# Linktree Profile Listing Scraper (`ecomscrape/linktree-profile-listing-scraper`) Actor Linktree Profile Listing Scraper is a fast tool to extract profile links from Linktree pages. Ideal for marketers and researchers, it automates data collection, saving time. Get structured data for outreach, analysis, and lead generation effortlessly. - **URL**: https://apify.com/ecomscrape/linktree-profile-listing-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ecomscrape](https://apify.com/ecomscrape) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Social media - **Stats:** 40 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $20.00/month + usage To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors ## 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 ## Contact If you encounter any issues or need to exchange information, please feel free to contact us through the following link: [My profile](https://apify.com/ecomscrape) ## What does Linktree Profile Listing Scraper do? ### Introduction Linktree serves over 70 million users who create personalized "link in bio" pages to share their content across social media platforms. The platform's Creator Profile Directory showcases the most popular creators sharing content across the internet, making it a goldmine of data for marketers, researchers, and businesses seeking to understand digital creator landscapes. The challenge lies in manually browsing through thousands of creator profiles to gather actionable insights. Our Linktree Profile Listing Scraper addresses this problem by automating the data extraction process, enabling you to collect comprehensive creator information efficiently and systematically. ### Scraper Overview The Linktree Profile Listing Scraper is a specialized data extraction tool designed to harvest creator profile information from Linktree's public profile directory. This powerful scraper navigates through category-based profile listings and extracts essential creator data including usernames, categories, verification status, and profile metadata. This tool stands out for its ability to handle Linktree's dynamic content loading and anti-bot protection measures through residential proxy integration. The scraper is particularly valuable for digital marketing agencies, influencer marketing platforms, content creators seeking collaboration opportunities, and researchers analyzing social media trends. Target users include marketing professionals conducting competitive analysis, talent agencies building creator databases, brands seeking authentic influencer partnerships, and academic researchers studying digital creator economies. ### Input and Output Details Example url: https://linktr.ee/discover/profile-directory/c/all/page-4/ Example Screenshot of profile list page: ![](https://i.postimg.cc/FsvKwBsS/Screenshot-from-2025-02-08-01-05-53.png) #### Input Format The scraper accepts a JSON configuration that controls the extraction parameters and proxy settings. Here's what each parameter does: ```json { "max_retries_per_url": 2, // Maximum waiting time when accessing the links you provided. "proxy": { // Add a proxy to ensure that during the data collection process, you are not detected as a bot. "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "SG" // You should choose an Country that coincides with the Country you want to collect data from }, "max_items_per_url": 20, "urls": [ // Links to profile list pages. "https://linktr.ee/discover/profile-directory/c/all/page-4/" ] } ```` **Input Parameters Explained:** - **max\_retries\_per\_url**: Controls retry attempts when pages fail to load, preventing infinite loops while ensuring data collection reliability - **proxy settings**: Essential for avoiding bot detection and maintaining consistent access to Linktree's servers - **max\_items\_per\_url**: Limits the number of profiles extracted per page to manage processing time and resource usage - **urls**: Target the specific profile directory pages you want to scrape, supporting multiple categories and page numbers #### Output Format You get the output from the Linktree Profile Listing Scraper stored in a tab. The following is an example of the Information Fields collected after running the Actor. ```json [ // List of profile information { "profile_title": "Thanks for stopping by!", "username": "yourmeetecoach", "category": { "category_id": "business", "label": "Business" }, "avatar_url": "https://d1fdloi71mui9q.cloudfront.net/0zrO7sbRT3rEzrDPIybe_IMG_6134.JPG", "verification_tick": false, "profile_badges": null, "from_url": "https://linktr.ee/discover/profile-directory/c/all/page-4/" }, // ... Many other profile details ] ``` The scraper returns structured data for each creator profile found: **Profile Title**: The display name or title shown on the creator's Linktree profile. This represents their personal or brand identity and is crucial for identification and outreach personalization. **Username**: The unique Linktree handle (e.g., @username). This serves as the primary identifier for accessing specific profiles and is essential for direct communication or collaboration requests. **Category**: The creator's self-selected niche or industry category (e.g., Art & Design, Business, Entertainment). This field enables targeted marketing campaigns and helps identify creators within specific verticals. **Avatar URL**: Direct link to the creator's profile image. Valuable for visual recognition, creating creator databases with photos, and assessing profile completeness and professionalism. **Verification Tick**: Boolean indicator showing if the profile has been verified by Linktree. This signals creator authenticity and influence level, helping prioritize outreach efforts toward established creators. **Profile Badges**: Any special badges or achievements displayed on the profile. These indicate creator milestones, partnership statuses, or special recognitions that can inform collaboration value and creator tier classification. ### Usage Instructions Getting started with the Linktree Profile Scraper requires careful configuration of your input parameters. Begin by identifying the specific profile directory pages you want to