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131 changes: 58 additions & 73 deletions docs/README.md
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> [Globals](globals.md)

# NodeJS LinkedIn API

![Build](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/workflows/Build/badge.svg?branch=master)

NodeJS Wrapper API for LinkedIn API, written in TypeScript.
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```

## Example usage

Check out [the post](https://codeburst.io/how-i-nailed-a-job-with-this-nodejs-linkedin-bot-6fcada2afbe1) I've written that describes a great example of how to use this library.
Also, see a list of examples [here](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/tree/master/examples).

```typescript
import { Client } from 'linkedin-private-api';

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// Login
const client = new Client();
await client.login.userPass({ username, password });

// Search for React development jobs in Israel
const jobsScroller = await client.search.searchJobs({
keywords: 'React',
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// Search for profiles and send an invitation
const peopleScroller = await client.search.searchPeople({
keywords: 'Bill Gates',
keywords: 'Bill Gates'
});
const [{ profile: billGates }] = await peopleScroller.scrollNext();

await client.invitation.sendInvitation({
profileId: billGates.profileId,
trackingId: billGates.trackingId,
});

// Search in my connections
const ownConnectionsScroller = await client.search.searchOwnConnections({ keywords: 'Bill Gates', limit: 1 });
const connections = await ownConnectionsScroller.scrollNext();

// Get conversation
const [billConversation] = await client.conversation
.getConversations({
recipients: billGates.profileId,
})
.scrollNext();

const conversationMessages = await client.message
.getMessages({
conversationId: billConversation.conversationId,
})
.scrollNext();

const [billConversation] = await client.conversation.getConversations({
recipients: billGates.profileId
}).scrollNext();

const conversationMessages = await client.message.getMessages({
conversationId: billConversation.conversationId
}).scrollNext()

// Send a message
const sentMessage = await client.message.sendMessage({
profileId: billGates.profileId,
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```

## API

### Repositories

Classes that expose methods for communicating with linkedin API.
Each repository describes a LinkedIn entity that we can operate on it. Example: `InvitationRepository`.
Each repository describes a LinkedIn entity that we can operate on it. Example: ``InvitationRepository``.

The methods are divided into 3 types:
The methods are divided into 3 types:
* Single entity getters - example: ``conversation.getConversation({ conversationId: CONVERSATION_ID })``
Single entity getters return a [LinkedIn Entity](#entities).

- Single entity getters - example: `conversation.getConversation({ conversationId: CONVERSATION_ID })`
Single entity getters return a [LinkedIn Entity](#entities).
* Multiple entities getters - for example ``invitation.getSentInvitations({ skip: 10, limit: 5 })``
Multiple entities getters return a [Scroller](#scrollers).

- Multiple entities getters - for example `invitation.getSentInvitations({ skip: 10, limit: 5 })`
Multiple entities getters return a [Scroller](#scrollers).
* Mutations - for example ``invitation.sendInvitation({ ... })``
Mutations return a [Response entity](#entities)

- Mutations - for example `invitation.sendInvitation({ ... })`
Mutations return a [Response entity](#entities)
|Name|Example Usage|Docs Reference|
|-|-|-|
|`login`|`client.login.userPass(...)`|[Login Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_core_login_.login.md)|
|`search`|`client.search.searchPeople()`|[Search Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_search_repository_.searchrepository.md)|
|`profile`|`client.profile.getOwnProfile()`|[Profile Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_profile_repository_.profilerepository.md)|
|`invitation`|`client.invitation.getReceivedInvitations()`|[Invitation Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_invitation_repository_.invitationrepository.md)|
|`conversation`|`client.conversation.getConversation(...)`|[Conversation Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_conversation_repository_.conversationrepository.md)|
|`message`|`client.message.getMessages(...)`|[Message Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_message_repository_.messagerepository.md)|

| Name | Example Usage | Docs Reference |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `login` | `client.login.userPass(...)` | [Login Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_core_login_.login.md) |
| `search` | `client.search.searchPeople()` | [Search Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_search_repository_.searchrepository.md) |
