# Analyze Competitor LinkedIn Thought Leadership

**Use case:** 

Track the content strategy of key competitors by scraping their recent LinkedIn posts and articles. Gain insights into their messaging, popular topics, and enga

## Input

```json
{
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/randfishkin",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilpatel"
  ],
  "cookie": "***",
  "maxPostsPerProfile": 75,
  "postTypes": [
    "text",
    "article",
    "video"
  ],
  "datePosted": "r2592000",
  "minReactions": 10,
  "minComments": 0,
  "language": "en_US",
  "includeReposts": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "authorName": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "postedAt": {
    "label": "Posted At",
    "format": "datetime"
  },
  "content": {
    "label": "Content",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "mediaType": {
    "label": "Media Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "reactionsCount": {
    "label": "Reactions",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "commentsCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "repostsCount": {
    "label": "Reposts",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "postUrl": {
    "label": "Post URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/linkedin-profile-posts-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/linkedin-profile-posts-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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