Degrees - Standardized Data API
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The degrees API provides standardized member degree and diploma data across the LinkedIn platform.
Supported Methods
GET | BATCH_GET | GET_ALL
Schema
| Field Name |
Description |
| id |
Degree ID. |
| $URN |
Standardized degree URN. |
| name |
Degree name in various locales. Represented as MultiLocaleString type. |
| alias |
All aliases to this standardized degree name. Represented as an array of MultiLocaleString. |
| rollup |
The general standardized degree category for the standardized degree. Represented as a degree URN. Optional. |
GET
GET https://api.linkedin.com/v2/degrees/{id}?locale.language=en&locale.country=US
Parameters
| Field Name |
Sub-Field Name |
Description |
| locale |
|
The locale the degree data is requested in. en_US locale is used if locale is not provided or supported. |
|
language |
A lowercase, two-letter language code as defined by ISO-639. |
|
country |
An uppercase, two-letter country code as defined by ISO-3166. |
Sample Response
{
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Architecture"
}
},
"alias": [
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BArch"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)"
}
}
],
"id": 258,
"$URN": "urn:li:degree:258",
"rollup": "urn:li:degree:200"
}
BATCH_GET
GET https://api.linkedin.com/v2/degrees?ids={id1}&ids={id2}&ids={id3}
Parameters
| Field Name |
Sub-Field Name |
Description |
| locale |
|
The locale the degree data is requested in. en_US locale is used if locale is not provided or supported. |
|
language |
A lowercase, two-letter language code as defined by ISO-639. |
|
country |
An uppercase, two-letter country code as defined by ISO-3166. |
Sample Response
{
"statuses": {},
"results": {
"258": {
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Architecture"
}
},
"alias": [
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BArch"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)"
}
}
],
"id": 258,
"$URN": "urn:li:degree:258",
"rollup": "urn:li:degree:200"
},
"259": {
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Applied Science"
}
},
"alias": [
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BASc"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)"
}
}
],
"id": 259,
"$URN": "urn:li:degree:259",
"rollup": "urn:li:degree:200"
}
},
"errors": {}
}
GET_ALL
GET https://api.linkedin.com/v2/degrees
Parameters
| Field Name |
Sub-Field Name |
Description |
| locale |
|
The locale the degree data is requested in. en_US locale is used if locale is not provided or supported. |
|
language |
A lowercase, two-letter language code as defined by ISO-639. |
|
country |
An uppercase, two-letter country code as defined by ISO-3166. |
Sample Response
{
"elements": [
{
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Business Administration"
}
},
"alias": [
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BAC"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of business"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of business management"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of science of business administration"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BBA"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BBS"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BBM"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BBus"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BSBA"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)"
}
}
],
"id": 450,
"$URN": "urn:li:degree:450",
"rollup": "urn:li:degree:200"
},
{
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Applied Science"
}
},
"alias": [
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "BASc"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)"
}
},
{
"localized": {
"en_US": "Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)"
}
}
],
"id": 259,
"$URN": "urn:li:degree:259",
"rollup": "urn:li:degree:200"
}
],
"paging": {
"count": 10,
"start": 0,
"links": []
}
}