# Linkedin Profile Scraper (Harvest API Alternative) (`baseball/social-url-ap`) Actor Extract detailed information from LinkedIn profiles in bulk, including complete work experience, education history, skills and more. No cookies or account required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/baseball/social-url-ap.md - **Developed by:** [Baseball](https://apify.com/baseball) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Open source - **Stats:** 17 total users, 5 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: 4.87 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $2.50 / 1,000 basic scrapings This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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. - **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use). - **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`. - **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`. - **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`. - **Any other language** — 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 ## 🧠 LinkedIn profile scraper Extract complete LinkedIn profile-level data from profile URLs including work experience, education, skills, recommendations, languages, and additional metadata. Designed for deep enrichment, recruiting intelligence, research, and advanced outreach workflows. No login cookies required. *** ### 📌 Data Fields Included | Field | Description | | ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | publicIdentifier | Public LinkedIn profile username (profile slug) | | linkedInIdentifier | Internal LinkedIn profile identifier | | memberIdentifier | Unique LinkedIn member ID | | linkedInUrl | Direct LinkedIn profile URL | | firstName | Member first name | | lastName | Member last name | | headline | Profile headline | | summary | About section description | | location | Profile location | | followerCount | Total number of followers | | premium | Indicates if the member has LinkedIn Premium | | is\_open\_profile | Can receive messages without connection | | is\_creator | Creator mode enabled status | | is\_influencer | Influencer badge status | | is\_self | Indicates whether profile belongs to logged-in user | | is\_relationship | Relationship indicator between viewer and member | | websites | Websites listed on the profile | | connections\_count | Total number of connections | | birthdate | Birthdate (if available) | | positions | Full work experience history including company, title, duration, and description | | schools | Education history including institutes, degrees, and fields of study | | skills | Skills listed on the profile with endorsements where available | | languages | Languages listed on the profile | | recommendations | Recommendations received or given on the profile | | volunteering\_experience | Volunteer work and associated organizations | | photoUrl | Profile image URL | | backgroundUrl | Cover image URL | | request\_type | Type of extraction request processed | *** ### 📊 Sample Output ```json { "publicIdentifier": "salman-ha***d-638****198", "linkedInIdentifier": "ACoAAC5u7Aw*****z1lWSxgaqWCG1uV3cRARQ", "memberIdentifier": "779021324", "linkedInUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/salman-h****d-638****98", "firstName": "Salman", "lastName": "H****d", "headline": "Founder/CEO of Kainaat Studios, and Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities, Hampshire College, Massachusetts", "summary": "Salman H****d is the founder and CEO of the non-profit Kainaat Studios, that creates topical astronomy videos in Urdu for audiences in Pakistan (and broader South Asia). He is also Charles Taylor Chair and Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts. He holds a Ph.D. in astronomy and is a member of the Five College Astronomy Department (FCAD), but his research is inter-disciplinary and it focuses on analyzing how science interacts with society. Science communication is still his primary focus: Salman has a YouTube Channel (Kainaat Astronomy) for Urdu videos and a weekly astronomy segment in English for a radio station (WRSI FM93.9) in Western Massachusetts. His writings have appeared in Dawn Magazine, Express Tribune, Science Magazine, NPR, and the Guardian.", "location": "Amherst, Massachusetts, United States", "followerCount": "1606", "premium": "FALSE", "is_open_profile": "FALSE", "is_creator": "FALSE", "is_influencer": "FALSE", "is_self": "FALSE", "is_relationship": "FALSE", "websites": "[\"https://www.kainaatstudios.com/salman-hameed/",\"https://www.youtube.com/KainaatAstronomyInUrdu/"]", "connections_count": "1440", "birthdate": "", "positions": "{\"positionsCount\": 