> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration.

## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/linkedin/people/entityId/recommendations/get](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/linkedin/people/entityId/recommendations/get)
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/linkedin/people/entityId/recommendations/get.mdx](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/linkedin/people/entityId/recommendations/get.mdx)

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` and `/v2/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route).
- **OpenAPI JSON:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json](https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json)

## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site)

- [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown).
- [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope.
- [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`.
- [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — every operation with identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, credits, and its SDK method. Generated from OpenAPI, so use it for route selection instead of scanning individual pages.
- [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples.
- [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, Make custom app, SDK, and REST API connection paths.
- [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install.
- [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 232 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help.
- [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples.
- [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start.
- [Make integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/make.mdx) — custom app modules for Make scenarios, API key credentials, and module catalog.
- [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI).
- [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls).
- [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist.
- [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping.
- [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages.
- [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance.
- [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs.
- Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract.

## Markdown docs convention

- Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`).
- Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`).
- Published blog posts use the same convention: `/blog/{slug}` → `/blog/{slug}.mdx`, or `Accept: text/markdown` on the HTML URL (`Vary: Accept`).

---
# Get LinkedIn recommendations (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v2/linkedin/people/entityId/recommendations/get)

## Summary

Get recommendations for a LinkedIn person.

**Tags:** `LinkedIn`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v2/linkedin/people/{entityId}/recommendations`
- **operationId:** `linkedin.live.person.recommendations.v2`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.linkedin.getRecommendations({ entityId: "1441" })`
- **Pagination:** none
- **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `not_found`

## Credits

- **Base:** 3 credits per successful lookup.
- **Maximum on success (200):** 3 credits.
- **Normalization failure (502):** 0 credits charged.
- **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`.

## Authentication

- **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`)

## Parameters

### `entityId` (path)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 500
- **Description:** LinkedIn person entity ID. Not a vanity handle.

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: LinkedIn recommendations.
- **400**: Request could not be completed.
- **401**: Request could not be completed.
- **402**: Request could not be completed.
- **413**: Response exceeds 4,000,000 bytes. No charge; request fewer URLs.
- **429**: Request could not be completed.
- **500**: Request could not be completed.
- **502**: Request could not be completed.
- **503**: Request could not be completed.

## Response body (200)

LinkedIn recommendations.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`
  - **sourceFamily** (required) — type `string`; enum: live
  - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, not_found
  - **recommendations** (required) — type `object`; nullable
    - **received** (required) — type `array`; nullable. Recommendations received in source order when observed.
      - _items:_
        - **text** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation text when observed.
        - **caption** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation relationship caption when observed.
        - **recommendee** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Person attached to the recommendation when observed.
          - **name** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's display name when observed.
          - **headline** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's headline when observed.
          - **entityId** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's entity identifier when observed.
          - **url** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's LinkedIn URL when observed.
          - **profilePictureUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's profile picture URL when observed.
    - **given** (required) — type `array`; nullable. Recommendations given in source order when observed.
      - _items:_
        - **text** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation text when observed.
        - **caption** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation relationship caption when observed.
        - **recommendee** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Person attached to the recommendation when observed.
          - **name** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's display name when observed.
          - **headline** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's headline when observed.
          - **entityId** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's entity identifier when observed.
          - **url** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's LinkedIn URL when observed.
          - **profilePictureUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Recommendation person's profile picture URL when observed.
    - **total** (required) — type `number`; nullable. Total recommendations when observed.
    - **totalGiven** (required) — type `number`; nullable. Total recommendations given when observed.
    - **totalReceived** (required) — type `number`; nullable. Total recommendations received when observed.
  - **page** (required) — type `object`; nullable
    - **kind** (required) — type `string`; enum: cursor, offset, page
    - **nextCursor** (required) — type `string`; nullable
    - **hasMore** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Null when continuation is unknown for this page.
    - **start** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable
    - **page** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable
    - **count** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable
    - **returnedCount** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0
    - **total** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable
    - **totalPages** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable
  - **reportedTotal** (required) — type `number`; minimum: 0; nullable. Total reported for this page of results; not a guarantee of globally retrievable matches.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata about the API response.
  - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.
  - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request.
  - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v2. Public API version that served the response.

### Example JSON (found)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "sourceFamily": "live",
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "recommendations": {
      "received": [
        {
          "text": "Ryan is a true leader.  He inspires those who work with him and is astute, charismatic, and focused; for these reasons he is extremely effective at rallying colleagues around common goals and getting things done.  He possesses the rare capacity to integrate people skills and sense of humor with strategy and execution.…",
          "caption": "March 18, 2009, Christina reported directly to Ryan",
          "recommendee": {
            "name": "Christina Lewis",
            "headline": "Software Engineer",
            "entityId": "ACoAAAAZalAB0KwE7W6XCLIVJZbcEPDa0Jxye_0",
            "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinacece",
            "profilePictureUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQEdS69KBGFfpg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1522412914598?e=1791417600&v=beta&t=o6ylzmJSekf12qp2OPHiCEmjQRLIFVGlF0RgJguqCQY"
          }
        }
      ],
      "given": [
        {
          "text": "Brian embodies the kind of leader every organization hopes to cultivate. He leads first with compassion, listening deeply, seeking to understand before seeking to be understood. Brian is the steady hand who clarifies the goal, breaks complexity into workable steps, and guides everyone toward an outcome that feels both…",
          "caption": "May 13, 2025, Ryan managed Brian directly",
          "recommendee": {
            "name": "Brian McDaniel",
            "headline": "Senior Director of Global Customer Support | Innovative Leader in Training, Collaboration, AI, & Strategic Initiatives | Expert in Employee Engagement & Operational Excellence",
            "entityId": "ACoAAAC7r9cBlRPUU73qw1QduZ_XJfUZJMp14nY",
            "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmcdaniellinkedin",
            "profilePictureUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5603AQGVRQDimSxzrQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1587009406257?e=1791417600&v=beta&t=tsPzKIE975fUlYnnR8O_FHUa-GWE9FefKhbpwlOSo1I"
          }
        }
      ],
      "total": 9,
      "totalGiven": 7,
      "totalReceived": 2
    },
    "page": null,
    "reportedTotal": 9
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "fixture",
    "creditsCharged": 3,
    "version": "v2"
  }
}
```

## Error handling & retries

Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status.

- **400**: Request could not be completed. **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help.
- **401**: Request could not be completed. **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help.
- **402**: Request could not be completed. **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help).
- **413**: Response exceeds 4,000,000 bytes. No charge; request fewer URLs.
- **429**: Request could not be completed.
- **500**: Request could not be completed.
- **502**: Request could not be completed. **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable.
- **503**: Request could not be completed. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter.

### Suggested client defaults

- Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request.
- On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user.
- On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries.

## Examples

### TypeScript SDK

```typescript
import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk";

const client = new SocialFetchClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!,
});

const result = await client.linkedin.getRecommendations({
  entityId: "ACoAAAAKXBwBikfbNJww68eYvcu2dqDYJhHbp4g",
});

if (!result.ok) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value.data);
}
```

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/linkedin/people/ACoAAAAKXBwBikfbNJww68eYvcu2dqDYJhHbp4g/recommendations",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/linkedin/people/ACoAAAAKXBwBikfbNJww68eYvcu2dqDYJhHbp4g/recommendations" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v2/linkedin/people/ACoAAAAKXBwBikfbNJww68eYvcu2dqDYJhHbp4g/recommendations",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```