Get group members by group URL

Retrieve members of a LinkedIn group using the group URL. Automatically extracts the group ID from the URL. Convenient alternative to /groups/members when you have the full URL instead of just the ID. Rate limit: 1000 members per day per LinkedIn account.

POST/groups/members-by-url

Authentication requiredGroups

Code Examples

curl -X POST 'https://api.connectsafely.ai/linkedin/groups/members-by-url' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"groupUrl":"https://linkedin.com/groups/12345678"}'

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	Yes	Full LinkedIn group URL (e.g., "https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12345")
`count`	number	No	Number of members to return per page (max 100)
`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

{
  "groupUrl": "https://linkedin.com/groups/12345678"
}

Responses

Status	Description
200	Group members retrieved successfully
400	Bad request - invalid group URL or could not extract group ID
429	Rate limit exceeded - 1000 members per day

Rate Limit Headers

All responses include rate limit information in the headers:

Header	Description
`X-RateLimit-Action`	The action type being rate limited
`X-RateLimit-Limit`	Maximum actions allowed per period
`X-RateLimit-Used`	Actions used in current period
`X-RateLimit-Remaining`	Actions remaining
`X-RateLimit-Reset`	ISO 8601 timestamp when limit resets

200 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean
`accountId`	string	LinkedIn account ID used for the request
`groupUrl`	string	The original group URL provided
`groupId`	string	The extracted group ID
`members`	array
`pagination`	object
`hasMore`	boolean	Whether more members are available
`count`	number	Number of members returned in this response

200 Example

{
  "success": true,
  "accountId": "acc_12345",
  "groupUrl": "https://linkedin.com/groups/12345678",
  "groupId": "12345678",
  "members": [
    {
      "entityUrn": "urn:li:example:123456",
      "publicIdentifier": "12345",
      "firstName": "example_value",
      "lastName": "example_value",
      "headline": "example_value",
      "profilePicture": "example_value",
      "membershipStatus": "active"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {},
  "hasMore": true,
  "count": 25
}

400 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`error`	string
`success`	boolean

400 Example

{
  "error": "Invalid LinkedIn group URL - could not extract group ID",
  "success": false
}

429 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`error`	string
`success`	boolean

429 Example

{
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded for GROUP_MEMBERS: 1000/1000 used. Resets at 2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
  "success": false
}

Get group members by group URL

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