LinkedIn Profile Scraper - Personal Branding & Voice Analysis

Scrape LinkedIn profiles and their recent posts for personal branding analysis. Get follower counts, engagement metrics, and post performance data. Perfect for voice training and content analysis. Features: - Profile data extraction (name, headline, about, experience) - Follower and connection counts - Recent posts with engagement metrics - Content performance analysis - Voice pattern detection - Industry and expertise identification Ideal for: - Personal branding analysis - Voice training data collection - Competitor research - Content strategy planning - Influencer identification. Built by John Rippy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrippy/ | https://johnrippy.link/).

Features

• Profile Data: Followers, connections, headline, about section, experience
• Post Scraping: Recent posts with full text, engagement metrics
• Engagement Metrics: Likes, comments, reposts per post
• Comments Scraping: Get actual comment text, authors, and engagement on posts
• Reactions Breakdown: Detailed breakdown by reaction type (like, celebrate, support, love, insightful, funny)
• AI Sentiment Analysis: Analyze post and comment sentiment with your choice of AI provider
• Content Analysis Ready: Output formatted for AI voice analysis

AI Sentiment Analysis

Enable AI-powered sentiment analysis to understand the tone and emotional appeal of a profile's content. Supports multiple providers:

Provider	Model	Best For
OpenAI	GPT-4o-mini	Fast, affordable analysis
Anthropic	Claude Haiku	Nuanced understanding
Google	Gemini Flash	Cost-effective at scale
Mistral	Mistral Small	European data residency
Cohere	Command-R	Enterprise deployments

{
  "enableSentimentAnalysis": true,
  "aiProvider": "anthropic",
  "aiApiKey": "sk-ant-..."
}

Quick Start

Try it first (Free - Demo Mode)

{
  "demoMode": true
}

This returns sample data so you can see the output format without any charges.

Real scraping (Requires LinkedIn cookies)

{
  "profileUrls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrippy/"],
  "cookies": "[paste your exported cookies here]",
  "maxPosts": 10,
  "demoMode": false
}

Note: LinkedIn requires authentication. See "Getting LinkedIn Cookies" below for setup instructions.

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test with sample data (no charges). When you're ready for real results, set demoMode: false or omit it.

{
  "demoMode": true,
  ...
}

Input Parameters

{
  "profileUrls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/username"],
  "cookies": "[{\"name\":\"li_at\", ...}]",
  "maxPosts": 20,
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 10,
  "includeReactionsBreakdown": true,
  "enableSentimentAnalysis": true,
  "aiProvider": "openai",
  "aiApiKey": "sk-your-api-key"
}

Comments & Reactions Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
includeComments	boolean	false	Scrape top comments on each post
maxCommentsPerPost	integer	10	Max comments to scrape per post (1-50)
includeReactionsBreakdown	boolean	false	Get breakdown by reaction type

AI Sentiment Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
enableSentimentAnalysis	boolean	false	Enable AI sentiment analysis
aiProvider	string	"none"	AI provider: openai, anthropic, google, mistral, cohere
aiApiKey	string	-	Your AI provider API key
aiModel	string	-	Custom model override (optional)

Getting LinkedIn Cookies (Required)

If you have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA/2FA) enabled on your LinkedIn account, you must use cookies - there's no alternative login method.

Step 1: Install a cookie export extension:

• Cookie-Editor by Moustachauve - Clean interface, supports Chrome/Firefox/Edge/Safari
• EditThisCookie by Francesco Capano - Chrome extension, classic choice

Step 2: Log into LinkedIn in your browser

Step 3: Click the cookie extension icon, then:

• Cookie-Editor: Click "Export" → "Export as JSON"
• EditThisCookie: Click the export button (looks like ↓)

Step 4: Paste the JSON array into the "cookies" field

The most important cookie is li_at - this is your LinkedIn session token.

Output Format

{
  "profile": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "headline": "CEO at Company",
    "followers": 15000,
    "connections": 500,
    "about": "...",
    "overallSentiment": {
      "score": 0.75,
      "label": "positive",
      "confidence": 0.88,
      "summary": "Optimistic, motivational tone focused on leadership and growth"
    }
  },
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "123",
      "text": "Post content...",
      "likes": 150,
      "comments": 23,
      "reposts": 5,
      "postedAt": "2025-12-15T10:00:00Z",
      "reactionsBreakdown": {
        "total": 150,
        "like": 120,
        "celebrate": 15,
        "support": 8,
        "love": 5,
        "insightful": 2
      },
      "commentsList": [
        {
          "author": "Jane Smith",
          "authorHeadline": "VP Marketing",
          "text": "Great insights!",
          "likes": 12,
          "sentiment": {
            "score": 0.85,
            "label": "positive",
            "tone": "appreciative"
          }
        }
      ],
      "sentiment": {
        "score": 0.72,
        "label": "positive",
        "confidence": 0.90,
        "tone": "inspirational"
      }
    }
  ],
  "stats": {
    "avgLikes": 145,
    "avgComments": 18,
    "postingFrequency": "3x per week"
  }
}

Common Problems & Solutions

"I'm getting demo data instead of real profiles"

Cause: demoMode is set to true or cookies are missing/expired. Fix: Set demoMode: false AND paste valid LinkedIn cookies.

"Invalid cookies" or "Session expired" error

Cause: Your LinkedIn session has expired or cookies were copied incorrectly. Fix:

1. Log into LinkedIn again in your browser
2. Re-export cookies using Cookie-Editor
3. Make sure you copy the ENTIRE JSON array (starts with [ and ends with ])

"Profile not found" or empty results

Cause: The profile URL is incorrect, the profile is private, or the account is restricted. Fix:

• Check the URL format: https://www.linkedin.com/in/username/
• Make sure the profile is publicly visible
• Some profiles restrict data visibility - try a different profile

"Rate limited" or scraping stops

Cause: LinkedIn has anti-scraping measures that detect unusual activity. Fix:

• Reduce maxPosts to 10-20
• Scrape fewer profiles per run (1-3)
• Wait 30-60 minutes between runs
• Use residential proxies if available

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
apify-actor-start	Base cost per run	$0.10
profile_scraped	Per profile scraped	$0.10
post_scraped	Per post scraped	$0.01

Example costs:

• 1 profile with 10 posts: $0.10 + $0.10 + (10 × $0.01) = $0.30
• 5 profiles with 20 posts each: $0.10 + (5 × $0.10) + (100 × $0.01) = $1.60

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Use Cases

1. Personal Branding: Analyze your own LinkedIn content performance
2. Competitor Research: Study how top performers in your niche write
3. Voice Training: Collect posts to train AI on your writing style
4. Content Strategy: Identify what posts perform best

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