LinkedIn Profile Search Scraper

LinkedIn Profile Search Scraper is an Apify Actor that finds and extracts publicly available LinkedIn profile data from Google search results. Search by job title, location, company, or skills and get profile URLs, names, job titles, companies, and location snippets — without ever logging into LinkedIn. When Google blocks a request, the Actor retries that page through DuckDuckGo.

What Is LinkedIn Profile Search Scraper?

This Actor helps you discover LinkedIn profiles without accessing LinkedIn directly. It uses Google search with site:linkedin.com/in queries and falls back to DuckDuckGo only when Google blocks a page. Results are saved to the default dataset in JSON format and can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Key Features

• Profile Discovery: Find LinkedIn profiles by job title, location, company, or skills
• Public Data Only: Extracts only publicly available information from Google search results
• Automatic site: Operator: No site:linkedin.com/in needed — the Actor adds it automatically
• Pay-Per-Event Pricing: Pay only for profiles successfully scraped and saved
• Multi-Page Support: Scrape up to 20 pages of Google results (~200 profiles)
• Global Search: Route searches through different country domains for localized results
• Deduplication: Automatically removes duplicate profiles across pages

Supported Search Parameters

• Google-only results from google.<tld>/search result blocks, with /goto redirect tokens resolved automatically
• Country-specific Google domains: us → google.com, in → google.co.in, uk → google.co.uk, and more
• Up to 20 result pages per run (~10 results per page)
• Exact-phrase queries with quotes, plus AND/OR combinations

Use Cases

Use Case	Example Query
Recruiting	site:linkedin.com/in "software engineer" "San Francisco"
Lead Generation	site:linkedin.com/in marketing director "New York"
Market Research	site:linkedin.com/in founder startup
Networking	site:linkedin.com/in "data scientist" healthcare

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	—	Keywords to search for LinkedIn profiles (no site: operator needed — the Actor adds site:linkedin.com/in automatically)
maxPages	integer	No	1	Maximum number of result pages to scrape (1-20, ~10 results per page)
countryCode	string	No	us	Google domain + gl param (e.g., us → google.com, in → google.co.in, uk → google.co.uk)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	GOOGLE_SERP	Apify proxy settings — the GOOGLE_SERP group is the default and required for Google

Query examples:

site:linkedin.com/in software engineer "San Francisco"
site:linkedin.com/in "product manager" fintech
site:linkedin.com/in director site:linkedin.com/in amazon OR google
site:linkedin.com/in nurse "Los Angeles"
site:linkedin.com/in founder "venture capital"

💡 Tip: Use quotes for exact phrase matching. Combine with AND/OR for complex queries.

Sample Output

{
  "title": "John Smith - Software Engineer at Google",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsmith",
  "description": "Software Engineer at Google | Ex-Amazon | San Francisco Bay Area",
  "displayUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsmith",
  "position": 1,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Alinkedin.com%2Fin+software+engineer",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-23T12:52:01.394Z"
}

Dataset Fields

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Profile name and headline from search result
profileUrl	string	Direct LinkedIn profile URL (linkedin.com/in/...)
description	string	Profile snippet (job title, company, location)
displayUrl	string	URL shown in search results
position	integer	Result position on the page (1-based)
sourceUrl	string	Google search page URL
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp

How to Use LinkedIn Profile Search Scraper

1. Open the Actor page on Apify Store.
2. Enter your search terms (e.g., "software engineer" "San Francisco").
3. Set maxPages (start with 1 to preview results; each page yields ~10 profiles).
4. Choose a countryCode to target specific regions.
5. Run the Actor and export results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Optimize Your Queries

• Use quotes for exact matches: "software engineer"
• Include location for targeted results: "San Francisco" or "London"
• Filter by company: site:linkedin.com/in engineer Google
• Combine terms with AND/OR: site:linkedin.com/in (engineer OR developer)

Control Costs

• Start with maxPages: 1 to preview results
• Each page yields ~10 profiles; set maxPages based on your needs
• Use countryCode to target specific regions and improve relevance

Connect via API

cURL:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/akash9078/linkedin-profile-search-scraper/runs" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query": "software engineer", "maxPages": 1, "countryCode": "us"}'

Python with the Apify Client:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("akash9078/linkedin-profile-search-scraper").call(
    run_input={"query": "software engineer", "maxPages": 1, "countryCode": "us"}
)

items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items
print(items)

Node.js with the Apify Client:

const { ApifyClient } = require('apify-client');

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });

const run = await client.actor('akash9078/linkedin-profile-search-scraper').call({
    query: 'software engineer',
    maxPages: 1,
    countryCode: 'us',
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing:

Event	Price	Description
Actor Start	$0.00005	One-time fee per Actor run
Profile Scraped (PROFILE_SCRAPED)	$0.01	Per profile saved to dataset (1 event = 1 dataset item)

Example: Scraping 50 profiles costs approximately $0.50 (plus the start fee). Estimated cost: 100 profiles ≈ $1.00, 1,000 profiles ≈ $10.00.

Set a maximum spending limit in the Actor console to control your budget.

Why Use LinkedIn Profile Search Scraper?

Sourcing profiles by hand means hundreds of manual Google searches, copy-pasting URLs, and deduplication — and LinkedIn blocks most direct scraping approaches outright. This Actor works entirely from public Google search results, auto-resolves redirects, dedupes pages, and retries blocked pages through DuckDuckGo, so a 20-page prospecting sweep is a single scheduled run.

Limitations

• This Actor extracts publicly available data only from Google search results
• It does not log into LinkedIn or access private profile information
• Results depend on Google's indexing and may not include all LinkedIn profiles
• Google may occasionally block or rate-limit requests; the Actor retries automatically (blocked pages fall back to DuckDuckGo)

FAQ

Does the Actor log into LinkedIn?

No. The Actor never accesses LinkedIn directly — it extracts publicly available data from Google search results, with a DuckDuckGo fallback when Google blocks a page.

What data do I get for each profile?

Title (name and headline), direct profile URL, a description snippet (job title, company, location), display URL, result position, the source search URL, and a timestamp.

Why do some results have empty descriptions?

Not all profiles have rich descriptions in Google search results — descriptions depend on what Google indexes from the profile. Some results may show "No description available" if the snippet is empty.

How many profiles can I get per run?

Up to 20 pages with ~10 results per page (~200 profiles), with duplicates removed automatically across pages.

How do I target a specific country?

Set countryCode to route the search through a local Google domain (e.g., in for google.co.in, uk for google.co.uk) and improve relevance.

Support

• Documentation: Apify Platform Docs
• Issues: Report via the Actor's Issues tab in Apify Store
• Email: support@apify.com

Related Actors

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• Google SERP Scraper
• Google News Scraper
• Import Export Leads Finder
• Forbes Real-Time Billionaires Scraper

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