	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
title	Job title	String
location	Job (company) location	String
company_id	ID of the company relating to the company table	Number (integer, int64)
company_source_id	Record identification key assigned by professional network	Number (integer, int64)
company_name	Workplace name	String
company_shorthand_name	Shorthand name from the company profile URL	String
company_url	The profile URL of the workplace	String
date_from	Employment start date	String (date)
date_from_year	Employment start year	Number (integer)
date_from_month	Employment start month	Number (integer)
date_to	Employment end date	String (date)
date_to_year	Employment end year	Number (integer)
date_to_month	Employment end month	Number (integer)
is_current	Marks if the record is for current employment 1 – Current workplace 0 – Former workplace	Boolean
duration	Employment duration	String
description	Job/job experience description Note: contains HTML tags	String
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Experience

"experience": [
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
      "location": "San Francisco, CA",
      "company_id": 91823973,
      "company_source_id": 1015745,
      "company_name": "Tech Innovations Inc.",
      "company_url": "https://www.techinnovations.com",
      "company_shorthand_name": "tech-innovations",
      "date_from": "2019-05-01",
      "date_from_year": 2019,
      "date_from_month": 5,
      "date_to": "2023-03-01",
      "date_to_year": 2023,
      "date_to_month": 3,
      "is_current": 0,
      "duration": "3 years 10 months",
      "description": "Led a team of engineers to develop scalable web applications and improve system performance by 40%.",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2019-05-01T08:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-03-01T17:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Languages

Data point	Description	Data type
languages	Language knowledge	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
language	Listed language	String
proficiency	Language proficiency	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Languages

  "languages": [
    {
      "id": "d3f4e5b6-7890-ab12-cd34-ef5678901234",
      "language": "English",
      "proficiency": "Native",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2022-01-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2022-01-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
]

Organizations

Data point	Description	Data type
organizations	Memberships in organizations	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
organization	Organization title Note: Contains HTML tags	String
position	Position in the organization Note: Contains HTML tags	String
description	Description of the activity/experience in the organization	String
date_from	Membership start date	String (date)
date_from_year	Membership start year	Number (integer)
date_from_month	Membership start month	Number (integer)
date_to	Membership end date	String (date)
date_to_year	Membership end year	Number (integer)
date_to_month	Membership end month	Number (integer)
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Organizations

 "organizations": [
    {
      "id": "b1a2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab",
      "organization": "Tech Community Network",
      "position": "Member",
      "description": "Participated in monthly meetups and collaborative projects focused on technology innovation.",
      "date_from": "2020-03-01",
      "date_from_year": 2020,
      "date_from_month": 3,
      "date_to": "2023-03-01",
      "date_to_year": 2023,
      "date_to_month": 3,
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2020-03-01T08:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-03-01T17:00:00Z"
    }
],

Patents

Data point	Description	Data type
patents	Authored patents	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
title	Patent title	String
status	Patent status	String
inventors	Patent inventors	Array of objects
full_name	Inventor's name	String
profile_url	Inventor's profile URL	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
date	Patent filing date	String (date)
date_year	Filling year	Number (integer)
date_month	Filling month	Number (integer)
date_day	Filling day	Number (integer)
patent_url	Patent URL	String
description	Patent description Note: contains HTML tags	String
patent_or_application_number	Patent details, such as the area the patent is valid in	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Patents

  "patents": [
    {
      "id": "f1a2b3c4-d5e6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "title": "System for Optimized Data Processing",
      "status": "Granted",
      "inventors": [
        {
          "full_name": "John Doe",
          "profile_url": "www.professional_network.com/in/johndoe",
          "order_in_profile": 1
        },
        {
          "full_name": "Jane Smith",
          "profile_url": "www.professional_network.com/in/janesmith",
          "order_in_profile": 2
        }
      ],
      "date": "2021-08-15",
      "date_year": 2021,
      "date_month": 8,
      "date_day": 15,
      "patent_url": "https://example.com/patents/123456",
      "description": "An innovative system for efficient data processing in distributed environments.",
      "patent_or_application_number": "US1234567890A",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2021-08-15T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-03-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Projects

