title: How to get the company id from Linkedin Company URL in PHP?
body: <p>I have the Linkedin company URL as follows,</p>
  
  <pre><code>http://in.linkedin.com/company/abb
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and the company ID for ABB limited is <code>277579</code>. Essentially you can also reach ABB through <code>http://www.linkedin.com/company/277579</code>. </p>
  
  <p>But if I have only <code>http://in.linkedin.com/company/abb</code>. Is it possible to get the company ID through this URL? Does parsing the URL help? Seeking any good method to get the company ID.</p>
  
  <p>Is there any other way to do without using Linkedin API?</p>
  
  <p>Hope I am clear with my question. Any help would be appreciated.</p>