LinkedIn Login Integration Kit

JSON Pointer syntax reference

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Pointer defines a syntax for identifying a specific value within a JSON payload. Using the sample payload and JSON Pointer examples below, identify the attributes that you want to use to populate your attribute contract.

You can find a complete technical description of JSON Pointer syntax in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Pointer on ietf.org.

Learn more about LinkedIn JSON payload structure in Object Types in the LinkedIn API documentation.

Example JSON payload - r_liteprofile

{
    "lastName": {
        "localized": {
            "en_US": "Smith"
        },
        "preferredLocale": {
            "country": "US",
            "language": "en"
        }
    },
    "firstName": {
        "localized": {
            "en_US": "Janet"
        },
        "preferredLocale": {
            "country": "US",
            "language": "en"
        }
    },
    "profilePicture": {
        "displayImage": "urn:li:digitalmediaAsset:C4E03GAGHGR09Bdl__Q"
    },
    "id": "lUNPTvH2At"
}

JSON Pointer syntax:

Description JSON Pointer Example value

First name

/firstName/localized/en_US

Janet

Last name

/lastName/localized/en_US

Smith

Profile picture

/profilePicture/displayImage

urn:li:digitalmediaAsset:C4E03GAGHGR09Bdl__Q

User ID

/id

lUNPTvH2At