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LinkedIn Scraper API

Company pages and public profiles from the page LinkedIn shows search engines — no cookies, no login, no LinkedIn API partnership. Pull a company's followers, size, industry, headquarters, and latest posts, or a member's headline, experience, and education, as structured JSON and clean markdown.

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One request, structured data and markdown

Every endpoint accepts format=json, markdown, or both. Use the JSON to filter and store; drop the markdown straight into a prompt.

  • Company: name, tagline, description, website, industry, size, HQ, founded, type, specialties
  • Company: follower and employees-on-LinkedIn counts, logo, address
  • Company: affiliated and similar pages, up to 10 recent posts
  • Person: name, headline, location, about, badges, avatar, websites
  • Person: follower and connection counts, current companies
  • Person: experience and education (full for featured members, limited otherwise)
request
curl 'https://scrapewhale.dev/api/v1/social/linkedin/company?slug=stripe&format=json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <api-key>'
response · json
{
  "extractor": "linkedin-company",
  "creditsCharged": 1,
  "data": {
    "name": "Stripe",
    "tagline": "Help increase the GDP of the internet.",
    "website": "https://stripe.com",
    "industry": "Technology, Information and Internet",
    "company_size": "5,001-10,000 employees",
    "headquarters": "South San Francisco, California",
    "founded": "2010",
    "followers": 1698509,
    "employees_on_linkedin": 16739,
    "recent_posts": [
      { "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stripe_…", "text": "Latest from Stripe Economics: …", "published_at": "2026-09-11T22:43:23.672Z" }
    ]
  }
}

Abridged; the payload also carries the address, affiliated and similar pages, and the raw schema.org node.

Endpoints

2 endpoints in this family. Full parameter reference and a try-it console are in the API docs.

get/api/v1/social/linkedin/company1 credit

LinkedIn company page

Company name, tagline, description, website, industry, size bucket, headquarters, founding year, type, specialties, follower and employees-on-LinkedIn counts, address, logo, affiliated and similar pages, and up to 10 recent posts. Read from the public page LinkedIn shows search engines — no login or LinkedIn API access.

slug
The /company/<slug> part of the page URL, e.g. stripe. Provide this or url. Numeric company ids are not supported.
url
A linkedin.com/company/<slug> URL, in any locale subdomain.
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get/api/v1/social/linkedin/person1 credit

LinkedIn public profile

Public member profile: name, headline, location, about, follower and connection counts, badges, avatar, websites, current companies, experience, and education. public_view is full for members LinkedIn features (Creator / Top Voice) and limited for everyone else — then the headline and most experience/education entries are withheld. Profiles LinkedIn hides from logged-out visitors (nonexistent or public visibility off) return not_found.

handle
The /in/<handle> part of the profile URL, e.g. williamhgates. Provide this or url.
url
A linkedin.com/in/<handle> profile URL.
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What teams use it for

Lead enrichment

Attach company size, industry, HQ, and follower count to every account in your CRM from its LinkedIn URL.

Competitor tracking

Watch a competitor's headcount and follower growth and read what they post, week over week.

Agent context

Give a sales or research agent a prospect's headline, current role, and background in one call.

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