target, noting that Linktree organizes creators by categories and pagination. Configure your proxy settings to match your target geographic region for optimal performance. Singapore proxies work well for global scraping, but consider local proxies if focusing on region-specific creators. Set reasonable retry limits (2-3 attempts) to balance thoroughness with efficiency. Start with smaller batch sizes (10-20 profiles per URL) to test your configuration before scaling up. Monitor the scraper's performance and adjust the max\_items\_per\_url parameter based on your processing capabilities and time constraints. Always respect rate limits to maintain consistent access to Linktree's directory. Common troubleshooting includes proxy configuration errors, which typically manifest as connection failures or blocked requests. Ensure your proxy service is active and properly configured. If profiles aren't being extracted, verify that your target URLs are accessible and contain the expected profile listings. ### Benefits and Applications The Linktree Profile Scraper delivers significant time savings by automating what would otherwise require hours of manual browsing and data entry. Instead of manually visiting hundreds of creator profiles, you can extract comprehensive datasets in minutes, freeing up resources for analysis and strategy development. Practical applications include building influencer databases for marketing campaigns, conducting competitive analysis to understand creator landscape trends, and identifying potential collaboration partners based on category, verification status, and profile quality indicators. From a business perspective, this tool enables data-driven decision making in creator economy investments, helps agencies scale their creator discovery processes, and provides market intelligence for brands entering new creator partnership verticals. The structured data output integrates seamlessly with CRM systems and marketing automation platforms. ### Conclusion The Linktree Profile Listing Scraper transforms manual creator research into an automated, scalable process that delivers actionable insights for marketing and business development. By extracting verified creator data including usernames, categories, and verification status, this tool empowers businesses to make informed decisions in the rapidly growing creator economy. Ready to streamline your creator research process? Start extracting valuable Linktree profile data today and discover new opportunities in the digital creator landscape. ## Your feedback We are always working to improve Actors' performance. So, if you have any technical feedback about Linktree Profile Listing Scraper or simply found a bug, please create an issue on the Actor's Issues tab in Apify Console. # Actor input Schema ## `urls` (type: `array`): Add the URLs of the profile list page you want to scrape. You can paste URLs one by one, or use the Bulk edit section to add a prepared list. ## `max_items_per_url` (type: `integer`): Limit the number of items per URL you want to scrape ## `max_retries_per_url` (type: `integer`): Limit the number of retries for each URL if the scrape is detected as a bot or the page fails to load ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Select proxies to be used by your scraper. ## Actor input object example ```json { "urls": [ "https://linktr.ee/discover/profile-directory/c/all/page-4/" ], "max_items_per_url": 20, "max_retries_per_url": 2, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 = { "urls": [ "https://linktr.ee/discover/profile-directory/c/all/page-4/" ], "max_items_per_url": 20, "max_retries_per_url": 2, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("ecomscrape/linktree-profile-listing-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 = { "urls": ["https://linktr.ee/discover/profile-directory/c/all/page-4/"], "max_items_per_url": 20, "max_retries_per_url": 2, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("ecomscrape/linktree-profile-listing-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 '{ "urls": [ "https://linktr.ee/discover/profile-directory/c/all/page-4/" ], "max_items_per_url": 20, "max_retries_per_url": 2, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call ecomscrape/linktree-profile-listing-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ecomscrape/linktree-profile-listing-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Linktree Profile Listing Scraper", "description": "Linktree Profile Listing Scraper is a fast tool to extract profile links from Linktree pages. Ideal for marketers and researchers, it automates data collection, saving time. Get structured data for outreach, analysis, and lead generation effortlessly.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "XWlKqIqHVG1MfhbxT" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/ecomscrape~linktree-profile-listing-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-ecomscrape-linktree-profile-listing-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/ecomscrape~linktree-profile-listing-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-ecomscrape-linktree-profile-listing-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/ecomscrape~linktree-profile-listing-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-ecomscrape-linktree-profile-listing-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "urls": { "title": "URLs of the profile list page", "type": "array", "description": "Add the URLs of the profile list page you want to scrape. You can paste URLs one by one, or use the Bulk edit section to add a prepared list.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "max_items_per_url": { "title": "Limit the number of items per URL", "type": "integer", "description": "Limit the number of items per URL you want to scrape" }, "max_retries_per_url": { "title": "Limit the number of retries for each URL", "type": "integer", "description": "Limit the number of retries for each URL if the scrape is detected as a bot or the page fails to load" }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Select proxies to be used by your scraper." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```