LINKEDIN API

LinkedIn Honors and Awards API

List every honor and award on a LinkedIn member's profile, with the issuer, issue date and description. Page on with the `nextStart` from the previous response.

Endpoint
POST /linkedin/get-profile-honors
Price
1 credit per request
SDK
client.linkedin.getProfileHonors()
MCP tool
linkedin_get_profile_honors
Terminal
curl -X POST "https://api.bridgly.app/linkedin/get-profile-honors" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $BRIDGLY_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"publicId": "williamhgates",
"count": 10
}'
[ REQUEST AND RESPONSE ]

What does the LinkedIn Honors and Awards API return?

LinkedIn honors and awards API: list the honors and awards on a LinkedIn profile, with the issuer, the date it was received and its description. Every response has the same envelope: the result in data, plus timeMs and the creditsCost of the call.

Request body

startinteger
Number of results to skip. Defaults to 0.
publicIdstringrequired
The member public identity, or the profile link itself, e.g. "williamhgates" or "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates".
countinteger · 1–100 · default 10
Number of results to return (1–100). Defaults to 10.

Example response

200 OK · application/json
{
"timeMs": 1840,
"creditsCost": 1,
"data": {
"nextStart": 0,
"honorsAndAwards": [
{
"title": "string",
"issuer": "string",
"issueDate": "string",
"description": "string"
}
]
}
}
[ USE CASES ]

What can you build with the LinkedIn Honors and Awards API?

Research speakers and experts

See the recognition someone has received before reaching out.

Screen senior candidates

Read awards alongside a candidate’s work history.

Track award winners

Find the people who list a given award or issuer.

[ FAQ ]

LinkedIn Honors and Awards API questions

How do I get the honors and awards on a LinkedIn profile?

Send the slug after /in/ in their profile link as publicId. Each award has its title, issuer, issue date and description.

How many awards come back per call?

Up to 100. Send the nextStart from the response back as start for the next page.

How do I use the LinkedIn Honors and Awards API?

Send a POST request to https://api.bridgly.app/linkedin/get-profile-honors with publicId in the JSON body and your API key in the Authorization header. In the TypeScript SDK, call client.linkedin.getProfileHonors(). AI agents connected to Bridgly over MCP can call the linkedin_get_profile_honors tool.

How much does the LinkedIn Honors and Awards API cost?

Costs 1 credit per request. Credits cost $2.00 per 1,000 on pay-as-you-go and as low as $1.00 per 1,000 at volume. New accounts on a business email start with 100 free credits, and failed requests are never charged.

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