Linkedin Post Scraper

What does it do?

LinkedIn Post Scraper finds and extracts LinkedIn posts by keyword or hashtag. It collects post text, author names, engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares), dates, and direct post URLs. Use it for social listening, content research, and competitive analysis on LinkedIn.

Why use this actor?

Manually searching LinkedIn for posts is time-consuming and limited by the platform's search interface. This actor automates the process, collecting structured data from hundreds of posts in minutes. Perfect for content marketers, social media managers, and B2B researchers who need to analyze LinkedIn content trends.

How to use

1. Visit the LinkedIn Post Scraper on Apify Store.
2. Click Try for free to open it in Apify Console.
3. Enter keywords or hashtags in the Keywords field.
4. Set Max Posts to control the total number of posts to collect.
5. Click Start and export results from the Dataset tab.

Integrate with the Apify API for automated LinkedIn content monitoring.

Input configuration

Field	Type	Description	Default
keywords	array	Keywords or hashtags to search	["artificial intelligence", "web scraping"]
maxPosts	integer	Maximum total posts to extract	200
maxRequestRetries	integer	Retry attempts per request	2

Output data

{
  "keyword": "artificial intelligence",
  "author": "John Smith",
  "postText": "Exciting developments in AI this week...",
  "likes": "145",
  "comments": "23",
  "shares": "12",
  "postUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/johnsmith_ai-technology-activity-123456",
  "date": "Feb 15, 2026",
  "source": "Google Search / LinkedIn",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-19T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Cost of usage

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Each post result costs $0.0015 (High tier). Collecting 200 posts costs about $0.30 plus platform fees.

Tips

• Use specific keywords for more relevant results (e.g., "AI startup funding" instead of just "AI").
• Hashtags work well as keywords (e.g., "#artificialintelligence").
• Combine with sentiment analysis tools to gauge opinion trends.
• Engagement metrics may be approximate when scraped from search result snippets.
• For comprehensive monitoring, schedule regular runs using Apify Schedules.

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