# Sample: Base Employee Data

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{% hint style="info" %}
All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.
{% endhint %}

{% code title="Data sample" %}

```json
{
  "id": 1234567890,
  "parent_id": 987654321,
  "is_parent": 1,
  "full_name": "John Doe",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Doe",
  "headline": "Senior Software Engineer at Example Corp",
  "created_at": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "checked_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "public_profile_id": "123000123",
  "profile_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/in/john-doe",
  "location": "New York, USA",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "New York",
  "industry": "Computer Software",
  "inferred_skills": [
    "software development"
  ],
  "summary": "Experienced software engineer with a focus on backend systems and distributed computing.",
  "services": "Software Development, Technical Consulting",
  "profile_photo_url": "https://www.example.com/photo.jpg",
  "deleted": 0,
  "country": "United States",
  "country_iso_2": "US",
  "country_iso_3": "USA",
  "regions": [
    {
      "region": "New York"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations_count": 12,
  "connections_count": 500,
  "follower_count": 600,
  "experience_count": 3,
  "shorthand_name": "jdoe",
  "canonical_shorthand_name": "john-doe",
  "shorthand_names": [
    {
      "shorthand_name": "jdoe"
    },
    {
      "shorthand_name": "john-doe"
    }
  ],
  "historical_ids": [
    {
      "id": 1122334455
    },
    {
      "id": 9988776655
    }
  ],
  "awards": [
    {
      "id": "award-001-award-002abcdef",
      "title": "Outstanding Innovation Award",
      "issuer": "Tech Innovators Association",
      "description": "Recognized for groundbreaking work in AI automation.",
      "date": "2021-11-15",
      "date_year": 2021,
      "date_month": 11,
      "date_day": 15,
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2021-11-20T10:15:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-20T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "certifications": [
    {
      "id": "cert-001-abcefg123456a1b2c3",
      "title": "Certified Administrator",
      "issuer": "Cloud Native Computing Foundation",
      "credential_id": "CKA-123456",
      "certificate_url": "https://example.com/cert/cka-123456",
      "certificate_logo_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/example-image234",
      "date_from": "2022-05-01",
      "date_from_year": 2022,
      "date_from_month": 5,
      "date_to": "2025-05-01",
      "date_to_year": 2025,
      "date_to_month": 5,
      "issuer_url": "https://www.example-institute.net",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2022-05-02T09:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "courses": [
    {
      "id": "course-001qwerttyuiio123456789",
      "organizer": "Examp Online",
      "title": "Machine Learning Foundations",
      "order_in_profile": 0,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2020-06-15T13:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "id": "edu-001-plmkn951263abc",
      "institution": "Institute of Technology",
      "program": "Bachelor of Science in Computer Science",
      "institution_id": 101001,
      "institution_source_id": 5001,
      "date_from": "2010-09-01",
      "date_from_year": 2010,
      "date_to": "2014-06-01",
      "date_to_year": 2014,
      "activities_and_societies": "AI Club, Robotics Team",
      "description": "Focused on artificial intelligence, software engineering, and systems programming.",
      "institution_url": "https://www.tech-inst.edu",
      "institution_logo_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/example-institution-image123",
      "institution_shorthand_name": "IT",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2014-06-10T09:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "experience": [
    {
      "id": "exp-001-test123456a1s2d3f4g5",
      "title": "Software Engineer",
      "location": "San Francisco, CA",
      "company_id": 201001,
      "company_source_id": 7001,
      "company_name": "Good Company",
      "company_url": "https://www.good-company.com",
      "company_logo_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/example/company-logo",
      "company_shorthand_name": "good-company",
      "date_from": "2017-07-01",
      "date_from_year": 2017,
      "date_from_month": 7,
      "date_to": "2020-12-01",
      "date_to_year": 2020,
      "date_to_month": 12,
      "is_current": 0,
      "duration": "3 yrs 5 mos",
      "description": "Worked on backend systems, data pipelines, and internal tools for data analytics.",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2017-07-01T09:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "languages": [
    {
      "id": "lang-00112345asddfg456ghj",
      "language": "English",
      "proficiency": "Native",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2020-02-20T09:30:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "organizations": [
    {
      "id": "org-001a1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9",
      "organization": "Examp Organization",
      "position": "Member",
      "description": "Participated in events and contributed to AI working group publications.",
      "date_from": "2018-03-01",
      "date_from_year": 2018,
      "date_from_month": 3,
      "date_to": "2019-03-01",
      "date_to_year": 2019,
      "date_to_month": 3,
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2018-03-05T12:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "patents": [
    {
      "id": "pat-001b1b2b3b4b5b6b7b8b9",
      "title": "Adaptive Energy Optimization System",
