get_profile.py

"""
Example call to fetch the member profile for the authorized member.

The 3-legged member access token should include the 'r_liteprofile' scope, which
is part of the Sign In With LinkedIn API product.
"""

import os, sys

sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))

from dotenv import load_dotenv, find_dotenv

load_dotenv(find_dotenv())

from linkedin_api.clients.restli.client import RestliClient

ACCESS_TOKEN = os.getenv("ACCESS_TOKEN")
if ACCESS_TOKEN is None:
    raise Exception(
        'A valid access token must be defined in the /examples/.env file under the variable name "ACCESS_TOKEN"'
    )

PROFILE_RESOURCE = "/me"

restli_client = RestliClient()

"""
Basic usage to fetch current member profile
"""
response = restli_client.get(resource_path=PROFILE_RESOURCE, access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN)
print("Basic usage:", response.entity)

"""
Usage with field projections
"""
response = restli_client.get(
    resource_path=PROFILE_RESOURCE,
    access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN,
    query_params={"fields": "id,firstName:(localized),lastName"},
)
print("\n\nUsage with field projections:", response.entity)

"""
Usage with decoration of displayImage
"""
response = restli_client.get(
    resource_path=PROFILE_RESOURCE,
    access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN,
    query_params={
        "projection": "(id,firstName,lastName,profilePicture(displayImage~:playableStreams))"
    },
)
print("\n\nUsage with decoration:", response.entity)