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Has anyone managed to build any applications with the LinkedIn API?

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LinkedIn are very cautious of applications using their APIs. I have tried and failed to get access to them.

Has anyone actually built any real applications with them yet? If yes, what strategy did you employ to get access to their API?

BTW I am talking about first class value added applications on top of LinkedIn, not just embedding hyperlinks.

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Simon Avatar asked Oct 10 '08 09:10

Simon


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2 Answers

The LinkedIn API is now public.

Get access here: http://developer.linkedin.com

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Alejandro Bologna Avatar answered Sep 26 '22 08:09

Alejandro Bologna


We have. our social recruiting startup matchFWD should launch publicly in the next weeks and we make extensive usage of LinkedIn API.

We've forked a python wrapper for the API to make it easy to use : https://github.com/PhilGo20/LinkedIn-Client-Library

The API documentation is a bit off on field selections but their support team on the developer forum is pretty good.

Overall, it's been pretty easy developing around their API and it brings a LOT of value to our product, that's for sure.

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philgo20 Avatar answered Sep 24 '22 08:09

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