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Maximum number of network updates retrieved per API call

Is there any restriction on the number of entries that are retrieved using a single call to the Network Updates API? I found this forum comment "The per-user limit is per call, so 300 requests with however many updates they have." on the thread

http://developer.linkedin.com/forum/increase-search-api-throttle-limit

I want to confirm that indeed there is no limit. I have received as many as 106 entries in a single call.

Thanks in advance.

Solution

  • The maximum number of updates returned from the Network Updates API appears to be 250. Performing the following query as an example:

    http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/network/updates?count=500

    Even if I try to specify the start parameter at, say, 250, I can't get the next 250 updates from the API:

    http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~/network/updates?count=250&start=250

    So it looks like 250 is the max, with no ability to page beyond that.

    UPDATE:

    Have verified that 250 is the maximum number returned, either in a single call or via the paging parameters. Looks like the documentation has been updated to reflect this.