# Linkedin Profile Lead Scraper (`scrapio/linkedin-profile-lead-scraper`) Actor

The LinkedIn Profile Lead Scraper helps you gather targeted professional prospects from LinkedIn profiles. Capture names, job roles, company details, locations, and profile links quickly. Perfect for recruiters, sales teams, and marketers building outreach lists.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapio/linkedin-profile-lead-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapio](https://apify.com/scrapio) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Jobs, Automation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$19.99/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

The LinkedIn Lead Scraper allows you to extract valuable data from publicly available LinkedIn profiles at scale. This tool helps marketers, recruiters, agencies, and researchers collect structured lead information from LinkedIn quickly and efficiently.

Using advanced scraping technology, it gathers profile data such as titles, descriptions, contact details, and profile links. The result is a clean dataset that can be used for lead generation, outreach campaigns, research, and market analysis.

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### Support and Feedback

If you encounter issues or would like to request new features, the following support channels are available.

Bug Reports  
Please open a ticket in the repository Issues section with full details about the problem.

Custom Features or Enterprise Support  
Contact our support team for integrations, advanced scraping needs, or enterprise deployments.

Lead contact: scrapier.io@gmail.com

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### Extractable Data Table 📊

The LinkedIn Lead Scraper collects structured information from public LinkedIn profiles and posts.

| Data Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Profile Title | The headline or title associated with the LinkedIn profile |
| Profile Description | Public profile summary or snippet |
| Profile URL | Direct link to the LinkedIn profile |
| Extracted Email | Email addresses found within profile descriptions or posts |
| Keyword Source | The keyword that triggered the profile discovery |
| Network | Identifies LinkedIn as the data source |

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### Key Features of LinkedIn Lead Scraper

The LinkedIn Lead Scraper offers powerful capabilities designed for professionals who rely on high-quality lead data.

#### Automated Lead Extraction

Automatically collect LinkedIn profile data based on targeted keywords, saving hours of manual research.

#### Keyword-Based Discovery

Find relevant professionals using specific search keywords related to your industry, services, or job titles.

#### Email Detection

Extract publicly listed email addresses found within LinkedIn descriptions or profile content.

#### Structured JSON Output

Receive clean and structured JSON data ready for CRM imports, analytics tools, or automation pipelines.

#### Scalable Data Collection

Collect multiple leads at once using customizable limits and advanced scraping engines.

#### Proxy Support

Optional proxy configuration helps distribute requests and improve scraping reliability.

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### How to Use LinkedIn Lead Scraper 🚀

Follow these steps to begin extracting LinkedIn leads.

#### Step 1: Define Your Keywords

Choose keywords related to the professionals you want to target. Examples include job titles, industries, or specific tools.

Example:

LinkedIn Profile Lead Scraper

B2B SaaS Founder

Digital Marketing Consultant

#### Step 2: Configure Input Parameters

Set the country filter, number of leads to collect, and scraping engine options.

#### Step 3: Run the Scraper

Launch the scraper using your API or automation workflow.

#### Step 4: Collect the Results

The scraper will return structured JSON data containing LinkedIn profile information.

#### Step 5: Export or Integrate

Use the collected data for CRM imports, lead outreach campaigns, or analytics dashboards.

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### Use Cases 🎯

The LinkedIn Lead Scraper supports many professional workflows.

#### B2B Lead Generation

Sales teams can discover potential clients based on industry-specific keywords and job titles.

#### Recruitment and Talent Sourcing

Recruiters can quickly identify candidates for open positions.

#### Market Research

Researchers can analyze professional profiles across industries to identify trends and insights.

#### Influencer Discovery

Marketing teams can find industry experts and influencers relevant to their niche.

#### Email Outreach Campaigns

Extract publicly available contact details to build targeted outreach lists.

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### LinkedIn Lead Scraper Legal Guidelines ⚖️

Scraping LinkedIn can be performed legally when done responsibly and within ethical boundaries.

The LinkedIn Lead Scraper collects only publicly available information from public LinkedIn profiles. It does not access private accounts, restricted data, or login-protected information.

This makes the tool suitable for research, marketing intelligence, and public data analysis.

Users remain responsible for ensuring their usage complies with applicable laws and platform policies.

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### Legal & Ethical Guidelines

When using the LinkedIn Lead Scraper, follow these best practices.

#### Respect Privacy

Only collect data that is publicly visible.

#### Avoid Spam or Harassment

Use collected leads responsibly and avoid sending unsolicited mass messages.

#### Follow Data Protection Laws

Ensure compliance with regulations such as GDPR or applicable regional privacy laws.

#### Use Data Responsibly

The data should be used for research, analytics, or legitimate business outreach.

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### Input Parameters 🧩

The scraper accepts several parameters to control how LinkedIn profiles are discovered and collected.

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#### Example Input (JSON)
```json
{
  "keywords": ["Linkedin Profile Lead Scraper"],
  "country": "Global",
  "maxLeadNumbers": 20,
  "platform": "LinkedIn",
  "engine": "legacy"
}
````

#### Input Table

| Data Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| keywords | Keywords to find relevant profiles |
| country | Country setting (Global) |
| maxLeadNumbers | Maximum leads to collect (default 20) |
| platform | Platform to scrape (LinkedIn) |
| engine | Engine type (legacy) |
| proxyConfiguration | Optional proxy settings |

### Output Format 📤

The scraper returns results in JSON format, which can easily be integrated into databases, CRMs, or analytics pipelines.

