LinkedIn Person API

LinkedIn profile data API

Extract LinkedIn profile data including work history, education, skills, and certifications. Ideal for recruiting and lead enrichment.

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3 CreditsCost

60+Data Fields

5min MaxTimeout

Quick Start

Get started with a simple API call.

const response = await fetch('https://api.crawlkit.sh/v1/crawl/linkedin/person', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    // Single URL or array of URLs (max 10)
    url: [
      'https://linkedin.com/in/satyanadella',
      'https://linkedin.com/in/billgates'
    ]
  })
});

const { data } = await response.json();
data.persons.forEach(({ url, person }) => {
  console.log(person.name, person.headline);
});

Key Features

Everything you need for reliable linkedin person extraction.

Profile Summary

Get name, headline, location, photo, cover image, and about section.

Work Experience

Full employment history with titles, companies, duration, and descriptions.

Education

Schools, degrees, fields of study, and graduation dates.

Skills & Certifications

Listed skills and professional certifications with issuers.

Connection Data

Follower count, connection count, and current company/school.

Similar Profiles

Discover related professionals in the same field.

How It Works

Get started in minutes with our simple API.

Get Your API Key

Make Your First Request

Use our simple REST API with your favorite programming language.

Get Structured Data

Receive clean JSON responses ready to use in your application.

API Response

Get clean, structured JSON data with every request. Our API returns comprehensive data including status codes, timing information, and your remaining credits.

Consistent JSON structure
Detailed timing metrics
Credit usage tracking
Error handling built-in

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "persons": [
      {
        "url": "https://linkedin.com/in/satyanadella",
        "person": {
          "name": "Satya Nadella",
          "headline": "Chairman and CEO at Microsoft",
          "location": "Redmond, Washington",
          "photoUrl": "https://...",
          "followers": 10500000,
          "connections": 500,
          "experience": [...],
          "education": [...],
          "skills": [...]
        }
      }
    ],
    "failed": [],
    "totalUrls": 2,
    "successCount": 2,
    "failedCount": 0,
    "timing": { "total": 18000 },
    "creditsUsed": 6,
    "creditsRemaining": 94
  }
}

Use Cases

Common applications for LinkedIn Person.

Recruiting

Source and vet candidates at scale.

Lead Enrichment

Enrich CRM data with professional details.

Sales Outreach

Personalize outreach with profile insights.

Talent Mapping

Build org charts and talent pools.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the LinkedIn Person API.

LinkedIn person profiles require more resources to scrape reliably. The higher cost reflects the infrastructure needed.

We retrieve the full employment history as displayed on the public profile, including titles, companies, and duration.

Yes, you can make multiple requests. We recommend reasonable rate limiting to ensure reliable results.

Private profiles cannot be scraped. The request will fail and your credits will be refunded.

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