| `profile` | `client.profile.getOwnProfile()` | [Profile Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_profile_repository_.profilerepository.md) |
| `invitation` | `client.invitation.getReceivedInvitations()` | [Invitation Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_invitation_repository_.invitationrepository.md) |
| `conversation` | `client.conversation.getConversation(...)` | [Conversation Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_conversation_repository_.conversationrepository.md) |
| `message` | `client.message.getMessages(...)` | [Message Docs](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/classes/_src_repositories_message_repository_.messagerepository.md) |

### Entities

Interfaces that describe LinkedIn objects. For example - `Conversation` object.
### Entities
Interfaces that describe LinkedIn objects. For example - ``Conversation`` object.
Most of those entities contain the properties returned from the LinkedIn response and in addition to these properties, the API adds some extra properties to make the usage a bit easier.

The full list of entities can be found [here](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/modules/_src_entities_index_.md#attributetext), this is the list of the most important ones:

| Entities |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Profile](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_profile_entity_.profile.md) |
| [MiniProfile](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_mini_profile_entity_.miniprofile.md) |
| [MiniCompany](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/conversation-id/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_mini_company_entity_.minicompany.md) |
| [Invitation](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_invitation_entity_.invitation.md) |
| [Conversation](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_conversation_entity_.conversation.md) |
| [Message](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_message_event_entity_.messageevent.md) |
| [CompanySearchHit](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_company_search_hit_entity_.companysearchhit.md) |
| [PeopleSearchHit](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_people_search_hit_entity_.peoplesearchhit.md) |
| [MessageCreateResponse](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_message_create_response_entity_.messageeventcreateresponse.md) |
|Entities|
|-|
|[Profile](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_profile_entity_.profile.md)|
|[MiniProfile](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_mini_profile_entity_.miniprofile.md)|
|[MiniCompany](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/conversation-id/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_mini_company_entity_.minicompany.md)|
|[Invitation](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_invitation_entity_.invitation.md)|
|[Conversation](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_conversation_entity_.conversation.md)|
|[Message](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_message_event_entity_.messageevent.md)|
|[CompanySearchHit](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_company_search_hit_entity_.companysearchhit.md)|
|[PeopleSearchHit](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_people_search_hit_entity_.peoplesearchhit.md)|
|[JobSearchHit](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/modules/_src_entities_job_search_hit_entity_.md)|
|[MessageCreateResponse](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/master/docs/interfaces/_src_entities_message_create_response_entity_.messageeventcreateresponse.md)|

### Scrollers
Wrapper classes that enable a convenient work with paginated responses. For example - ``PeopleScroller``.
Most of LinkedIn requests return paginated responses, (just like in the UI), scrollers just provide a structured way to navigate between pages.

Wrapper classes that enable a convenient work with paginated responses. For example - `PeopleScroller`.
Most of LinkedIn requests return paginated responses, (just like in the UI), scrollers just provide a structured way to navigate between pages.

There are two types of scrollers:

- **Index scroller** - Accepts 2 properties:
`skip (number)` - Starting index (How many entities to skip).
`limit (number)` - How many entities to fetch on each iteration.
There are two types of scrollers:
* **Index scroller** - Accepts 2 properties:
``skip (number)`` - Starting index (How many entities to skip).
``limit (number)`` - How many entities to fetch on each iteration.

- **Time scrollers** - Accepts one property:
`createdBefore (Date)` - Defines the point of time to start fetching entities.
* **Time scrollers** - Accepts one property:
``createdBefore (Date)`` - Defines the point of time to start fetching entities.

Example:

