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Turn LinkedIn Profile
into structured data

Extract public LinkedIn profile details from profile URLs or IDs: names, headlines, locations, about sections, follower counts, experience, and education.

01-Integration

Integrate LinkedIn Profile API your way

Connect to Scrape.ly using Python, JavaScript, HTTP, cURL, OpenAPI, or MCP and start extracting LinkedIn Profile data in minutes.

from scrapely_client import ScrapelyClient
client = ScrapelyClient('YOUR_TOKEN', api_url='https://api.scrape.ly')
run = client.actor('cornerledger/linkedin-profile-scraper').call(
run_input={'queries': ['https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates']}
)
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item)
02-Input & Output

Send a profile URL, get structured profile data

Pass profile URLs, public identifiers, and profile IDs into Scrape.ly. Get structured outputs with names and headlines, locations, about sections, experience and education, and follower and connection counts, and more.

Input
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{
 "queries": [
  "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"
 ]
}
Output
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{
 "publicIdentifier": "williamhgates",
 "firstName": "Bill",
 "lastName": "Gates",
 "headline": "Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy",
 "location": {
  "linkedinText": "Seattle, Washington, United States"
 },
 "followerCount": 41000000,
 "currentPosition": [
  {
   "companyName": "Gates Foundation"
  }
 ],
 "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"
}
03-How it works

Start extracting LinkedIn Profile data in four simple steps

Scrape.ly keeps the setup simple so you can move from signup to live LinkedIn Profile data without wasting time on scraping infrastructure.

Step 1

Create your Scrape.ly account

Create your account and get access to ready-made APIs, scrapers, and automation tools.

Step 2

Get your Scrape.ly API token

Copy your API token from the Scrape.ly dashboard and use it to authenticate your requests.

Step 3

Connect LinkedIn Profile API

Choose Python, JavaScript, HTTP, or MCP and connect Scrape.ly to your app or workflow.

Step 4

Fetch LinkedIn Profile data

Send your profile URLs, public identifiers, and profile IDs, then receive clean structured data ready for analysis.

04-Why Scrape.ly

Everything you need to extract data reliably

Scrape.ly gives you ready-made APIs, proxy support, monitoring, exports, integrations, and scalable infrastructure in one platform.

Never Get Blocked

Use built-in proxy support to reduce blocks, rate limits, and failed requests.

Export Any Format

Get results in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table, RSS, or other workflow-friendly formats.

Monitor Every Run

Track scraper status, performance, failures, retries, and outputs from one dashboard.

Built-In Integrations

Connect with webhooks, APIs, automation tools, cloud apps, and internal systems.

Scalable Infrastructure

Run small tests or high-volume extraction jobs without rebuilding your scraping stack.

Developer-Friendly

Use clean APIs, SDKs, docs, examples, and structured outputs built for real workflows.

05-AI-Ready Data

FeedLinkedIn Profiledata into your tools instantly

Connect Scrape.ly with your apps, dashboards, sheets, agents, and automation workflows to turn LinkedIn Profile data into action.

06-Explore APIs

More LinkedIn Profile APIs on Scrape.ly

Browse ready-made LinkedIn Profile scrapers and APIs available inside Scrape.ly and choose the one that fits your workflow.

//07-FAQ\\

Common questions about LinkedIn Profile API

Quick answers about using Scrape.ly's LinkedIn Profile API, available data, setup, and legal usage.

Got more questions?Reach out to us


Official APIs, where they exist, usually need approval, keys, or paid tiers and limit which public data you can pull. Scrape.ly's LinkedIn Profile API collects the public data shown on LinkedIn Profile and returns it as structured JSON, with no approval process.

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