***

#### Example Output (JSON)

```json
[
  {
    "network": "LinkedIn",
    "keyword": "Linkedin Profile Lead Scraper",
    "title": "Google's Single-Benefit Marketing Strategy for Chrome ...",
    "description": "✓For years, once we created a Gmail account, we couldn't change the username (the part before @ gmail.com ). ... Grand Rapids Marketing Co. Read more",
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/phill-agnew_heres-how-google-marketed-chrome-browser-activity-7404878510214914048-dLxI",
    "lead": "before@gmail.com"
  }
]
```

#### Output Table

| Data Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| network | Identifies LinkedIn as the source |
| keyword | Keyword that triggered the result (Linkedin Profile Lead Scraper) |
| title | Profile title or username |
| description | Public bio snippet with contact info |
| url | Direct LinkedIn profile link |
| lead | Extracted lead address |

### FAQ ❓

#### Is LinkedIn scraping allowed?

Yes. Scraping publicly available LinkedIn data is generally legal when it follows ethical guidelines and privacy regulations.

#### Does the scraper access private profiles?

No. The scraper only collects data that is publicly visible.

#### Can I use this data for marketing campaigns?

Yes, but you must comply with data protection laws and anti-spam regulations.

#### Can the scraper collect thousands of leads?

Yes. By adjusting parameters and using proxy configurations, the scraper can collect large datasets.

#### What format does the scraper export?

The scraper exports structured JSON output, which can easily be imported into CRM systems, spreadsheets, or databases.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

List of keywords to search for on Linkedin (e.g., \['marketing', 'founder', 'business']). The actor will search Google for Linkedin profiles/posts containing these keywords and extract email addresses.

## `platform` (type: `string`):

Select platform.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Optional: Add location to search query (e.g., 'London', 'New York'). Leave empty to search globally.

## `emailDomains` (type: `array`):

Optional: Filter results to only include emails from specific domains (e.g., \['@gmail.com', '@outlook.com']). Leave empty to collect all email domains.

## `maxEmails` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of emails to collect per keyword (default: 20).

## `engine` (type: `string`):

Choose scraping engine. 🚀 Cost Effective (New): Uses residential proxies with async requests for faster, cheaper scraping. 🔧 Legacy: Uses GOOGLE\_SERP proxy with traditional selectors - more reliable but slower and more expensive.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Choose which proxies to use. By default, no proxy is used. If Google rejects or blocks the request, the actor will automatically fallback to datacenter proxy, then residential proxy with 3 retries.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "marketing"
  ],
  "platform": "Linkedin",
  "location": "",
  "emailDomains": [
    "@gmail.com"
  ],
  "maxEmails": 20,
  "engine": "legacy",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "marketing"
    ],
    "emailDomains": [
        "@gmail.com"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapio/linkedin-profile-lead-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": ["marketing"],
    "emailDomains": ["@gmail.com"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapio/linkedin-profile-lead-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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "marketing"
  ],
  "emailDomains": [
    "@gmail.com"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call scrapio/linkedin-profile-lead-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapio/linkedin-profile-lead-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Linkedin Profile Lead Scraper",
        "description": "The LinkedIn Profile Lead Scraper helps you gather targeted professional prospects from LinkedIn profiles. Capture names, job roles, company details, locations, and profile links quickly. Perfect for recruiters, sales teams, and marketers building outreach lists.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "Qe8ArVyL5QPhYK8VH"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/scrapio~linkedin-profile-lead-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapio-linkedin-profile-lead-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapio~linkedin-profile-lead-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapio-linkedin-profile-lead-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapio~linkedin-profile-lead-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scrapio-linkedin-profile-lead-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "keywords"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "keywords": {
                        "title": "Keywords",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of keywords to search for on Linkedin (e.g., ['marketing', 'founder', 'business']). The actor will search Google for Linkedin profiles/posts containing these keywords and extract email addresses.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "platform": {
                        "title": "Platform",
                        "enum": [
                            "Linkedin"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Select platform.",
                        "default": "Linkedin"
                    },
                    "location": {
                        "title": "Location Filter",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional: Add location to search query (e.g., 'London', 'New York'). Leave empty to search globally.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "emailDomains": {
                        "title": "Email Domains Filter",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Optional: Filter results to only include emails from specific domains (e.g., ['@gmail.com', '@outlook.com']). Leave empty to collect all email domains.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxEmails": {
                        "title": "Maximum Emails per Keyword",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 5000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of emails to collect per keyword (default: 20).",
                        "default": 20
                    },
                    "engine": {
                        "title": "Engine",
                        "enum": [
                            "legacy"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Choose scraping engine. 🚀 Cost Effective (New): Uses residential proxies with async requests for faster, cheaper scraping. 🔧 Legacy: Uses GOOGLE_SERP proxy with traditional selectors - more reliable but slower and more expensive.",
                        "default": "legacy"
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy Configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Choose which proxies to use. By default, no proxy is used. If Google rejects or blocks the request, the actor will automatically fallback to datacenter proxy, then residential proxy with 3 retries."
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```