LinkedIn Profile Scraper — No Cookies, No Key | $3.9/1K

LinkedIn Profile Scraper

Scrape public LinkedIn profile data from URLs or bare public IDs into structured records using LinkedIn's server-rendered JSON-LD and Open Graph data. No login, cookies, li_at, or API key is required.

• Enrich LinkedIn URLs in Clay, Make, or n8n with names, headlines, companies, and locations.
• Build recruiter and sales contact sheets from profile links.
• Clean profile lists with canonical URLs and public slugs.
• Review parse_path, parse_confidence, and warnings for each record.
• Set maxProfiles to limit processing and cost.

What you get

Fields are null when the source does not provide them.

Field family	Fields	Type and empty value	Description
Identity	name	string; not pushed without a name	Full name
Identity	first_name, last_name	string or null	Split name parts
Profile reference	profile_url	string	Canonical LinkedIn profile URL
Profile reference	slug	string or null	Vanity slug
Professional summary	headline	string or null	Rejected when it is only a site label, employer, school, or location
Professional summary	job_title	string or null	Multiple titles joined with "; "
Professional summary	description	string or null	About or summary text
Profile labels	badges	string array; [] when none	Labels such as Authoritative, Creator, Top Voice, Influencer, Premium, and Verified
Company	current_company, current_company_url	string or null; URL is null for OG-only records	Current employer and company page
Location	location, country	string or null; JSON-LD only	Region and country code
Education	education	array of {name,url,start,end}, or null; OG-only is null	Schools and LinkedIn-provided years
Experience	experience	array of {name,url,start,end}, or null; OG-only is null	worksFor and non-school alumniOf entries
Media	photo_url	string or null	Time-limited LinkedIn CDN link
Audience	follower_count	integer or null; OG-only is null	Followers when exposed
Social links	same_as	string array or null; OG-only is null	LinkedIn's sameAs list
Posts	recent_posts	array of {headline,url,published}; at most 10, or null; OG-only is null	Recent post stubs; published is ISO 8601 or null
Languages	languages	string array or null; OG-only is null	Returned language values
Parsing quality	parse_path	string	Extraction source and user-agent path
Parsing quality	parse_confidence	number from 0 to 1, rounded to 3 decimals	Confidence score
Warnings	warnings	string array; [] when none	Codes such as no_work_history, no_location, and og_only

The parser first reads public server-rendered JSON-LD Person data and can fall back to Open Graph metadata. parse_path records the source and user-agent path, such as jsonld:facebookexternalhit/1.1.

Anonymous data does not provide full dated work history, skills, certifications, recommendations, or contact email or phone. Public work history can contain company stubs. JSON-LD records get no_work_history only when both current_company and experience are absent; confidence is reduced by 0.05. OG-only records get og_only; experience is null, while current_company can come from the OG Experience: segment.

Sample output

The sample is shortened by dropping nonessential fields and list items.

{
  "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates",
  "slug": "williamhgates",
  "name": "Bill Gates",
  "job_title": null,
  "current_company": "Gates Foundation",
  "current_company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/gates-foundation",
  "location": "Seattle, Washington, United States",
  "country": "US",
  "education": [{"name":"Harvard University","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-university/","start":1973,"end":1975}],
  "experience": [{"name":"Gates Foundation","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/gates-foundation","start":null,"end":null}],
  "follower_count": 40779437,
  "parse_path": "jsonld:facebookexternalhit/1.1",
  "parse_confidence": 1,
  "warnings": []
}

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Each returned profile record charges one profile-record event; a profile that produces no returned record is not charged.

Plan	Price
Free	$0.0039 per profile record
Silver	$0.003822 per profile record
Bronze	$0.003861 per profile record
Gold	$0.003783 per profile record
Platinum	$0.003744 per profile record
Diamond	$0.003705 per profile record

Worked example: 1,000 results = $3.90 on the Free plan; 10,000 results = $39.00 on the Free plan.

The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly platform usage credit. At the Free-plan event price, the $5 credit covers 1,282 runs returning one profile record each (1,282 profile records). Free-plan runs process at most 25 distinct valid inputs per run. Paid plans do not have that per-run Free-plan cap.

This Actor does not use the Pay per event + usage option, so compute, proxy traffic, and storage are included in event prices and are not billed separately.

How to use

1. Open the Actor in your Apify account.
2. Enter LinkedIn profile URLs or bare public IDs in profileUrls.
3. Set maxProfiles if you want to cap processing.
4. Leave the prefilled Apify Proxy configuration unless you need a custom setup.
5. Run the Actor and inspect the dataset for one record per returned profile.
6. Repeat the run through Apify Schedules; weekly is a starting point.