Data point	Description	Data type
projects	Projects	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
name	Project name	String
project_url	Project website URL	String
description	Project description Note: contains HTML tags	String
date_from	Project start date	String (date)
date_from_year	Start year	Number (integer)
date_from_month	Start year	Number (integer)
date_to	Project end date	String (date)
date_to_year	End year	Number (integer)
date_to_month	End month	Number (integer)
team_members	Project team members	Array of objects
full_name	Member's full name	String (date)
profile_url	Member's profile URL on professional network	String (date)
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See snippets of the dataset for reference:

Projects

"projects": [
    {
      "id": "e1f2a3b4-c5d6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "name": "AI-Powered Recommendation System",
      "project_url": "https://example.com/projects/recommendation-system",
      "description": "Developed an AI-powered recommendation engine for e-commerce platforms, increasing conversion rates by 20%.",
      "date_from": "2020-01-01",
      "date_from_year": 2020,
      "date_from_month": 1,
      "date_to": "2022-06-01",
      "date_to_year": 2022,
      "date_to_month": 6,
      "team_members": [
        {
          "full_name": "Jane Johnson",
          "profile_url": "www.professional_network.com/in/janejohnson",
          "order_in_profile": 1
        },
        {
          "full_name": "Bob Doe",
          "profile_url": "www.professional_network.com/in/bobdoe",
          "order_in_profile": 2
        }
      ],
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2020-01-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2022-06-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Publications

Data point	Description	Data type
publications	Authored publications	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
title	Publication title	String
publisher	Publication publisher	String
date	Publication release date	String (date)
date_year	Release year	Number (integer)
date_month	Release month	Number (integer)
date_day	Release day	Number (integer)
description	Publication description Note: contains HTML tags	String
authors	Publication authors	Array of objects
full_name	Author's name	String
profile_url	Author's profile URL	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
publication_url	Publication website URL	String
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Publications

"publications": [
    {
      "id": "f1e2d3c4-b5a6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "title": "Advances in Machine Learning",
      "publisher": "Tech Journal",
      "date": "2021-10-15",
      "date_year": 2021,
      "date_month": 10,
      "date_day": 15,
      "description": "A comprehensive study on the latest trends and advancements in machine learning techniques.",
      "authors": [
        {
          "full_name": "John Doe",
          "profile_url": "https://example.com/johndoe",
          "order_in_profile": 1
        },
        {
          "full_name": "Jane Smith",
          "profile_url": "https://example.com/janesmith",
          "order_in_profile": 2
        }
      ],
      "publication_url": "https://example.com/publications/machine-learning",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2021-10-15T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2021-10-15T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Recommendations

Data point	Description	Data type
recommendations	Recommendations from other previous/current colleagues	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
recommendation	Recommendation text	String
full_name	Referee's name	String
referee_url	Referee's profile URL	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Recommendations

  "recommendations": [
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "recommendation": "John is a highly skilled and dependable software engineer. His ability to solve complex problems and lead projects to success is remarkable.",
      "full_name": "Jane Johnson",
      "referee_url": "https:/www.professional_network.com/in/janejohnson",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2022-05-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2022-05-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Similar profiles

Data point	Description	Data type
similar_profiles	Similar profiles	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
profile_url	Profile URL	String
full_name	Full name	String
headline	Profile headline Note: not directly related to any particular work experience	String
location	Displayed location	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

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Similar profiles

"similar_profiles": [
    {
      "id": "b1a2c3d4-f5e6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "profile_url": "www.professional_network.com/in/janedoe",
      "full_name": "Jane Doe",
      "headline": "Senior Data Scientist at Tech Corp",
      "location": "New York, NY",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Others named

Data point	Description	Data type
others_named	List of employees with similar or exact name	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
profile_url	Profile URL	String
full_name	Full name	String
headline	Profile headline Note: not directly related to any particular work experience	String
location	Displayed location	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