```typescript
// index scroller
let companiesScroller = client.search.searchCompanies();
let companiesScroller = client.search.searchCompanies();
let companies = await companiesScroller.scrollNext(); // returns first page with 10 results
companies = await companiesScroller.scrollNext(); // next page
companies = await companiesScroller.scrollBack(); // previous page

// overriding skip and limit
companiesScroller = client.search.searchCompanies({ skip: 100, limit: 1 });
companiesScroller = client.search.searchCompanies({ skip: 100, limit: 1 });
companies = await companiesScroller.scrollNext(); // returns first page with 1 results
companies = await companiesScroller.scrollNext(); // next page
companies = await companiesScroller.scrollBack(); // previous page
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const twoDaysAgo = moment().subtract(2, 'days').toDate();
let messagesScroller = client.message.getMessages({
conversationId: CONVERSATION_ID,
createdBefore: twoDaysAgo,
createdBefore: twoDaysAgo
});
messages = await companiesScroller.scrollNext();
```

## What's coming next?

**A lot!**

This is a new project, and as such, there's a lot that need to be done.
Some new features that I expect to develop soon:
* Media support - fetch, like, comment and create a new post.
* Invitation improvements - be able to do some more actions like "remove connection".
* Improve login API
* Add services so automate common workflows

- Media support - fetch, like, comment and create a new post.
- Invitation improvements - be able to do some more actions like "remove connection".
- Improve login API
- Add services so automate common workflows

Want a specific feature? Please open a feature request :)
Want a specific feature? Please open a feature request :)
Also, i'll be more than happy to welcome new contributors to this project.

## Legal

This code is in no way affiliated with, authorized, maintained, sponsored or endorsed by Linkedin or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. This is an independent and unofficial API. Use at your own risk.

Note that using this API might cause your account being banned.
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## Hierarchy

- **Client**
* **Client**

## Index

### Constructors

* [constructor](_src_core_client_.client.md#constructor)

### Properties

- [conversation](_src_core_client_.client.md#conversation)
- [invitation](_src_core_client_.client.md#invitation)
- [login](_src_core_client_.client.md#login)
- [message](_src_core_client_.client.md#message)
- [profile](_src_core_client_.client.md#profile)
- [request](_src_core_client_.client.md#request)
- [search](_src_core_client_.client.md#search)
* [conversation](_src_core_client_.client.md#conversation)
* [invitation](_src_core_client_.client.md#invitation)
* [login](_src_core_client_.client.md#login)
* [message](_src_core_client_.client.md#message)
* [profile](_src_core_client_.client.md#profile)
* [request](_src_core_client_.client.md#request)
* [search](_src_core_client_.client.md#search)

## Constructors

### constructor

\+ **new Client**(`__namedParameters?`: { proxy: undefined \| AxiosProxyConfig }): [Client](_src_core_client_.client.md)

*Defined in [src/core/client.ts:18](https://github.com/brunohafonso95/linkedin-private-api/blob/466124d/src/core/client.ts#L18)*

#### Parameters:

Name | Type | Default value |
------ | ------ | ------ |
`__namedParameters` | { proxy: undefined \| AxiosProxyConfig } | {} |

**Returns:** [Client](_src_core_client_.client.md)

## Properties

### conversation

• **conversation**: [ConversationRepository](_src_repositories_conversation_repository_.conversationrepository.md) = new ConversationRepository({ client: this })
**conversation**: [ConversationRepository](_src_repositories_conversation_repository_.conversationrepository.md) = new ConversationRepository({ client: this })

_Defined in [src/core/client.ts:22](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/84c9c15/src/core/client.ts#L22)_
*Defined in [src/core/client.ts:32](https://github.com/brunohafonso95/linkedin-private-api/blob/466124d/src/core/client.ts#L32)*

---
___

### invitation

• **invitation**: [InvitationRepository](_src_repositories_invitation_repository_.invitationrepository.md) = new InvitationRepository({ client: this })
**invitation**: [InvitationRepository](_src_repositories_invitation_repository_.invitationrepository.md) = new InvitationRepository({ client: this })

_Defined in [src/core/client.ts:18](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/84c9c15/src/core/client.ts#L18)_
*Defined in [src/core/client.ts:28](https://github.com/brunohafonso95/linkedin-private-api/blob/466124d/src/core/client.ts#L28)*

---
___

### login

• **login**: [Login](_src_core_login_.login.md) = new Login({ client: this })
**login**: [Login](_src_core_login_.login.md) = new Login({ client: this })

_Defined in [src/core/client.ts:14](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/84c9c15/src/core/client.ts#L14)_
*Defined in [src/core/client.ts:24](https://github.com/brunohafonso95/linkedin-private-api/blob/466124d/src/core/client.ts#L24)*

---
___

### message

• **message**: [MessageRepository](_src_repositories_message_repository_.messagerepository.md) = new MessageRepository({ client: this })
**message**: [MessageRepository](_src_repositories_message_repository_.messagerepository.md) = new MessageRepository({ client: this })

_Defined in [src/core/client.ts:24](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/84c9c15/src/core/client.ts#L24)_
*Defined in [src/core/client.ts:34](https://github.com/brunohafonso95/linkedin-private-api/blob/466124d/src/core/client.ts#L34)*

---
___

### profile

• **profile**: [ProfileRepository](_src_repositories_profile_repository_.profilerepository.md) = new ProfileRepository({ client: this })
**profile**: [ProfileRepository](_src_repositories_profile_repository_.profilerepository.md) = new ProfileRepository({ client: this })

_Defined in [src/core/client.ts:20](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/84c9c15/src/core/client.ts#L20)_
*Defined in [src/core/client.ts:30](https://github.com/brunohafonso95/linkedin-private-api/blob/466124d/src/core/client.ts#L30)*

---
___

### request

• **request**: [LinkedInRequest](_src_core_linkedin_request_.linkedinrequest.md) = new LinkedInRequest()
**request**: [LinkedInRequest](_src_core_linkedin_request_.linkedinrequest.md)

_Defined in [src/core/client.ts:12](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/84c9c15/src/core/client.ts#L12)_
*Defined in [src/core/client.ts:18](https://github.com/brunohafonso95/linkedin-private-api/blob/466124d/src/core/client.ts#L18)*

---
___

### search

• **search**: [SearchRepository](_src_repositories_search_repository_.searchrepository.md) = new SearchRepository({ client: this })
**search**: [SearchRepository](_src_repositories_search_repository_.searchrepository.md) = new SearchRepository({ client: this })

_Defined in [src/core/client.ts:16](https://github.com/eilonmore/linkedin-private-api/blob/84c9c15/src/core/client.ts#L16)_
*Defined in [src/core/client.ts:26](https://github.com/brunohafonso95/linkedin-private-api/blob/466124d/src/core/client.ts#L26)*
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