How to get profile URL from linkedIn API V2?

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How can i get profile URL from linkedIn API V2 (api.linkedin.com/v2)? Requested &scope=r_emailaddress%20r_liteprofile response have only firstname,lastname,id and profile_picture before v2 we were able to find out profile URL from id (example: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=$ID ) but now this shows profile not found error and doesn't work. i have gone through many links and read LinkedIn documentation but didn't find the right solution moreover i have read on stackoverflow linkedIn don't recommend r_fullprofile permission just for vanity name is this correct ? what should i do to get profile URl from linkedin?

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You can't with the scope you mentioned.

You need to add r_basicprofile to the scope to request the vanityName.

A few considerations:

  • Your app needs to have the permission r_basicprofile available, you can check that by going here, than select your app, than go to "Auth" tab and after check "Permissions" section.
  • You need to add r_basicprofile to the scope query param
  • Here you can see that you are able to fetch the vanityName property, than all you need to do is concatenate with https://www.linkedin.com/in/ to have the full profile URL as in "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ + vanityName"
  • Linkedin doesn't give r_baiscprofile permissions to any app, you need to request it to linkedin and they might not give it to you.