Derive LinkedIn profile URL from user ID?

Question

Is it possible to derive a linkedin profile url (public OR private) from the user ID?

Jordan Dimov · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-04T10:17:05.930

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You can use the ID in this URL and this will give you the link to User Profile http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=YourID

UPDATE: Apparently, this solution no longer works.

edited Apr 04 '17 at 10:17

answered Jul 02 '12 at 15:06

Jordan Dimov

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Jordan- This is the right answer to my question as worded- but I actually have a different problem as the LinkedIn API uses alphanumeric token IDs which don't work in this format...- see new question: http://stackoverflow.com/q/11296484/165673 – Yarin Jul 02 '12 at 15:18
As tested right now, this works with the api ids, too. It will map the api-id to another internal id for you when you visit the link. – Martin Müller Apr 03 '14 at 12:27
No it doesn't. All my tests have it mapping to your own ID by default, not to the member owning the API id. – isick Jul 11 '14 at 21:27
For some reason, this doesn't work for me. I get this error `There was an unexpected problem that prevented us from completing your request.`, any idea why this is so? – Goke Obasa Jun 27 '16 at 22:30
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They've removed this, sadly. Lookup by member ID no longer works. – Aug 01 '16 at 02:16
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Seems solution below is not working anymore. Who know another way to get profile link from user id? – eirenikos Sep 09 '16 at 14:55
This solution doesn't work for me.. I have added another updated solution that worked for me.. – Vali D Nov 30 '16 at 13:30

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered May 22 '17 at 16:35

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You need to get r_basicprofile permissions from the user, then grab the public-profile-url field from the response.

answered May 22 '17 at 16:35

TheRollingCoins

Christy Francis · Answer 3 · 2023-03-02T13:42:24.483

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You can get the linkedin url using the below format if you have the user id.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/userID/

Replace the userID with linkedin user id.

Thank you!

edited Mar 02 '23 at 13:42

answered Mar 02 '23 at 13:17

Christy Francis

score -2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 30 '16 at 13:26

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I guess some things have changed in the LinkedIn API over the years.

This is the solution that worked for me:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/USERNAME

Used it as a href in my website to link to user's LinkedIn profile page and it works fine.

answered Nov 30 '16 at 13:26

Vali D

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But how can we get `username` from `memeber-id` eg `129056251` – harshil9968 Dec 20 '16 at 07:18

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