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ScraperSocial API

LinkedIn API

Seven endpoints under /v1/linkedin/*. All are GET, authenticated with Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..., and return the standard { data, meta?, request_id } envelope. LinkedIn data covers public pages and posts only, and profile responses are retained in cache for at most 30 days. Transcript and summary endpoints for LinkedIn video are planned for v2.

GET /v1/linkedin/stats

Reactions, comments and reposts for a LinkedIn post.

Credits: 1 per post · Caching: Age-aware cache (15 min - 7 days)

Parameters

Name Description
url required Public LinkedIn content URL.
fresh optional true bypasses the cache at the same credit price.
format optional json (default), csv or text where applicable.

Request

Terminal window
curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/linkedin/stats?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Flinkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

Response

{
  "data": {
    "platform": "linkedin",
    "entity_id": "7181111111111111111",
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/linkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111",
    "author": {
      "handle": "linkedin",
      "name": "Example Creator"
    },
    "posted_at": "2026-06-30T14:05:00Z",
    "metrics": {
      "views": 1204593,
      "likes": 88410,
      "comments": 2314,
      "shares": 10092
    }
  },
  "request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
}

GET /v1/linkedin/comments

Paginated comments on a LinkedIn post; charged per comment returned.

Credits: 1 per comment · Caching: Age-aware cache (15 min - 7 days) · Paginated (cursor/limit)

Parameters

Name Description
url required Public LinkedIn content URL.
limit optional Items per page (default 20, max 50 sync; larger via async jobs).
cursor optional Opaque cursor from the previous page's meta.cursor.
fresh optional true bypasses the cache at the same credit price.
format optional json (default), csv or text where applicable.

Request

Terminal window
curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/linkedin/comments?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Flinkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "c_9021",
      "text": "This fixed it for me, thank you",
      "author": {
        "handle": "dev.casey"
      },
      "likes": 412,
      "posted_at": "2026-07-01T09:12:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "c_9022",
      "text": "Can you do a follow-up on the advanced settings?",
      "author": {
        "handle": "mariana.codes"
      },
      "likes": 96,
      "posted_at": "2026-07-01T10:44:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "count": 2,
    "limit": 50
  },
  "request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
}

GET /v1/linkedin/profile

Public profile data for a LinkedIn member: headline, positions, education.

Credits: 2 per profile (5 with include_email=true) · Caching: Cached 12 hours

Parameters

Name Description
url | handle one required Public LinkedIn URL, or the handle.
include_email optional true adds public contact enrichment (5 credits total).
fresh optional true bypasses the cache at the same credit price.
format optional json (default), csv or text where applicable.

Request

Terminal window
curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Flinkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

Response

{
  "data": {
    "platform": "linkedin",
    "handle": "example-person",
    "name": "Example Person",
    "headline": "Head of Growth at Example Co",
    "location": "Austin, Texas, United States",
    "positions": [
      {
        "title": "Head of Growth",
        "company": "Example Co",
        "start": "2024-03",
        "end": null
      }
    ],
    "metrics": {
      "followers": 18240,
      "connections": "500+"
    }
  },
  "request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
}

GET /v1/linkedin/company

Company page data: industry, size, followers and description.

Credits: 2 per company · Caching: Cached 12 hours

Parameters

Name Description
url | handle one required Public LinkedIn URL, or the handle.
fresh optional true bypasses the cache at the same credit price.
format optional json (default), csv or text where applicable.

Request

Terminal window
curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/linkedin/company?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Flinkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

Response

{
  "data": {
    "platform": "linkedin",
    "handle": "example-co",
    "name": "Example Co",
    "industry": "Software Development",
    "employees_range": "201-500",
    "headquarters": "Austin, Texas",
    "metrics": {
      "followers": 96210
    }
  },
  "request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
}

GET /v1/linkedin/company-posts

Latest posts from a LinkedIn company page with per-post metrics.

Credits: 1 per post · Caching: Cached 3 hours (page 1: 1 hour) · Paginated (cursor/limit)

Parameters

Name Description
url | handle one required Public LinkedIn URL, or the handle.
limit optional Items per page (default 20, max 50 sync; larger via async jobs).
cursor optional Opaque cursor from the previous page's meta.cursor.
fresh optional true bypasses the cache at the same credit price.
format optional json (default), csv or text where applicable.

Request

Terminal window
curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/linkedin/company-posts?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Flinkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "7181111111111111111",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/linkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111",
      "text": "We are hiring across engineering and support.",
      "posted_at": "2026-07-04T11:00:00Z",
      "metrics": {
        "reactions": 842,
        "comments": 63,
        "reposts": 41
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "71811111111111111111",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/linkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111",
      "text": "We are hiring across engineering and support.",
      "posted_at": "2026-07-04T11:00:00Z",
      "metrics": {
        "reactions": 842,
        "comments": 63,
        "reposts": 41
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "count": 2,
    "limit": 20,
    "item": "post"
  },
  "request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
}

Keyword search over public LinkedIn posts.

Credits: 1 per result · Caching: Age-aware cache (15 min - 7 days) · Paginated (cursor/limit)

Parameters

Name Description
query required Search keywords.
limit optional Items per page (default 20, max 50 sync; larger via async jobs).
cursor optional Opaque cursor from the previous page's meta.cursor.
fresh optional true bypasses the cache at the same credit price.
format optional json (default), csv or text where applicable.

Request

Terminal window
curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/linkedin/search?query=coffee%20brewing" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "7181111111111111111",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/linkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111",
      "text": "We just cut p95 latency in half by moving the cache closer to the edge.",
      "posted_at": "2026-07-04T11:00:00Z",
      "metrics": {
        "reactions": 842,
        "comments": 63,
        "reposts": 41
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "71811111111111111111",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/linkedin_hiring-activity-7181111111111111111",
      "text": "We just cut p95 latency in half by moving the cache closer to the edge.",
      "posted_at": "2026-07-04T11:00:00Z",
      "metrics": {
        "reactions": 842,
        "comments": 63,
        "reposts": 41
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "count": 2,
    "limit": 20,
    "item": "result"
  },
  "request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
}

Search public LinkedIn profiles by keyword, title, company or location.

Credits: 2 per profile (at least 45 a call; a full page of 25 profiles is 50) · Caching: Age-aware cache (15 min - 7 days) · Paginated (cursor/limit)

Parameters

Name Description
query required Search keywords.
limit optional Items per page (default 20, max 50 sync; larger via async jobs).
cursor optional Opaque cursor from the previous page's meta.cursor.
fresh optional true bypasses the cache at the same credit price.
format optional json (default), csv or text where applicable.

Request

Terminal window
curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/linkedin/people-search?query=coffee%20brewing" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "platform": "linkedin",
      "handle": "example-person",
      "name": "Example Person",
      "headline": "Head of Growth at Example Co",
      "location": "Austin, Texas, United States",
      "current_company": "Example Co",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-person"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "count": 1,
    "limit": 20,
    "item": "profile"
  },
  "request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
}

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