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Before integrating with Linkedin javascript API we need to register our application with Linkedin.

To do this go to  https://www.linkedin.com/secure/developer, in the Javascript domains add your application URL, localhost is accepted

Below code will describes how to add linkedin sign in button to your application.

Sample JSP file:

<!-- 1. Include the LinkedIn JavaScript API and define a onLoad callback function -->



api_key: your_api_key

scope: r_network,r_emailaddress,r_fullprofile,r_basicprofile,r_contactinfo







<!-- need to be logged in to use Search; if not, offer a login button -->

That’s it, linkedin sign in button will appear in your page, if you click on it based on the scope it will ask your permissions.

For searching people from your application , we have to use Linkedin People Search API

To use linkedin search API, i have developed small program. It will ask for first name and last name, based on the given data it will search in linked in and prints the result in UI.

LinkedIn JavaScript API Hello World



<!-- 1. Include the LinkedIn JavaScript API and define a onLoad callback function -->



api_key: your_api_key

scope: r_network,r_emailaddress,r_fullprofile,r_basicprofile,r_contactinfo





function searchClick() {

alert($("#firstNameId").val()+":"+$("#lastNameId").val());

if (!IN.ENV.auth.oauth_token) {

alert("You must login w/ LinkedIn to use the Search functionality!");

return;

}

IN.API.PeopleSearch()

.fields("id", "firstName", "lastName","emailAddress","headline","industry","pictureUrl","positions",

"summary","numConnections")

.params({

"first-name": $("#firstNameId").val(),

"last-name": $("#lastNameId").val(),

"count":25

})

.result(function(result, metadata) {

setSearchResults(result.people.values);

});

}

function setSearchResults(values) {

var table = $("#resulttable");

table.append('
<tr>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Head Line</th>
<th>Industry</th>
<th>Picture</th>
<th>No Of Connections</th>
<th>Summary</th>
<th>Positions</th>
</tr>
');

for (i in values) {

try{

var person = values[i];

var positionsStr = "
<ul>";

for(i in person.positions.values){

positionsStr+="
	<li>"+person.positions.values[i].company.name+"</li>
";

}

console.log(positionsStr);

table.append('
<tr>
<td>'+

person.firstName+'</td>
<td>'+

person.lastName+'</td>
<td>'+

person.headline+'</td>
<td>'+

person.industry+'</td>
<td><img src="'+

person.pictureUrl+'" /></td>
<td>'+

person.numConnections+'</td>
<td>'+

person.summary+'</td>
<td>'+

positionsStr+'</ul>
</td>
</tr>
')

}catch(err){alert(err);}

}

}







<!-- need to be logged in to use Search; if not, offer a login button -->
<div align="right">

</div>
Basic test of the People Search API via Connect.

First Name: 
Last Name: 



<table id="resulttable"></table>

Thats it, for further info regarding Linkedin API http://api.linkedin.com/