LinkedIn - Get user details

Use the LinkedIn - Get user details action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. to retrieve a specific user's details from LinkedIn. You can use this information in the LinkedIn - Create a text post and LinkedIn - Create a URL post actions.

For more information about the LinkedIn connector, go to LinkedIn.

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Configure the LinkedIn - Get user details action

  1. Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

  2. Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.

  1. Create or select a variable to store user details in Output.

LinkedIn - Get user details action fields and settings

Section

Field

Description

Variable types

(Unlabeled)

Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

The LinkedIn connection to use to retrieve user details.

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(n/a)
Output User details

Stores the result of the action as an object. See LinkedIn - Share API for information on these values.

The following values are returned:

  • ID: (Text)
  • Last name: (Text)
  • First name: (Text)
 Object