LinkedIn will limit its open APIs

Question

In this blogpost linkedin has announced new limits to the APIs to just four uses:

• Allowing members to represent their professional identity via their LinkedIn profile using our Profile API.
• Enabling members to post certifications directly to their LinkedIn profile with our Add to Profile tools.
• Enabling members to share professional content to their LinkedIn network from across the Web leveraging our Share API.
• Enabling companies to share professional content to LinkedIn with our Company API.

I think this information is kind of confusing, what is the limits here?

Will it be possible to fetch profile data without being a parnter?

Answer 1

Yes, "open" API users will still be able to access profile data after May 12.

Answer 2

Starting on May 12, 2015, LinkedIn will be limiting the open APIs to only support the 4 uses mentioned in the question. All other APIs will require developers to become a member of one of our partnership programs.

In other words open access to other APIs won't be available since May 12.

Will it be possible to fetch profile data without being a parnter?

As I understand it this is covered by first use: allowing members to represent their professional identity via their LinkedIn profile using our Profile API.