# Find LinkedIn Profiles from GitHub or X Handles

**Use case:** 

Reverse lookup from a developer or creator handle to a professional profile. You provide GitHub or X (Twitter) handles with a prefix, or profile URLs; you get the person's LinkedIn link and other social links, with name and headline.

## Input

```json
{
  "items": [
    "github:torvalds",
    "twitter:sundarpichai"
  ],
  "limit": 10,
  "includeAudit": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "fullName": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "githubHandle": {
    "label": "GitHub",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "twitterHandle": {
    "label": "X / Twitter",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "facebookHandle": {
    "label": "Facebook",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "inputQuery": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Social Handles Finder - Profiles from Email or LinkedIn URL Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find LinkedIn Profiles from GitHub or X Handles". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/An1TAyfbTXZeJ0CHt) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find LinkedIn Profiles from GitHub or X Handles" task

The Social Handles Finder - Profiles from Email or LinkedIn URL Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like who to look up (one per line), max results, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find LinkedIn Profiles from GitHub or X Handles" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as name, github, x / twitter, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find LinkedIn Profiles from GitHub or X Handles" task via API](https://apify.com/b2bdata/social-handles-finder.md).

## FAQ

### What does the reverse handle lookup task return?

The reverse handle lookup task returns name, headline and the LinkedIn, GitHub, X, Facebook and website links found for each handle, plus the original input for easy matching.

### What input format works for GitHub and X handles?

For reverse handle lookup, use prefixed handles such as github:name and twitter:name, or full github.com, x.com and twitter.com URLs. A bare word is read as a LinkedIn slug.

### How do I run the reverse handle lookup task on a schedule or send results to Google Sheets?

Start the reverse handle lookup task from the Apify console, API or a schedule, then export the dataset as CSV, JSON or Excel and import it into Google Sheets, or connect an integration.

### How do recruiters use GitHub to LinkedIn lookups?

Technical recruiters use this reverse handle task to move from an open source contributor's GitHub username to a professional profile for sourcing and outreach.

### Can the reverse handle task start from an email address?

The reverse handle lookup also accepts an email address and returns the social links on file for the matching person, in the same row format as handle inputs.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Social Handles Finder - Profiles from Email or LinkedIn URL](https://apify.com/b2bdata/social-handles-finder.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/b2bdata/social-handles-finder.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/b2bdata/social-handles-finder.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).