# linkedin_ext_url on GET /api/v2/person/lookup is deprecated

RocketReach API deprecated GET /api/v2/person/lookup, query parameter linkedin_ext_url without giving a shutdown date yet.

The query parameter linkedin_ext_url on GET /api/v2/person/lookup has been deprecated without a shutdown date. Calls continuing to rely on this parameter will eventually fail once it is fully removed.

## What to use instead

Send the profile URL as linkedin_url instead of linkedin_ext_url.

- API: RocketReach API (api.rocketreach.co)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /api/v2/person/lookup`, `query parameter linkedin_ext_url`
- Source: [Announcement](https://docs.rocketreach.co/reference/people-lookup-api.md)
- Verified: October 26, 2026, against RocketReach API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/rocketreach-api/breaking-changes/linkedin-ext-url-on-get-api-v2-person-lookup-is-deprecated/

## RocketReach API's words

> linkedin_ext_url deprecated, please use `linkedin_url` instead

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