Functions - Standardized Data API

The functions API provides standardized job function data across the LinkedIn platform.

Supported Methods

GET | GET_ALL

Schema

Field Name	Description
id	Function ID.
$URN	Standardized function URN.
name	Function name in various locales. Represented as MultiLocaleString type.

GET

GET https://api.linkedin.com/v2/functions/{id}?locale=en_US

Parameters

Field Name	Required	Description
locale	No	The locale the function data is requested in. en_US locale is used if locale is not provided or supported. Formatted with a lowercase, two-letter language code as defined by ISO-639, an underscore, and an uppercase, two-letter country code as defined by ISO-3166 (for example, en_US).

Sample Response

{
    "name": {
        "localized": {
            "en_US": "Finance"
        }
    },
    "id": 10,
    "$URN": "urn:li:function:10"
}

GET_ALL

GET https://api.linkedin.com/v2/functions

Parameters

Field Name	Required	Description
locale	No	The locale the function data is requested in. en_US locale is used if locale is not provided or supported. Formatted with a lowercase, two-letter language code as defined by ISO-639, an underscore, and an uppercase, two-letter country code as defined by ISO-3166 (for example, en_US).

Sample Response

{
    "elements": [
        {
            "name": {
                "localized": {
                    "en_US": "Purchasing"
                }
            },
            "id": 21,
            "$URN": "urn:li:function:21"
        },
        {
            "name": {
                "localized": {
                    "en_US": "Quality Assurance"
                }
            },
            "id": 22,
            "$URN": "urn:li:function:22"
        },
        {
            "name": {
                "localized": {
                    "en_US": "Real Estate"
                }
            },
            "id": 23,
            "$URN": "urn:li:function:23"
        }
    ],
    "paging": {
        "count": 10,
        "start": 0,
        "links": []
    }
}