3, \"positionHistory\": [{\"end\": null, \"start\": \"7/1/2005\", \"skills\": [], \"status\": \"Full-time\", \"company\": \"Hampshire College\", \"position\": \"Charles Taylor Chair and Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities\", \"company_id\": \"21340\", \"company_picture_url\": \"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D0BAQFbLrZ0GjCa8Q/company-logo_200_200/company-logo_200_200/0/1631313355679?e=1780531200&v=beta&t=z9qIhdDdYfAogF7-bA7zMXfFhGy24nQu_O9O-ND37X4\", \"company_linkedin_url\": \"http://www.linkedin.com/school/hampshire-college/"}, {\"end\": null, \"start\": \"1/1/2019\", \"skills\": [], \"status\": \"Self-employed\", \"company\": \"Kainaat Studios\", \"location\": \"United States\", \"position\": \"President and CEO\", \"company_id\": \"72754179\", \"company_picture_url\": \"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D0BAQHQwjPpkMadAw/company-logo_200_200/B4DZpBB8w3IkAI-/0/1762027622118/kainaat_logo?e=1780531200&v=beta&t=9V602KmM-PaCVwY7qvFjaKHCotbZdOGklky5LvFwVDw\", \"company_linkedin_url\": \"http://www.linkedin.com/company/kainaat/"}, {\"end\": null, \"start\": \"4/1/2019\", \"skills\": [], \"status\": \"Self-employed\", \"company\": \"Amherst Cinema Arts Center\", \"location\": \"United States\", \"position\": \"Board Of Directors\", \"company_id\": \"4026193\", \"company_picture_url\": \"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D0BAQG4RE69Qa-Bfg/company-logo_200_200/company-logo_200_200/0/1630527737296/amherst_cinema_logo?e=1780531200&v=beta&t=ZkF_1z-pJJOjsIgXiCMZ1kYP1JnN0d3Bva4mnro9Dgc\", \"company_linkedin_url\": \"http://www.linkedin.com/company/amherst-cinema/"}]}", "schools": "{\"educationsCount\": 2, \"educationHistory\": [{\"end\": \"1/1/2001\", \"start\": \"1/1/1994\", \"degree\": \"Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy\", \"school\": \"New Mexico State University\", \"school_id\": \"10188\", \"school_picture_url\": \"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E0BAQGrCLDBTVSazw/company-logo_200_200/company-logo_200_200/0/1630620059876/new_mexico_state_university_logo?e=1780531200&v=beta&t=P6t0oSQxMHxI87C1eQ_Ib9YMtDA8ZPUo26mc5H6CuoQ\"}, {\"end\": \"1/1/1993\", \"start\": \"1/1/1989\", \"degree\": \"Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Astronomy\", \"school\": \"Stony Brook University\", \"school_id\": \"7201\", \"school_picture_url\": \"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E0BAQHOeNb0KmKXYQ/company-logo_200_200/company-logo_200_200/0/1630647027307/stony_brook_university_logo?e=1780531200&v=beta&t=bCxt2h0qrNyv-2Chn2BCsGoYu8uHMYiOupRm4D4QvkQ\"}]}", "skills": "{\"Skills\": []}", "languages": "{\"Languages\": []}", "recommendations": "", "volunteering_experience": "{\"recommendationsCount\": 0, \"recommendationHistory\": []}", "photoUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D03AQEmEDnuXjO3Rw/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1574796321477?e=1780531200&v=beta&t=QcVjTqICS9u-JKEQMmQWzf5Rjqoad-F_1u5zPHFi8PY", "backgroundUrl": "", "request_type": "Social Enrichment" } ``` *** ### 💰 Pricing LinkedIn Profile Complete Export is available on a pay-per-result basis: **On the free Apify plan, the platform caps at 50 leads one time** **$5.00 per 1,000 profiles → just $0.005 per profile** *** ### 📦 Estimated Delivery Time | Volume | Delivery Time | | -------------------- | --------------- | | 1k – 50k profiles | within 3 hours | | 50k – 100k profiles | 3 – 6 hours | | 100k – 500k profiles | within 12 hours | *** ### 🗂️ How to Use 1. Create a free Apify account 2. Provide LinkedIn profile URLs as input 3. Run the actor 4. Download structured JSON, CSV, or Excel output # Actor input Schema ## `fileName` (type: `string`): Name of the Excel file to be uploaded. ## `linkedinUrls` (type: `array`): Enter one or more LinkedIn profile URLs. ## `scrapeEmailAndText` (type: `boolean`): Enable to also scrape profile text content and email address. ## Actor input object example ```json { "fileName": "linkedin scraper", "linkedinUrls": [ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates" ], "scrapeEmailAndText": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "linkedinUrls": [ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("baseball/social-url-ap").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = { "linkedinUrls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("baseball/social-url-ap").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "linkedinUrls": [ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates" ] }' | apify call baseball/social-url-ap --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,baseball/social-url-ap" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ZKUmhJ8g57q9YYZwe/builds/Uc0Qlioh5TxDEU0hz/openapi.json