You can access the LinkedIn Profile Auto Follow programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "liProfileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-profile/",
<  "texAuVariables": {
<    "yourFirstName": "",
<    "yourLastName": "",
<    "yourJobTitle": "",
<    "yourCompanyName": "",
<    "yourCompanyDescription": "Example company description",
<    "yourUsp": "Example USP"
<  },
<  "connectedAccountId": "example_connected_account_id",
<  "li_at": "example_li_at",
<  "JSESSIONID": "ajax:example",
<  "bcookie": "example_bcookie",
<  "liap": "true",
<  "li_theme_set": "app",
<  "li_theme": "light",
<  "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
<  "bscookie": "example_bscookie",
<  "user-agent": "Mozilla/5.0 ...",
<  "timezoneOffset": "5.5",
<  "csrf-token": "example_csrf-token",
<  "profileId": "example-profile-id",
<  "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 ...",
<  "x-li-track": "{\\"clientVersion\\":\\"1.13.455\\"}",
<  "x-li-lang": "en_US",
<  "X-Restli-Protocol-Version": "2.0.0",
<  "txSmSelfProfileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-self/",
<  "proxy": {
<    "ip": "http://proxy.example.com",
<    "port": "1080",
<    "username": "example_username",
<    "password": "example_password"
<  }
<}' |
<apify call automationagents/linkedin-profile-auto-follow --silent --output-dataset

LinkedIn Profile Auto Follow API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use LinkedIn Profile Auto Follow locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

LinkedIn Profile Auto Follow API in Python

LinkedIn Profile Auto Follow API in JavaScript

LinkedIn Profile Auto Follow OpenAPI definition

LinkedIn Profile Auto Follow API

Twitter Auto Follow Profile

automationagents/twitter-auto-follow-profile

Follow a target Twitter/X profile using an authenticated session.

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LinkedIn Profile Posts Export

automationagents/linkedin-profile-posts-export

Export posts from a LinkedIn profile using an authenticated session.

Alex Jordan

LinkedIn Profile Search Export

automationagents/linkedin-profile-search-export

Export LinkedIn profile search results from an authenticated session.

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Linkedin Profile Scraper

data_link_miner/linkedin-profile-scraper

Extract LinkedIn profiles and company data using an authenticated session. This actor allows you to extract detailed LinkedIn profile and company information using a valid LinkedIn session cookie.