      "status": "Granted",
      "inventors": [
        {
          "full_name": "John Doe",
          "profile_url": "www.professional_network.com/in/john-doe",
          "order_in_profile": 1
        },
        {
          "full_name": "Jane Smith",
          "profile_url": "www.professional_network.com/in/jane-smith",
          "order_in_profile": 2
        }
      ],
      "date": "2021-04-20",
      "date_year": 2021,
      "date_month": 4,
      "date_day": 20,
      "patent_url": "https://patents.example.com/pat-001",
      "description": "A system that dynamically adjusts energy usage across smart grids using predictive modeling.",
      "patent_or_application_number": "US10987654B2",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2021-04-21T08:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "projects": [
    {
      "id": "proj-001c1c2c3c4c5c6c7c8c9",
      "name": "OpenClimate API",
      "project_url": "https://www.example.com/johndoe/openclimate",
      "description": "An open-source project providing real-time climate data aggregation and analysis.",
      "date_from": "2022-01-01",
      "date_from_year": 2022,
      "date_from_month": 1,
      "date_to": "2024-01-01",
      "date_to_year": 2024,
      "date_to_month": 2024,
      "team_members": [
        {
          "full_name": "John Doe",
          "profile_url": "www.professional-network.com/in/john-doe",
          "order_in_profile": 1
        },
        {
          "full_name": "Jane Doe",
          "profile_url": "www.professional-network.com/in/jane-doe",
          "order_in_profile": 1
        }
      ],
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2022-01-02T13:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "publications": [
    {
      "id": "pub-001e1e2e3e4e5e6e7e8e9",
      "title": "Advances in Machine Learning",
      "publisher": "Examp 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": "www.professional-network.com/in/john-doe",
          "order_in_profile": 1
        },
        {
          "full_name": "Jane Smith",
          "profile_url": "www.professional-network.com/in/jane-smith",
          "order_in_profile": 1
        }
      ],
      "publication_url": "https://examp-journal.org/document/1234567",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-07-16T10:30:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "id": "rec-001r1r2r3r4r5r6r7r8r9",
      "recommendation": "John consistently delivers thoughtful, high-impact engineering work. He’s a team player and an innovator.",
      "full_name": "Jane Smith",
      "referee_url": "www.professional-network.com/in/jane-smith",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2022-09-10T14:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "similar_profiles": [
    {
      "id": "sim-001s1s2s3s4s56s7s8s9",
      "profile_url": "www.professional-network.com/in/jane-doe",
      "full_name": "Jane Doe",
      "headline": "Principal ML Engineer at ExampleAI",
      "location": "San Francisco, CA",
      "company": "ExampleAI",
      "followers": "210",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "created_at": "2024-01-20T11:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "others_named": [
    {
      "id": "other-001o1o2o3o4o5o6o7o8o89",
      "profile_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/john-doe-1",
      "full_name": "John Doe",
      "headline": "Consultant | Startup Advisor",
      "location": "Austin, TX",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "created_at": "2024-03-05T09:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "test_scores": [
    {
      "id": "score-001c1c4c7c2c5c8c3c6c9",
      "title": "GRE",
      "date": "2019-11-01",
      "date_year": 2019,
      "date_month": 11,
      "date_day": 1,
      "description": "Graduate Record Examination, general test",
      "score": "330",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2019-12-01T08:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "volunteering_positions": [
    {
      "id": "vol-001v1v2v3v4v5v6v7v8v9",
      "organization": "Code for Good",
      "role": "Volunteer Software Engineer",
      "cause": "Technology for Social Impact",
      "date_from": "2021-04",
      "date_from_year": 2021,
      "date_from_month": 4,
      "date_to": "2023-09",
      "date_to_year": 2023,
      "date_to_month": 9,
      "duration": "2 years 5 months",
      "description": "Developed open-source tools to help local nonprofits manage community resources.",
      "organization_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/codeforgood",
      "organization_shorthand_name": "CFG",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2021-04-15T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "websites": [
    {
      "id": "website-001w1w2w3w4w5w6w7w8w9",
      "personal_website": "https://johndoe.dev",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2022-08-15T10:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "course_suggestions": [
    {
      "id": "course-001c3c6c9c2c5c8c1c4c7c",
      "title": "Machine Learning with Python",
      "course_url": "https://www.examp-learn.org/learn/machine-learning-python",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2023-03-01T09:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "activity": [
    {
      "id": "activity-001ac123c12ca123ac13a52",
      "activity_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/posts/johndoe_open-source-initiative",
      "title": "Open Source Contributor at CivicTech Tools",
      "action": "Shared an update",
      "order_in_profile": 1,
      "deleted": 0,
      "created_at": "2024-01-12T11:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}
```

{% endcode %}


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