The industries API provides standardized industry data across the LinkedIn platform.
Supported Methods
GET | BATCH_GET | GET_ALL
Versions
The industries API currently supports only the static version (V1) of industry data from LinkedIn. To access other available versions of the Industry Taxonomy, please refer to the Industry Taxonomy Versions API and use the appropriate endpoint to retrieve the desired version.
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": []
}
}