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# Search LinkedIn Groups

> Search for groups on LinkedIn

To search for LinkedIn groups, follow these steps to ensure you have the correct URL and parameters set up for your API action.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to LinkedIn Groups Search">
    Go to the LinkedIn Groups search
    [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/groups/](https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/groups/) page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Groups Search">
    Ensure you have selected a <code>Groups</code> search.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Apply Filters">
    Apply any filters you wish to use for your search.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy URL">Copy the URL from your browser's address bar.</Step>

  <Step title="Paste URL">
    Paste the URL into the provided field(s) in the API input.
  </Step>
</Steps>

A valid URL example: [https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/groups/?keywords=Growth%20Hacking\&origin=GLOBAL\_SEARCH\_HEADER\&sid=8AA](https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/groups/?keywords=Growth%20Hacking\&origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER\&sid=8AA)

### Inputs

<ParamField path="linkedin_group_search_url" type="string" required={true} primary={true}>
  A LinkedIn Group Search URL should start with
  '[https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/groups](https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/groups)'.
</ParamField>

### Parameters

<ParamField path="max_results" type="number" default={100} minimum={1} maximum={1000}>
  Maximum number of groups to extract per input.
</ParamField>

### Output Fields

The API will return the following fields:

<ResponseField>
  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="description" type="string">
      The description of the LinkedIn group
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="group_name" type="string">
      The name of the LinkedIn group
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_group_id" type="string">
      The unique identifier for the LinkedIn group
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_group_url" type="string">
      The URL of the LinkedIn group
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="members" type="integer">
      The number of members in the LinkedIn group
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="tracking_id" type="string">
      The tracking ID for the LinkedIn group
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

Below is the JSON schema for the output fields:

<Accordion title="Show JSON Output Schema">
  ```json
  {
    "description": "string",
    "group_name": "string",
    "linkedin_group_id": "string",
    "linkedin_group_url": "string",
    "members": "integer",
    "tracking_id": "string"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

<Info>
  By default, the maximum number of results is set to 500, with LinkedIn's
  system limit being 1000. If you need to extract more groups, consider
  segmenting your search into smaller batches.
</Info>