Update README.md to warn of API restriction that breaks functionality

Open thundergolfer opened this issue 9 years ago • 1 comments

LinkedIn has heavily restricted there API so much of this repo's functionality is now broken. I found out the hard way but this repo should really now have a warning to new users.

Cheers

Nov 16 '16 11:11 thundergolfer

Specifically, these are the only functionalities currently supported, based on the TNW article:

From May 12, LinkedIn will limit its open APIs to just four uses:

allowing members to represent their professional identity via their LinkedIn profile using our Profile API.
enabling members to post certifications directly to their LinkedIn profile with our Add to Profile tools.
enabling members to share professional content to their LinkedIn network from across the Web leveraging our Share API.
enabling companies to share professional content to LinkedIn with our Company API.

This means that the following functionalities listed on readme.md are no longer supported without being a Linkedin Partner:

get_connections api
search api
group api
company api
jobs api
network api
invitation api

Dec 26 '16 18:12 hydrosquall