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API Usage Guidelines Best Practices

Ensure responsible integration and compliance while using LinkedIn APIs and developer tools.

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API Usage Requirements

Licensing

Use our APIs under your company's approved product license or developer sandbox license.

Usage Limits

Adhere to rate limits outlined for our production and sandbox API environments.

Security

Use OAuth 2.0 for secure authentication and follow API access best practices.

Best Practices

Always

  • Use sandbox environment before production deployment
  • Follow rate limit guidelines for production usage
  • Include proper error handling for response handling
  • Log all responses before production use

Never

  • Share private user data without authorization
  • Scrape personal profiles without explicit permission
  • Use APIs for spam or automation of messages
  • Store user data without encryption

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