Get group members (legacy endpoint)

Legacy endpoint to retrieve members of a LinkedIn group. Supports multiple input formats: group URL, group URN, or group ID. Returns member profiles with filtering options for membership status and search. Consider using /groups/members or /groups/members-by-url for newer implementations.

POST/group-members

Authentication requiredGroups

Code Examples

curl -X POST 'https://api.connectsafely.ai/linkedin/group-members' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"accountId":"acc_12345","groupUrl":"https://linkedin.com/groups/12345678","groupId":"12345678","count":10,"start":0,"membershipStatuses":["OWNER","MANAGER","MEMBER"],"typeaheadQuery":""}'

Parameters

No parameters.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	string	No	LinkedIn account ID to use. If not provided, uses the default account.
`groupUrl`	string	No	Full LinkedIn group URL (e.g., "https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12345")
`groupUrn`	string	Conditional	LinkedIn group URN (e.g., "urn:li:fsd_group:12345") Either `groupUrn` or `groupId` must be provided.
`groupId`	string	Conditional	LinkedIn group ID (numeric ID from group URL) Either `groupId` or `groupUrn` must be provided.
`count`	number	No	Number of members to return per page
`start`	number	No	Pagination offset (0-indexed)
`membershipStatuses`	array	No	Filter by membership status: OWNER (group owners), MANAGER (group admins), MEMBER (regular members)
`typeaheadQuery`	string	No	Search query to filter members by name

Example

{
  "accountId": "acc_12345",
  "groupUrl": "https://linkedin.com/groups/12345678",
  "groupUrn": "urn:li:example:123456",
  "groupId": "12345678",
  "count": 10,
  "start": 0,
  "membershipStatuses": [
    "active"
  ],
  "typeaheadQuery": ""
}

Responses

Status	Description
200	Group members retrieved successfully
400	Invalid request - missing group identifier or invalid format
403	Access forbidden - group may be private or user lacks permissions
404	Group not found or no active LinkedIn account

200 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean
`groupId`	string	The group ID that was queried
`accountId`	string	LinkedIn account ID used for the request
`members`	array
`pagination`	object
`filters`	object
`message`	string

200 Example

{
  "success": true,
  "groupId": "12345678",
  "accountId": "acc_12345",
  "members": [
    {
      "profileId": "john-doe-123",
      "name": "example_value",
      "headline": "example_value",
      "profileUrl": "https://linkedin.com/in/example",
      "profilePicture": "example_value",
      "membershipStatus": "active"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {},
  "filters": {},
  "message": "Hello! I would like to connect with you."
}

400 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`error`	string

400 Example

{
  "error": "example_value"
}

403 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`error`	string

403 Example

{
  "error": "example_value"
}

404 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`error`	string

404 Example

{
  "error": "example_value"
}

Get group members (legacy endpoint)

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