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.

Cookie Manager Integration (Recommended)

Instead of manually exporting cookies, use the Cookie Manager actor to capture and store cookies automatically.

Step 1: Run Cookie Manager once

Run the Cookie Manager actor with:

• Mode: capture
• Platform: linkedin
• Storage Key: linkedin-yourname

Step 2: Use the stored cookies

In this actor, just set cookieStorageKey to the same key:

{
  "profileUrls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/someone/"],
  "cookieStorageKey": "linkedin-yourname",
  "demoMode": false
}

No manual cookie paste needed. Schedule Cookie Manager to run every 3 days to keep cookies fresh.

How it works

1. Cookie Manager logs into LinkedIn and saves session cookies to a named Key-Value Store (cookie-sessions by default)
2. This actor reads cookies from that store using your cookieStorageKey
3. If the Cookie Manager key has no cookies or the store doesn't exist, the actor falls back to any manually provided cookies or cookie-free modes

Custom store name

If you changed the Key-Value Store name in Cookie Manager, pass it here too:

{
  "profileUrls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/someone/"],
  "cookieStorageKey": "linkedin-yourname",
  "cookieKvStoreName": "my-custom-store",
  "demoMode": false
}

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 pricing:

Event	Description	Price
profile_scraped	Per profile scraped	$0.08

Example costs:

• 1 profile: 1 x $0.08 = $0.08
• 5 profiles: 5 x $0.08 = $0.40
• 20 profiles: 20 x $0.08 = $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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