People and companies
Name, bio, links, location and follower count.
- Platforms
LinkedIn Scraper API
Pull LinkedIn people and companies, posts, transcripts and ads as JSON. Failed requests are free.
100 free credits. No card needed.
Data
What you get from LinkedIn.
Posts
Title, text, publish date, hashtags, likes and comment count.
Transcripts
The spoken words as text, with timestamps and language.
SearchPosts by keyword.
Ad LibraryAdvertiser, ad text, images or video and status.
Uses
What you can build with LinkedIn data.
Research companies
Check a company's followers, location and recent posts.
Search what was said
Turn videos into text you can search, summarize or give to an AI model.
Study ad campaigns
See the ads a brand has run, with copy.
Track a topic
Search posts by keyword to see what people share about a brand or topic.
Measure engagement
Compare likes and comments across posts.
Example
Your first request.
- Get a keySign up and get 100 free credits. No card needed.
- Send a requestPass a handle, URL or keyword with your key.
- Use the JSONThe same shape comes back from every platform.
1curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/linkedin/profile" \2 -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \3 --data-urlencode "url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"1import os2import requests34params = {5 "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates",6}7res = requests.get(8 "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/linkedin/profile",9 headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY"]},10 params=params,11)12body = res.json()1314if body["ok"]:15 print(body["data"])16else:17 print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])1const url = new URL("https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/linkedin/profile");2url.search = new URLSearchParams({3 "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"4}).toString();5const res = await fetch(url, {6 headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY! },7});8const body = await res.json();910if (body.ok) {11 console.log(body.data);12} else {13 console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);14}200 OKSample response
{ "ok": true, "credits_charged": 1, "credits_remaining": 4999, "cached": false, "cached_at": null, "request_id": "req_7e6d1a42ebdb96f2c68b8c0e", "data": { "object": "profile", "platform": "linkedin", "id": "williamhgates", "handle": "williamhgates", "name": "Bill Gates", "headline": "Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates", "kind": "person", "bio": "Chair of the Gates Foundation. Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Co-founder of Mic...", "avatar_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5603AQF-RYZP55jmXA/profile-displayphoto-sh...", "banner_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5616AQEjhPbTCeblYg/profile-displaybackgrou...", "verified": null, "is_private": null, "external_url": "https://gatesnot.es/sourcecode-li" ... }, "cursor": null, "has_more": null }
Pricing
Pay only for data you get.
- A profile1 credit
- A page of posts or search results1 credit
- A caption transcript1 credit
- A failed requestFree
Packs never expire. Monthly plans too. See pricing
Reference
Every LinkedIn endpoint
Posts and videos
Transcripts
Search and trends
Tutorials
Scrape LinkedIn step by step
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FAQ
Questions
What does the LinkedIn API cost?
Most requests cost 1 credit, and transcripts have their own rule; each endpoint page states it. New accounts get 100 free credits. See pricing.
Does it need a LinkedIn login?
No. You send your SocialScrape key and never a platform password.
Is it live?
Yes. The endpoints are live: built, tested against recorded responses and watched by canaries. Get an API key.