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Query Parameter for LinkedIn Resources

Use the query parameter to specify the search criteria.

When you create a LinkedIn data object, you specify the query parameter that the Data Integration Service uses to search for LinkedIn data.

You can use LinkedIn search operators in the query parameter for all the resources.

The following table provides examples for the query parameter:

Resource	Mandatory Parameter	Example
Comment_Info	COMMENT_ID	Group comment search. Specify the Comment_Info query parameter in the following formats: In the following query parameter, specify the comment ID for the comment information that you want to retrieve: COMMENT_ID=<COMMENT ID> For Example, COMMENT_ID=g-66325-S-5849702407524614144-5849933262566227968 In the following query parameter, specify a list of comment IDs for information about the comments that you want to retrieve: COMMENT_ID=file:///export/qa_adp/LI_Comment_ID.txt
Group_Info	GROUP_ID	Group search. Specify the Group_Info query parameter in the following formats: In the following query parameter, specify the group ID for the group information that you want to retrieve: GROUP_ID=<GROUP ID> For example, GROUP_ID=2128015 In the following query parameter, specify a list of group IDs for the group information that you want to retrieve: GROUP_ID=file:///export/qa_adp/LI_Group_ID.txt
Group_Posts	GROUP_ID	Group post search. Specify the Group_Posts query parameter in the following formats: In the following query parameter, specify the group ID for the group posts that you want to retrieve: GROUP_ID=<Group ID> For example, GROUP_ID=2128015 In the following query parameter, specify the group ID for the group posts that you want to retrieve. You can also specify the number of records. GROUP_ID=2128015&count=20
Post_Comments	POST_ID	Post comment search. Specify the Post_Commments query parameter in the following formats: In the following query parameter, specify the post ID of the post for the post comments that you want to retrieve: POST_ID=<POST ID> POST_ID=g-3048457-S-5801655350113349636 In the following query parameter, specify a list of post IDs for the group post comments that you want to retrieve: POST_ID=file:///export/qa_adp/LI_Post_ID.txt In the following query parameter, specify the post ID for the post comments that you want to retrieve. You can also specify the number of records: POST_ID=g-3048457-S-5801655350113349636&count=20
Post_Info	POST_ID	Post search. Specify the Post_Info query parameter in the following formats: In the following query parameter, specify the post ID for the group post information that you want to retrieve: POST_ID=<POST ID> For example, POST_ID=g-3048457-S-5801655350113349636 In the following query parameter, specify a list of post IDs for information about the group post that you want to retrieve: POST_ID=file:///export/qa_adp/LI_Post_Info.txt
Suggested_Groups	NA	NA
User_Groups	NA	NA
Updates	NA	Specify the following query parameter to extract up to 50 picture updates: type=PICT&count=50 Default is 250 rows.
Search	NA	Specify the following query parameter to extract all profiles of former students of Sherman High School: school-name=Shermer%20High%20School&current-school=false LinkedIn returns 25 rows for each API call. The total number of rows you can fetch depends on your user account. For more information about account types, see Compare LinkedIn account types in the LinkedIn Help Center documentation.
Connections	NA	Specify the following query parameter to extract new connections: modified=new
Profile	NA	Specify the profile query parameter in the following formats: In the following query parameter, specify the public profile URL to extract the profile of a user: url=<public-profile-url> Only one URL can be passed. In the following query parameter, specify a list of public profile URLs to extract the profile of the users: url=file:///c:/shared/url.txt where each URL is the LinkedIn public URL of the user. Use a forward slash / as a directory or file separator. In the following query parameter, specify the public profile ID to extract the profile of a user: id=<ID String> ID is a string. For example, 3Q4B_gs2D3, kSypnFGfR3, w_JxJlHrml, Cj13QAr-he In the following query parameter, specify a list of profile IDs to extract a list of user profiles: id=file:///c:/shared/ids.txt Use a forward slash / as a directory or file separator. An empty query parameter extracts the profile of the connection used.

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PowerExchange for LinkedIn User Guide

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Query Parameter for LinkedIn Resources

Query Parameter for LinkedIn Resources