fetchCompany
This method allows you to retrieve various data about a company: basic information, employees, posts, and decision makers.
try {
const workflowId = await linkedapi.fetchCompany.execute({
companyUrl: "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft",
retrieveEmployees: true,
retrievePosts: true,
retrieveDMs: true,
employeesRetrievalConfig: {
limit: 25,
filter: {
firstName: "John",
lastName: "Smith",
position: "engineer",
locations: ["United States", "Canada"],
industries: ["Software Development"],
currentCompanies: ["Microsoft", "Google"],
previousCompanies: ["Apple", "Amazon"],
schools: ["Stanford University", "MIT"]
}
},
postsRetrievalConfig: {
limit: 10,
since: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
},
dmsRetrievalConfig: {
limit: 5
}
});
const { data, errors } = await linkedapi.fetchCompany.result(workflowId);
// The list of possible execution errors is below
if (errors && errors.length > 0) {
console.warn('Workflow completed with execution errors:');
errors.forEach(error => {
console.warn(` - Type: ${error.type}, Message: ${error.message}`);
});
}
// The structure of the 'data' object is below
if (data) {
console.log('Company name:', data.name);
console.log('Description:', data.description);
console.log('Location:', data.location);
console.log('Industry:', data.industry);
console.log('Employees count:', data.employeesCount);
console.log('Employees:', data.employees);
console.log('Posts:', data.posts);
console.log('Decision makers:', data.dms);
console.log('Workflow completed successfully. Data:', data);
}
} catch (e) {
// A list of all critical errors can be found here:
// https://linkedapi.io/sdks/handling-results-and-errors/#handling-critical-errors
if (e instanceof LinkedApiError) {
console.error(`Critical Error - Type: ${e.type}, Message: ${e.message}`);
} else {
console.error('An unexpected, non-API error occurred:', e);
}
}
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Params
companyUrl– public or hashed LinkedIn URL of the company you want to retrieve data for.retrieveEmployees(optional) – when set totrue, includes company employees with their profiles in the results.retrieveDMs(optional) – when set totrue, includes decision makers and key personnel in the results.retrievePosts(optional) – when set totrue, includes recent company posts and updates in the results.employeesRetrievalConfig(optional) – configuration for retrieving employees. Available only ifretrieveEmployeesistrue.limit– (optional) maximum number of employees to retrieve. Defaults to 500, with a maximum value of 500.filter(optional) – object that specifies filtering criteria for employees. When multiple filter fields are specified, they are combined usingANDlogic.firstName(optional) – first name of employee.lastName(optional) – last name of employee.position(optional) – job position of employee.locations(optional) – array of free-form strings representing locations. Matches if employee is located in any of the listed locations.industries(optional) – array of enums representing industries. Matches if employee works in any of the listed industries. Takes specific values available in the LinkedIn interface.schools(optional) – array of institution names. Matches if employee currently attends or previously attended any of the listed institutions.
dmsRetrievalConfig(optional) – configuration for retrieving decision makers. Available only ifretrieveDMsistrue.limit– number of decision makers to retrieve. Defaults to 20, with a maximum value of 20. If a company has fewer decision makers than specified, only the available ones will be returned.
postsRetrievalConfig(optional) – configuration for retrieving posts. Available only ifretrievePostsistrue.limit(optional) – number of posts to retrieve. Defaults to 20, with a maximum value of 20.since(optional) – timestamp to filter posts published after the specified time.
Data
name– name of the company.publicUrl– public LinkedIn URL of the company.description– description of the company.location– free-form string representing the company headquarters location.headquarters– two-character country code (e.g., "US", "UK") representing headquarters location.industry– enum representing the company industry. Takes specific values available in the LinkedIn interface.specialties– comma-separated list of company's specialties.website– company's official website URL.employeesCount– total number of employees associated with the company.yearFounded– year the company was established, if available.ventureFinancing– boolean indicating whether the company has received venture financing.jobsCount– number of current job vacancies posted by the company.employees– array of employee profiles (included only ifretrieveEmployeesistrue).name– full name of the employee.publicUrl– public LinkedIn URL of the employee.headline– headline of the employee.location– free-form string indicating the employee's location.
dms– array of decision makers (included only ifretrieveDmsistrue).name– full name of the decision-maker.publicUrl– public LinkedIn URL of the decision-maker.headline– headline of the decision-maker.location– free-form string indicating the decision-maker's location.countryCode– two-character code of the decision-maker's country.
posts– array of company posts (included only ifretrievePostsistrue).url– URL of the post.time– timestamp when the post was published.type– type of the post. Enum with possible values:original– for original posts.repost– for reposts.
repostText– additional text added during repost, if applicable.text– text content of the post, if available.images– array of top 3 preview image URLs, if available.hasVideo– boolean indicating if the post contains a video.hasPoll– boolean indicating if the post contains a poll.reactionsCount– number of reactions on the post.commentsCount– number of comments on the post.repostsCount– number of reposts on the post.
Errors
companyNotFound– provided URL is not an existing LinkedIn company.retrievingNotAllowed– LinkedIn has blocked performing the retrieval due to exceeding limits or other restrictions.