InsightSocial API
LinkedIn

Profile › Recommendations

GET
/v1/linkedin/profile/recommendations

Returns the recommendations on a LinkedIn member's profile, with the recommender's name and headline, the recommendation text, and date.

Use it for written references, and set type to received or given to choose which side of the relationship you want.

100 credits per call.

Re-running the exact same call within 6h is free.

Paginates by cursor — see Pagination.

Authorization

apiKey
x-api-key<token>

Your key from the dashboard. It starts with isk_.

In: header

Query Parameters

url*string

Full URL of the LinkedIn profile, company, or post.

page?integer

1-based page number. Defaults to 1.

Range1 <= value
type?string

Filter by kind. See the allowed values.

Value in

  • "received"
  • "given"
urn?string

The member's opaque LinkedIn URN, as returned in author.ext.urn by /v1/linkedin/profile. Optional, and a pure optimisation: pass it ALONGSIDE url (which stays required) and this call skips the internal handle lookup, so it answers faster. Verified on the deployed API 05/09/2026.

Response Body

application/json

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curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/linkedin/profile/recommendations?url=string"
{  "success": true,  "platform": "instagram",  "endpoint": "/v1/instagram/profile/posts",  "data": {    "items": [      "…"    ],    "dropped": 0  },  "pagination": {    "next_cursor": "is2.eyJwIjoyfQ",    "has_more": true,    "page_size": 12  },  "credits_used": 20,  "credits_remaining": 9980,  "request_id": "req_1a2b3c4d5e6f",  "cached": false,  "idempotent_replay": false,  "charge_reason": "miss",  "free_call": false}

Profile › Reactions GET

Returns the posts a LinkedIn member reacted to, each with the post text, its original author, like, comment and share counts, and date. Use it to see what a person engages with rather than what they publish, which profile/posts returns. **100 credits** per call. Re-running the exact same call within 24h is free.

Profile › Similar GET

Returns members LinkedIn groups with a given profile, each with handle, headline, profile URL, and picture. Use it after profile to find nearby people; search/people filters by title, company, or location instead. **100 credits** per call. Re-running the exact same call within 24h is free.