Projects
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <x-api-key>' \
--data '
{
"account_id": "<string>",
"action": "<string>",
"params": {}
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter"
payload = {
"account_id": "<string>",
"action": "<string>",
"params": {}
}
headers = {
"x-api-key": "<x-api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-api-key': '<x-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({account_id: '<string>', action: '<string>', params: {}})
};
fetch('https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'account_id' => '<string>',
'action' => '<string>',
'params' => [
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-api-key: <x-api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"account_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"action\": \"<string>\",\n \"params\": {}\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<x-api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter")
.header("x-api-key", "<x-api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"account_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"action\": \"<string>\",\n \"params\": {}\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<x-api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"account_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"action\": \"<string>\",\n \"params\": {}\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"total_results": 1,
"offset": 0,
"projects": [
{
"project_id": "2159702274",
"project_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_project:(urn:li:ts_contract:123,2159702274)",
"name": "Growth Marketer — Paris",
"state": "ACTIVE",
"candidate_counts": { "uncontacted": 2, "contacted": 1, "replied": 0 },
"hiring_states": [
{ "name": "contacted", "status_type": "CONTACTED", "urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_state:…" }
]
}
]
},
"metadata": { "action": "list_projects", "account_id": "your-seat-account-id", "credits_consumed": 1, "timestamp": "2026-10-07T12:00:00Z" }
}
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"status": "success",
"message": "Candidate moved",
"project_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_project:(urn:li:ts_contract:123,2159702274)",
"candidate_urn": "urn:li:ts_hire_identity:1670586754",
"hiring_state_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_state:…"
},
"metadata": { "action": "move_candidate", "account_id": "your-seat-account-id", "credits_consumed": 1, "timestamp": "2026-10-07T12:00:00Z" }
}
Recruiting
Projects
Hiring projects of a LinkedIn Recruiter (Lite) seat: pipeline, stages and notes.
POST
/
v2
/
recruiter
Projects
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <x-api-key>' \
--data '
{
"account_id": "<string>",
"action": "<string>",
"params": {}
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter"
payload = {
"account_id": "<string>",
"action": "<string>",
"params": {}
}
headers = {
"x-api-key": "<x-api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-api-key': '<x-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({account_id: '<string>', action: '<string>', params: {}})
};
fetch('https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'account_id' => '<string>',
'action' => '<string>',
'params' => [
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-api-key: <x-api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"account_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"action\": \"<string>\",\n \"params\": {}\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<x-api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter")
.header("x-api-key", "<x-api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"account_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"action\": \"<string>\",\n \"params\": {}\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/recruiter")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<x-api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"account_id\": \"<string>\",\n \"action\": \"<string>\",\n \"params\": {}\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"total_results": 1,
"offset": 0,
"projects": [
{
"project_id": "2159702274",
"project_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_project:(urn:li:ts_contract:123,2159702274)",
"name": "Growth Marketer — Paris",
"state": "ACTIVE",
"candidate_counts": { "uncontacted": 2, "contacted": 1, "replied": 0 },
"hiring_states": [
{ "name": "contacted", "status_type": "CONTACTED", "urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_state:…" }
]
}
]
},
"metadata": { "action": "list_projects", "account_id": "your-seat-account-id", "credits_consumed": 1, "timestamp": "2026-10-07T12:00:00Z" }
}
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"status": "success",
"message": "Candidate moved",
"project_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_project:(urn:li:ts_contract:123,2159702274)",
"candidate_urn": "urn:li:ts_hire_identity:1670586754",
"hiring_state_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_state:…"
},
"metadata": { "action": "move_candidate", "account_id": "your-seat-account-id", "credits_consumed": 1, "timestamp": "2026-10-07T12:00:00Z" }
}
Overview
Manage the seat’s hiring projects — the Recruiter equivalent of a lead list — and the candidates inside them. One endpoint, theaction picks the operation.
Uses the account’s Recruiter seat — see Connect Account. Pass the seat’s account_id. Candidates come from Search People Recruiter.
Each action consumes 1 credit,
list_project_candidates 1 credit per 10 results. Ignore this if you’re on per-seat pricing: usage is unlimited.Request
string
required
Your API key for authentication.
string
required
The Recruiter seat’s account id.
string
required
One of the actions below.
object
Depends on the action — see each one below.
Actions
| Action | Params | Does |
|---|---|---|
list_projects | count, offset, state (ACTIVE default, CLOSED, DRAFT) | The seat’s projects, each with its hiring_states (stages) and candidate_counts per stage. |
create_project | name, description, private (default true) | Creates a project. Returns its project_urn. |
add_to_project | project_urn, candidate_urn | Files a candidate into a project. |
list_project_candidates | project_urn, count, offset, states | The pipeline: everyone in the project, in the search result shape, each with their hiring_state. states filters on stages. |
get_project_candidate | project_urn, candidate_urn | Where one candidate stands: stage, how they were sourced, when they were added. |
move_candidate | project_urn, candidate_urn, state | Moves a candidate to another stage. |
add_note | candidate_urn, text | Leaves a note on a candidate, visible to the whole contract. |
get_candidate_notes | profile_urn | The notes and tags held on a candidate. |
recommended_candidates | project_urn, count, offset | LinkedIn’s recommended matches for the project. |
candidate_urnis the candidate’shire_identity_urnfrom the search;profile_urnis theirprofile_urn.project_urnis the urn fromlist_projects/create_project(aproject_idworks too).statetakes the stage name as the project shows it ("contacted","uncontacted"), its status type (CONTACTED…) or its urn fromhiring_states. The stage shown as “uncontacted” has the status typeSHORTLISTED.
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"total_results": 1,
"offset": 0,
"projects": [
{
"project_id": "2159702274",
"project_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_project:(urn:li:ts_contract:123,2159702274)",
"name": "Growth Marketer — Paris",
"state": "ACTIVE",
"candidate_counts": { "uncontacted": 2, "contacted": 1, "replied": 0 },
"hiring_states": [
{ "name": "contacted", "status_type": "CONTACTED", "urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_state:…" }
]
}
]
},
"metadata": { "action": "list_projects", "account_id": "your-seat-account-id", "credits_consumed": 1, "timestamp": "2026-10-07T12:00:00Z" }
}
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"status": "success",
"message": "Candidate moved",
"project_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_project:(urn:li:ts_contract:123,2159702274)",
"candidate_urn": "urn:li:ts_hire_identity:1670586754",
"hiring_state_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_state:…"
},
"metadata": { "action": "move_candidate", "account_id": "your-seat-account-id", "credits_consumed": 1, "timestamp": "2026-10-07T12:00:00Z" }
}
Example
{
"account_id": "your-seat-account-id",
"action": "move_candidate",
"params": {
"project_urn": "urn:li:ts_hiring_project:(urn:li:ts_contract:123,2159702274)",
"candidate_urn": "urn:li:ts_hire_identity:1670586754",
"state": "contacted"
}
}
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