Others named

"others_named": [
    {
      "id": "b1a2c3d4-f5e6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "profile_url": "www.professional_network.com/in/janedoe",
      "full_name": "Jane Doe",
      "headline": "Senior Data Scientist at Tech Corp",
      "location": "New York, NY",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Test scores

Data point	Description	Data type
test_scores	Relevant tests and scores	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
title	Test title	String
date	Test completion date	String (date)
date_year	Test completion year	Number (integer)
date_month	Test completion month	Number (integer)
description	Test completion day	String
score	Test score	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	String
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)

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Test scores

"test_scores": [
    {
      "id": "c1d2e3f4-a5b6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "title": "GRE General Test",
      "date": "2021-09-15",
      "date_year": 2021,
      "date_month": 9,
      "date_day": 15,
      "description": "Scored in the 95th percentile on the GRE General Test, with a focus on quantitative reasoning and analytical writing.",
      "score": "328",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2021-09-15T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2021-09-15T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Volunteering positions

Data point	Description	Data type
volunteering_positions	Participation in volunteering organizations	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
organization	Volunteer organization	String
role	Role in the organization	String
cause	Volunteering cause	String
date_from	Volunteering start date	String (date)
date_from_year	Start year	Number (integer)
date_from_month	Start month	Number (integer)
date_to	Volunteering end date	String (date)
date_to_year	End year	Number (integer)
date_to_month	End month	Number (integer)
duration	Volunteering duration	String
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
description	Experience description Note: contains HTML tags	String
organization_url	Organization's profile URL	String
organization_shorthand_name	Shorthand name from the profile URL	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)

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Volunteering positions

"volunteering_positions": [
    {
      "id": "d1e2f3a4-b5c6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "organization": "Community Aid Network",
      "role": "Volunteer Coordinator",
      "cause": "Poverty Alleviation",
      "date_from": "2018-04-01",
      "date_from_year": 2018,
      "date_from_month": 4,
      "date_to": "2021-12-01",
      "date_to_year": 2021,
      "date_to_month": 12,
      "duration": "3 years 8 months",
      "description": "Organized and managed volunteer activities to support low-income families through food distribution and educational programs.",
      "organization_url": "www.professional_network.com/company/community-aid",
      "organization_shorthand_name": "CAN",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2018-04-01T08:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2021-12-01T17:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Websites

Data point	Description	Data type
websites	Personal websites	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
personal_website	Personal website	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

Websites table

"websites": [
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "personal_website": "https://www.johndoeportfolio.com",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-01-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Course suggestions

Data point	Description	Data type
course_suggestions	Suggested courses	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
title	Course title	String
course_url	Course URL	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Course suggestions

"course_suggestions": [
    {
      "id": "b1c2d3e4-f5a6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "title": "Advanced Data Science and Machine Learning",
      "course_url": "https://www.example.com/courses/advanced-data-science",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-06-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-06-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Activity

Data point	Description	Data type
activity	Activity on professional network	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
activity_url	Post URL	String
title	Post title Note: contains control characters	String
action	Interaction type	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Activity

 "activity": [
    {
      "id": "d1e2f3a4-b5c6-7890-ab12-cd34ef567890",
      "activity_url": "https://www.example.com/activity/12345",
      "title": "Shared an article on AI advancements",
      "action": "Shared",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-07-01T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2023-07-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ]

Hidden details

Data point	Description	Data type
hidden_details	Information hidden or blurred by professional network	Array of objects
hidden_collection	The collection hidden information belongs to a collection (e.g., education, experience)	String

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Hidden details

"hidden_details": [
    {
      "hidden_collection": "experience"
    }
        ]

Legacy tables

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

Also viewed

Data point	Description	Data type
also_viewed	Other employee profiles from thePeople also viewedsection	Array of objects
id	Record UUID identifier	String
full_name	Employee's name	String
profile_url	Employee's URL	String
headline	Employee's headline	String
location	Associated location	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Also viewed

