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Simon
Simon

Reputation: 80889

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

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.

Upvotes: 18

Views: 4602

Answers (6)

jmar42
jmar42

Reputation: 29

You can use Embedly to pull some data from Linkedin.

Upvotes: 0

philgo20
philgo20

Reputation: 6517

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.

Upvotes: 3

Romhein
Romhein

Reputation: 2216

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

Upvotes: 0

Alejandro Bologna
Alejandro Bologna

Reputation: 823

The LinkedIn API is now public.

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

Upvotes: 7

Elliot
Elliot

Reputation:

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!

Upvotes: 0

Scott Dorman
Scott Dorman

Reputation: 42526

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.

Upvotes: 2

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