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.

I've been wondering this for a while. Hopefully someone has an answer.... — Miles, Oct 14 '08 at 15:27
http://blog.linkedin.com/blog/api/ gives some details but it looks abandoned. — Bobby Jack, Oct 14 '08 at 15:34
By the looks of replies, I think no is the answer. Would I get an up vote for replying NO? :) — tpower, Oct 14 '08 at 18:11

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 08 '09 at 19:29

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The LinkedIn API is now public.

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

answered Dec 08 '09 at 19:29

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 25 '11 at 11:59

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.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 14 '08 at 18:44

I personally haven't, but I know it's possible. Following the link provided by Bobby Jack to the LinkedIn blog, they mention (Jul 25, 2008 entry) that Xobni has integrated with LinkedIn.

As a longtime Xobni user I can say that it does, indeed, integrate with LinkedIn and does it very well, so yes it is possible.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 21 '10 at 21:29

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Here is an example on the linkedin forum which works right out of the box: http://developer.linkedin.com/message/2185 using the oauth library

answered Jan 21 '10 at 21:29

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Have you even tried the sample? I just downloaded it again; the provided example works, meaning you can authenticate and get your profile back. What else would you expect? – Romhein Oct 21 '10 at 01:37

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 08 '08 at 17:31

I am wondering the same thing. I tried to gain access to ad a resume section to my website that would be driven off LinkedIn's supposedly "open" API. But I never heard anything back from them. Not cool. Apparently they need to approve your usage of the API. I think someone needs to read to them the definition of the word "OPEN" when they decide to make a claim like that!

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 11 '15 at 21:55

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You can use Embedly to pull some data from Linkedin.

answered Nov 11 '15 at 21:55

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

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