  "also_viewed": [
        {
            "id": "406e4bfd-4c27-42a0-8f17-1ef70152265a",
            "full_name": "John Doe",
            "profile_url": "https://www.professional_network.com/in/john-doe",
            "headline": "Executive Director, Capture, ManTech",
            "location": "Virginia Beach, VA",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 0,
            "created_at": "2024-12-14 12:15:41",
            "updated_at": "2024-12-14 12:15:41"
        }
    ],

Groups

Data point	Description	Data type
groups	Listed groups	Array of objects
title	Group title	String
url	Group page URL	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Groups

        "groups": [
        {
            "id": "e6612926024662a2857650ab6765af8a",
            "title": "AI Group",
            "url": "https://www.professional_network.com/groups/3205179",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 1,
            "created_at": "2023-10-07 00:31:30",
            "updated_at": "2024-11-28 13:21:21"
        }
          ]

Interests

Data point	Description	Data type
interests	Employee's interests	Array of objects
interest	Listed interest	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Interests table

 "interests": [
        {
            "id": "d87ee2b130a249a8ab411ed0485abef0",
            "interest": "sociology",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 1,
            "created_at": "2016-10-23 01:59:41",
            "updated_at": "2021-11-24 10:15:02"
        }
           ]

See more URLs

Data point	Description	Data type
posts_see_more_urls	URLs seen on the profile	Array of objects
url	Link to the post feed on professional network	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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post:see:more:urls

"posts_see_more_urls": [
        {
            "id": "0c7211374be4061de35455d7f4c29342",
            "url": "https://www.professional_network.com/today/author",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 1,
            "created_at": "2016-10-21 12:27:33",
            "updated_at": "2020-04-18 12:42:54"
        }
          ]

Skills

Data point	Description	Data type
skills	Employee's skills	Array of objects
skill	Listed skill	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Skills table

"skills": [
        {
            "id": "9050bf5227ebbb956c56ed0aa17acb52",
            "skill": "cabinetry",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 1,
            "created_at": "2018-06-29 18:09:12",
            "updated_at": "2018-11-14 07:56:41"
        }
          ]

Volunteering cares

Data point	Description	Data type
volunteering_cares	Employee's volunteering cares	Array of objects
care	Listed volunteering care	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Volunteering cares table

    "volunteering_cares": [
        {
            "id": "57a8edada05719738df4323c5afbd22f",
            "care": "poverty alleviation",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 1,
            "created_at": "2018-06-29 18:09:12",
            "updated_at": "2018-11-14 07:56:41"
        }
          ]

Volunteering opportunities

Data point	Description	Data type
volunteering_opportunities	Employee's volunteering opportunities	Array of objects
opportunity	Listed volunteering opportunity	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Volunteering opportunities

    "volunteering_opportunities": [
        {
            "id": "67c30beacec25e39de50659fb8e150bb",
            "opportunity": "skills-based volunteering (pro bono consulting)",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 1,
            "created_at": "2016-11-27 12:25:29",
            "updated_at": "2020-04-17 19:07:33"
        }
    ]

Volunteering supports

Data point	Description	Data type
volunteering_supports	Employee's volunteering supports	Array of objects
support	Listed volunteering support	String
order_in_profile	Section record order	Number (integer)
deleted	Status indicating if the record is publicly available: 1 – The record was publicly unavailable the last time we scraped the profile. 0 – The last time we scraped the profile, the record was available and added to the profile's data	Number (integer)
created_at	Record creation timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)
updated_at	Record update timestamp in ISO 8601 format	String (date)

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Volunteering supports table

    "volunteering_supports": [
        {
            "id": "82131a9a7776d23c8dac09f623e66c61",
            "support": "atlanta area council boy scouts of america",
            "order_in_profile": 1,
            "deleted": 1,
            "created_at": "2016-10-19 20:23:42",
            "updated_at": "2021-11-25 00:17:50"
        }
    ]