Export the dataset as JSON or CSV, or read it through the Apify dataset API for an automation step.

Example input:

{
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/",
    "satyanadella"
  ],
  "maxProfiles": 2,
  "disableUsageStats": false
}

Full URLs and bare slugs are normalized to https://www.linkedin.com/in/{slug}; query strings, fragments, and trailing slashes are removed.

Input parameters

Parameter	What it does	Default
profileUrls	Required array of LinkedIn profile URLs or bare public IDs	Required
maxProfiles	Caps profiles scraped; 0 means all provided, subject to the Free-plan cap	0
proxyConfiguration	Apify Proxy settings; the prefilled configuration uses the RESIDENTIAL group. If omitted, the Actor still uses RESIDENTIAL through the proxy	Prefilled Apify Proxy configuration
disableUsageStats	Set to true to turn off the run summary in Usage statistics	false

Limits and edge cases

Condition	What you see	What to do
Empty, malformed, or unresolvable profile URL or ID	Input is skipped; no record or charge	Supply a LinkedIn /in/ URL or bare public ID
LinkedIn blocks a request	Retries on fresh proxy IPs, up to 5 tries; then skips the profile without a record or charge	Retry later
Proxy rejects the selected group	With prefilled RESIDENTIAL, one shared ladder drops to datacenter for the rest of the run; direct access is disabled. If no rung remains, the profile is skipped and not charged	Keep Apify Proxy available and retry
JSON-LD has no public work history	no_work_history is added only when both work fields are absent; confidence is reduced by 0.05	Treat work history as unavailable
Profile has no JSON-LD	An Open Graph record may be returned with parse_path beginning og:, og_only, and confidence 0.6	Review parse_path, parse_confidence, and warnings
Anonymous data does not expose a field	The field is null or unavailable; unavailable fields are not fabricated	Use the fields present
No valid targets remain after validation	Run ends Succeeded with an empty dataset and No valid LinkedIn profile URLs in the input; 0 profiles, nothing was charged.	Correct profileUrls
URL does not open a public profile (LinkedIn answers HTTP 404, confirmed on 2 IPs) for every valid target	Run ends Succeeded with 0 records; status says the input URL(s) were not found on LinkedIn; nothing is charged	Fix the profile URLs; running again gives the same result
Every valid target fails for another cause	Run ends Failed; status and log name causes such as blocked, rate-limited, network error, no usable proxy, or no parseable data	Correct inputs or proxy setup and retry
Some targets fail	Run ends Succeeded; status counts pushed and failed profiles with causes; failed profiles are not charged	Review records and retry failed profiles
Proxy setup fails	Run ends Failed before requests; nothing is charged	Retry later or check Apify Proxy
Run aborts, times out, or crashes	Completed batches of 10 remain saved and charged; up to 9 records in the unfinished batch are not saved or charged	Check the dataset and rerun unfinished inputs
Free-plan cap is reached	At most the first 25 distinct valid inputs after validation and de-duplication are processed	Set maxProfiles lower or use a paid plan
Profiles are processed sequentially	Requests use an 8–15 second delay between profiles	Allow time for completion

FAQ

How much does it cost to scrape LinkedIn profiles?

The Free plan charges $0.0039 per returned profile-record; Silver is $0.003822, Bronze $0.003861, Gold $0.003783, Platinum $0.003744, and Diamond $0.003705. 1,000 results = $3.90 on the Free plan.

What happens if the dataset is empty?

If validation leaves no valid targets, the run succeeds with an empty dataset and nothing is charged. If every valid target fails, the run fails and names the cause; successful partial runs remain Succeeded.

Does the Actor need LinkedIn cookies or an API key?

No. It uses public data served to social-preview bots and does not require a LinkedIn login, cookies, li_at, LinkedIn API key, external proxy key, or proxy credentials.

Why is a field null or incomplete?

Some information is not rendered anonymously. Work history can be limited to company stubs, while full dated work history, skills, certifications, recommendations, and contact email or phone are unavailable. Check parse_path, parse_confidence, and warnings.

Is collecting this public data legal or allowed?

The Actor collects public information that LinkedIn serves to anonymous social-preview bots. Whether a collection or use is legal or allowed depends on your use case, applicable law, and the source’s terms.

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Usage statistics

This Actor creates a small, content-free summary at the end of each run, used only to monitor reliability and improve this Actor. No input values, credentials or scraped data are sent.

A copy of the exact record for your run is saved as USAGE_STATS in your own Apify key-value store.

To opt out, set disableUsageStats to true in the input. Nothing is sent then.

Full list of collected fields