LinkedIn Profile Search by Name

Find LinkedIn profiles by person name. This actor searches LinkedIn for one or more people and returns matching profiles with their name, headline, location, profile URL, connection degree, and profile picture.

Features

• Search for multiple people in a single run — provide a list of names and get results for each
• Optional filters: location, current company, and LinkedIn connection degree (1st, 2nd, 3rd+)
• Returns structured data ready for CRM enrichment, prospecting, and people research
• Configurable result limit per name (1–100 profiles per search)

Use Cases

• Lead generation: Find decision-makers at target companies by searching their names
• CRM enrichment: Verify and enrich contact records with up-to-date LinkedIn profile data
• Talent sourcing: Look up candidates and get their current role and location
• Research: Quickly find the LinkedIn profiles of public figures, executives, or colleagues

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
names	array of strings	Yes	List of person names to search (e.g. ["Bill Gates", "Satya Nadella"])
cookie	string	Yes	Your LinkedIn session cookie — paste the plain li_at value, or a full JSON cookie export
maxResultsPerName	integer	No	Max profiles per name (default: 10, max: 100)
location	string	No	Filter by location (e.g. "New York", "United Kingdom")
currentCompany	string	No	Filter by current employer (e.g. "Microsoft")
connectionDegree	enum	No	LinkedIn connection degree: "" (all), "F" (1st), "S" (2nd), "O" (3rd+)
proxyConfiguration	proxy	No	Proxy settings (Apify proxy recommended)

Getting Your LinkedIn Cookie

1. Log into LinkedIn in your browser
2. Open Developer Tools → Application → Cookies → www.linkedin.com
3. Copy the value of the li_at cookie, or use a browser extension like EditThisCookie to export all cookies as JSON

Security note: Your cookie grants full access to your LinkedIn account. Keep it private and never share it publicly.

Example Input

{
  "names": ["Bill Gates", "Satya Nadella", "Sundar Pichai"],
  "cookie": "YOUR_LI_AT_TOKEN_HERE",
  "maxResultsPerName": 5,
  "location": "United States",
  "currentCompany": "Microsoft"
}

Output

Each result is one LinkedIn profile record:

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Full name of the person
profileUrl	string	Canonical LinkedIn profile URL (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/in/billgates/)
headline	string	Professional headline (current role / tagline)
location	string	Location as shown on LinkedIn
connectionDegree	string	LinkedIn connection degree ("1st", "2nd", "3rd+")
profilePicture	string	Profile picture URL (CDN link, when available)
searchName	string	The input name that produced this result
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when this record was scraped

Example Output Record

{
  "name": "Bill Gates",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/billgates/",
  "headline": "Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation",
  "location": "Seattle, Washington, United States",
  "connectionDegree": "2nd",
  "profilePicture": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/.../400_400/profile-displayphoto.jpg",
  "searchName": "Bill Gates",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-06-12T10:30:00.000000+00:00"
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why do I need to provide a LinkedIn cookie?

LinkedIn's people search is only available to authenticated users. The li_at cookie authenticates your requests to LinkedIn's API. Without it, search results are not available.

Q: How many results can I get per name?

Up to 100 profiles per name (configurable via maxResultsPerName). LinkedIn typically returns 10 results per page; the actor paginates automatically.

Q: Will this get my LinkedIn account limited?

The actor uses respectful delays between requests and mimics normal browser behavior. However, LinkedIn monitors unusual activity. For large-scale searches, use a residential proxy and keep request volumes reasonable.

Q: Why are some fields missing from results?

Fields like headline, location, connectionDegree, and profilePicture are only included when LinkedIn returns them. They are omitted (not null) when not available.

Q: Can I filter by location and company at the same time?

Yes. All filters (location, currentCompany, connectionDegree) can be combined in a single run.

Q: What happens if a name matches no results?

If LinkedIn returns no profiles for a given name, no records are emitted for that name. The actor continues with remaining names in the list.

Q: Is this actor compliant with LinkedIn's Terms of Service?

This actor accesses LinkedIn's API using your own session credentials, similar to normal browsing. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with LinkedIn's Terms of Service.

Data Source

Data is sourced from LinkedIn's authenticated people search (Voyager API). Results reflect what is publicly visible on LinkedIn for the authenticated account.

Explore the rest of the LinkedIn suite

Need a different LinkedIn surface? Pair this actor with any of the others in the LinkedIn Suite — all published under the same publisher and built to share the same cookie format and output conventions.

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All actors share the same cookie input format (plain li_at OR full cookies JSON array) and the same omit-empty output convention.