Industries - Standardized Data API
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05/08/2023
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The industries
API provides standardized industry data across the LinkedIn platform.
Supported Methods
GET | BATCH_GET | GET_ALL
Schema
Field Name
Description
id
Industry ID.
$URN
Standardized industry
URN.
name
Industry name in various locales. Represented as MultiLocaleString type.
GET
GET https://api.linkedin.com/v2/industries/{id}?locale.language=en&locale.country=US
Parameters
Field Name
Sub-Field Name
Description
locale
The locale the industry data is requested in. en_US
locale is used if locale is not provided or supported.
language
A lowercase, two-letter language code as defined by ISO-639 .
country
An uppercase, two-letter country code as defined by ISO-3166 .
Sample Response
{
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Supermarkets"
}
},
"id": 22,
"$URN": "urn:li:industry:22"
}
BATCH_GET
GET https://api.linkedin.com/v2/industries?ids={id1}&ids={id2}&ids={id3}
Parameters
Field Name
Sub-Field Name
Description
locale
The locale the industry 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": {
"22": {
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Supermarkets"
}
},
"id": 22,
"$URN": "urn:li:industry:22"
},
"23": {
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Food Production"
}
},
"id": 23,
"$URN": "urn:li:industry:23"
}
},
"errors": {}
}
GET_ALL
GET https://api.linkedin.com/v2/industries
Parameters
Field Name
Sub-Field Name
Description
locale
The locale the industry 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": "Sporting Goods"
}
},
"id": 20,
"$URN": "urn:li:industry:20"
},
{
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Tobacco"
}
},
"id": 21,
"$URN": "urn:li:industry:21"
},
{
"name": {
"localized": {
"en_US": "Supermarkets"
}
},
"id": 22,
"$URN": "urn:li:industry:22"
}
],
"paging": {
"count": 10,
"start": 0,
"links": []
}
}