| searchPeople {Rlinkedin} | R Documentation |
Search for People on LinkedIn
Description
searchPeople allows you to search for connections on LinkedIn. It returns most of what shows up when you do a search for people in the box at the top of the page on linkedin.com.
There are a number of parameters that allow you to conduct either a broad or focused search.
In order to use this function, you must create your own appliction and apply for the Vetted API Access here: https://help.linkedin.com/app/ask/path/api-dvr.
Usage
searchPeople(token, keywords = NULL, first_name = NULL, last_name = NULL,
company_name = NULL, current_company = NULL, title = NULL,
current_title = NULL, school_name = NULL, current_school = NULL,
country_code = NULL, postal_code = NULL, distance = NULL, partner = 0)
Arguments
token |
Authorization token. |
keywords |
A keyword used in a person's profile. Multiple words should be separated by a space. |
first_name |
Search by a user's first name. |
last_name |
Search by a user's last name. |
company_name |
The name of a company where someone has as worked. |
current_company |
TRUE or FALSE, can only be used in conjunction with |
title |
A job title someone has held |
current_title |
TRUE or FALSE, can only be used in conjunction with |
school_name |
The name of a school someone has attended. |
current_school |
TRUE or FALSE, can only be used in conjuntion with |
country_code |
Specify the country in which to search. This is the ISO3166 country code, and must be in lower case. |
postal_code |
Must be combined with the |
distance |
Distance matches members within a distance from a central point. This is measured in miles and and is best used in conjunction with both |
partner |
Indicate whether you belong to the Partnership Program. Values: 0 or 1 |
Value
Returns a dataframe of people based input parameters
Author(s)
Michael Piccirilli michael.r.piccirilli@gmail.com
See Also
Examples
## Not run:
search.results <- searchPeople(token=in.auth, first_name="Michael", last_name="Piccirilli")
## End(Not run)