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What are hashed URL and public URL?

LinkedIn uses two types of URLs in its interface:

  1. Public URLs contain readable handles after the slash (e.g., /microsoft or /johndoe). These URLs open directly and are commonly used for profile and company pages.
  2. Hashed URLs contain encoded strings (e.g., /1234567 or /SInQBmjJ015) and always redirect to their corresponding public URLs.

Both types appear in different parts of LinkedIn's interface, and our API returns either type depending on the endpoint (clearly specified in documentation).

Consider this difference when implementing integrations, as some endpoints return public URLs while others return hashed ones.