# Linkedin Profile Scraper (`devwithbobby/linkedin-profile-scraper`) Actor Linkedin User Profile and Company Scraper - **URL**: https://apify.com/devwithbobby/linkedin-profile-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Dev with Bobby](https://apify.com/devwithbobby) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Social media - **Stats:** 21 total users, 0 monthly users, 93.6% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## LinkedIn Profile & Company Scraper Extract public LinkedIn profile and company data with advanced anti-detection measures. Just enter usernames or URLs and get structured data instantly. ### Features - **Simple Input** - Accepts usernames, full URLs, or mixed formats - **Profile Data** - Name, headline, location, about, followers, connections, profile picture - **Company Data** - Name, tagline, about, followers, website - **Anti-Detection** - Browser fingerprinting, stealth headers, popup dismissal - **Graceful Degradation** - Returns partial data when full access is blocked ### Usage #### Input Formats Enter LinkedIn profiles or companies in any format (one per line or comma-separated): ```` williamhgates https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella linkedin.com/company/microsoft ```` #### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | `profiles` | String | LinkedIn URLs or usernames (required) | | `proxyType` | String | Proxy group to use: `BUYPROXIES94952` (Datacenter), `RESIDENTIAL`, or `StaticUS3` | | `maxConcurrency` | Integer | Parallel pages (1-5, default: 2) | | `maxRequestsPerMinute` | Integer | Rate limit (5-30, default: 15) | | `cookies` | String | Optional LinkedIn session cookies as JSON array for authenticated scraping | #### Authentication (Optional but Recommended) For higher success rates, provide your LinkedIn session cookies: 1. Log into LinkedIn in your browser 2. Use a browser extension like "Cookie-Editor" to export cookies 3. Paste the JSON array in the `cookies` field Format: ```json [ {"name": "li_at", "value": "YOUR_SESSION_TOKEN", "domain": ".linkedin.com"}, {"name": "JSESSIONID", "value": "YOUR_JSESSION_ID", "domain": ".linkedin.com"} ] ```` ### Output #### Successful Scrape ```json { "inputUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates", "scrapedUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates", "type": "profile", "name": "Bill Gates", "headline": "Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy", "location": "Seattle, Washington, United States", "about": "Chair of the Gates Foundation. Founder of Breakthrough Energy...", "followers": 40000000, "connections": 8, "profilePicture": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...", "website": null, "industry": "Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy", "scrapedAt": "2026-01-26T08:27:06.315Z", "dataSource": "devwithbobby/li-profile-scraper", "isPartialData": false } ``` #### Partial Data (Auth Wall) When LinkedIn blocks full access, the scraper returns available meta data: ```json { "inputUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/someuser", "scrapedUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?...", "type": "profile", "name": "Some User", "headline": "Software Engineer at Company", "isPartialData": true, "scrapedAt": "2026-01-26T08:30:00.000Z" } ``` ### Technical Details #### Anti-Detection Measures - **Browser Fingerprinting** - Realistic Chrome/desktop fingerprints via `useFingerprints` - **Stealth Headers** - Proper `Sec-Ch-Ua`, `Sec-Fetch-*` headers matching real Chrome - **WebDriver Masking** - Overrides `navigator.webdriver` and other automation indicators - **Human-like Behavior** - Random delays, scrolling, variable viewport sizes - **Popup Dismissal** - Automatically closes LinkedIn auth modals and popups #### Limitations - **Public profiles only** - Private profiles cannot be scraped without authentication - **Rate limiting** - LinkedIn may block after many requests from the same IP - **Auth walls** - Some profiles trigger login requirements regardless of settings #### Best Practices 1. **Use Residential Proxies** for higher success rates on difficult profiles 2. **Keep concurrency low** (1-2) to avoid triggering rate limits 3. **Provide cookies** for authenticated scraping when possible 4. **Space out runs** to avoid IP-based blocks ### Proxy Options | Option | Description | Best For | |--------|-------------|----------| | `BUYPROXIES94952` | Datacenter proxies (default) | Cost-effective general scraping | | `RESIDENTIAL` | Residential proxies | Higher success rate, premium | | `StaticUS3` | Static US IPs | Consistent identity across requests | ### Cost Estimation - Datacenter proxy: ~$0.25 per 1000 requests - Residential proxy: ~$12.50 per 1000 requests (higher success rate) - Compute: ~$0.10 per 100 profiles ### Support For issues or feature requests, contact the author or open an issue on the actor's page. # Actor input Schema ## `profiles` (type: `string`): LinkedIn URLs or usernames (one per line or comma-separated). Examples: williamhgates, https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates, https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft ## `proxyType` (type: `string`): Select the proxy type to use. Datacenter is cost-effective for most scraping. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of parallel pages. Keep low to avoid blocks. ## `maxRequestsPerMinute` (type: `integer`): Rate limiting. ## `cookies` (type: `string`): Optional: JSON array of cookies for authenticated scraping. ## Actor input object example ```json { "profiles": "williamhgates", "proxyType": "BUYPROXIES94952", "maxConcurrency": 2, "maxRequestsPerMinute": 15 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): Quick overview of scraped profiles with key metrics ## `detailed` (type: `string`): Full data for all scraped profiles ## `allData` (type: `string`): Complete raw JSON data # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "profiles": "williamhgates" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("devwithbobby/linkedin-profile-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "profiles": "williamhgates" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("devwithbobby/linkedin-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "profiles": "williamhgates" }' | apify call devwithbobby/linkedin-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=devwithbobby/linkedin-profile-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Linkedin Profile Scraper", "description": "Linkedin User Profile and Company Scraper", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "o2iVtKEdSx3yuntSV" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/devwithbobby~linkedin-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-devwithbobby-linkedin-profile-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/devwithbobby~linkedin-profile-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-devwithbobby-linkedin-profile-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/devwithbobby~linkedin-profile-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-devwithbobby-linkedin-profile-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "profiles" ], "properties": { "profiles": { "title": "LinkedIn Profiles/Companies", "type": "string", "description": "LinkedIn URLs or usernames (one per line or comma-separated). Examples: williamhgates, https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates, https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft" }, "proxyType": { "title": "Proxy Type", "enum": [ "BUYPROXIES94952", "RESIDENTIAL", "StaticUS3" ], "type": "string", "description": "Select the proxy type to use. Datacenter is cost-effective for most scraping.", "default": "BUYPROXIES94952" }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Max Concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of parallel pages. Keep low to avoid blocks.", "default": 2 }, "maxRequestsPerMinute": { "title": "Max Requests Per Minute", "minimum": 5, "maximum": 30, "type": "integer", "description": "Rate limiting.", "default": 15 }, "cookies": { "title": "LinkedIn Cookies (Optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional: JSON array of cookies for authenticated scraping." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```