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.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: JSON array of cookies exported from your browser. Use Cookie-Editor or EditThisCookie extension. Required if MFA/2FA is enabled on your LinkedIn account.

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true,
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://linkedin.com/in/johndoe"
  ],
  "companyUrls": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/microsoft"
  ],
  "webhookHeaders": {}
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "scrapeType": "profile",
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://linkedin.com/in/johndoe"
  ],
  "companyUrls": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/microsoft"
  ],
  "cookies": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "cookieKvStoreName": "cookie-sessions",
  "linkedinEmail": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "linkedinPassword": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "linkedinAccessToken": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "maxPosts": 20,
  "includeComments": false,
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 10,
  "includeReactionsBreakdown": false,
  "enableSentimentAnalysis": false,
  "aiProvider": "none",
  "aiApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "webhookPlatform": "custom",
  "webhookHeaders": {}
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
scrapeType	string	"profile"	No	Type of LinkedIn page to scrape
profileUrls	array	-	No	LinkedIn profile URLs to scrape (e.g., https://linkedin.com/in/username)
companyUrls	array	-	No	LinkedIn company page URLs to scrape (e.g., https://linkedin.com/company/companyname)
cookies	string	-	Yes*	JSON array of cookies exported from your browser. Use Cookie-Editor or EditThisCookie extension. Required if MFA/2FA is enabled on your LinkedIn account.
cookieStorageKey	string	-	No	Storage key from Cookie Manager actor (e.g., 'linkedin-john'). Loads cookies automatically — no manual paste needed. Run the Cookie Manager actor first to capture cookies.
cookieKvStoreName	string	"cookie-sessions"	No	Name of the Key-Value Store where Cookie Manager saved cookies. Default: 'cookie-sessions'
linkedinEmail	string	-	Yes*	Your LinkedIn email for automatic login. Only works if MFA/2FA is disabled.
linkedinPassword	string	-	Yes*	Your LinkedIn password for automatic login
linkedinAccessToken	string	-	Yes*	OAuth 2.0 access token from your LinkedIn Developer App. Create one at https://developer.linkedin.com - requires 'r_liteprofile' and 'r_basicprofile' scopes. Best for scraping your own profile.
maxPosts	integer	20	No	Maximum number of recent posts to scrape per profile
includeComments	boolean	false	No	Also scrape top comments on each post (slower)
maxCommentsPerPost	integer	10	No	Maximum number of comments to scrape per post
includeReactionsBreakdown	boolean	false	No	Get breakdown by reaction type (like, celebrate, support, love, insightful, funny)
enableSentimentAnalysis	boolean	false	No	Use AI to analyze sentiment and tone of posts and comments
aiProvider	string	"none"	No	Which AI provider to use for sentiment analysis
aiApiKey	string	-	Yes*	API key for your chosen AI provider
aiModel	string	-	No	Custom model name (leave empty for default). Examples: gpt-4o, claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022, gemini-1.5-pro
proxy	object	-	No	Proxy settings
demoMode	boolean	true	No	Return mock data for testing without real scraping
webhookUrl	string	-	No	URL to POST results when scraping completes (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom endpoint)
webhookPlatform	string	"custom"	No	Platform type for proper payload formatting
webhookHeaders	object	-	No	Additional HTTP headers to send with webhook (e.g., {"Authorization": "Bearer token", "X-API-Key": "key"})

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Profile Scraped	Each LinkedIn profile scraped	$0.08

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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