# LinkedIn Profile Scraper + Email | No Cookies (`crawlkite/linkedin-profile-scraper`) Actor

Scrape LinkedIn profiles in bulk: work experience, education, skills and location. Add optional email search. No cookies required. Export JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlkite/linkedin-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [CrawlKite](https://apify.com/crawlkite) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 full profiles

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## LinkedIn Profile Scraper + Email | No Cookies

Turn a list of LinkedIn profile URLs into structured profile data for recruiting, CRM enrichment and professional research. CrawlKite collects available experience, education, skills and location fields, with optional email search.

### Key Benefits

- **No customer cookies or LinkedIn login:** provide targets or search filters without uploading session credentials.
- **Usage-based pricing:** from $3.00 per 1,000 profiles on Business.
- **Structured exports:** keep nested fields in JSON or select columns for CSV and Excel.
- **Use case:** Enrich CRM contacts with current roles, work history and education.
- **Use case:** Research candidates from an existing list of LinkedIn URLs.
- **Use case:** Build consistent profile exports for a spreadsheet or automation workflow.

### How It Works

1. Enter LinkedIn profile URLs or identifiers in `queries`.
2. Choose `Full` for available profile details, or `Full + email search` to request email enrichment as well. Email mode has its own price and does not guarantee an address.
3. Set a run spending limit and optionally `maxResults`, then start the actor.
4. Open the dataset to inspect each profile and export the fields you need.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"
  ],
  "profileScraperMode": "Full"
}
```

#### Key input options

| Input | How to use it |
|---|---|
| `queries` | Profile URLs or identifiers to enrich. |
| `profileScraperMode` | Full or Full + email search. Email mode has its own price; a found email is not guaranteed. |
| `maxResults` | Total primary-result cap for the run. |

Use the **Input** tab for the full list of controls, defaults and accepted values.

### Data You'll Receive

| Fields | What they contain |
|---|---|
| id, publicIdentifier, linkedinUrl | Profile identifiers and source URL |
| firstName, lastName, headline, about | Available identity and professional summary |
| experience, education, skills | Nested professional history and skills |
| emails | Email-search results when requested; may be empty |

Available fields retain their nested structure. Values can be absent or empty. The optional `_crawlkite` metadata object is disabled by default. Media links and source data can change after collection.

### Sample output

Results are stored as individual records in the run's **dataset**. A JSON export wraps those records in an array. The example below is illustrative, shortened and uses fictional names and IDs; it shows the output structure, not a real person or a guaranteed set of populated fields.

```json
[
  {
    "id": "example-profile-id",
    "publicIdentifier": "jane-example",
    "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-example",
    "firstName": "Jane",
    "lastName": "Example",
    "headline": "Software Engineer at Example Company",
    "about": "Building software and data products.",
    "location": {
      "linkedinText": "London, England, United Kingdom",
      "countryCode": "GB"
    },
    "currentPosition": [
      {
        "companyName": "Example Company"
      }
    ],
    "experience": [
      {
        "position": "Software Engineer",
        "companyName": "Example Company",
        "companyLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/example-company",
        "description": "Developing software products."
      }
    ],
    "education": [
      {
        "schoolName": "Example University",
        "degree": "Bachelor of Science",
        "fieldOfStudy": "Computer Science"
      }
    ],
    "skills": [
      {
        "name": "Python"
      },
      {
        "name": "Data Analysis"
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

Full mode returns available profile fields. Full + email search also requests email enrichment; the `emails` field may be empty. Fields such as recommendations, certifications, languages and profile images can also be present when available.

### CrawlKite pricing

The actor's Apify Pricing tab is authoritative. The table below shows actor usage rates by Apify plan. Platform subscriptions are separate from actor usage.

| Operation / billing unit | Free | Starter | Scale | Business |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Full profiles / 1,000 profiles | $3.60 | $3.60 | $3.24 | $3.00 |
| Full profile + email search / 1,000 profiles | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 |

#### Pricing comparison with HarvestAPI

The rates below are 10% below the corresponding HarvestAPI rates for the operations shown below, except Business full profiles (6.25% lower) and Business main profiles (6.67% lower), where applicable. This compares individual billing events, not the total cost of every possible run or a guarantee of identical data coverage.

| Operation / billing unit | Apify plan | CrawlKite | HarvestAPI | Lower by |
|---|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Full profiles / 1,000 profiles | Free | $3.60 | $4.00 | 10% |
| Full profiles / 1,000 profiles | Starter | $3.60 | $4.00 | 10% |
| Full profiles / 1,000 profiles | Scale | $3.24 | $3.60 | 10% |
| Full profiles / 1,000 profiles | Business | $3.00 | $3.20 | 6.25% |
| Full profile + email search / 1,000 profiles | Free | $9.00 | $10.00 | 10% |
| Full profile + email search / 1,000 profiles | Starter | $9.00 | $10.00 | 10% |
| Full profile + email search / 1,000 profiles | Scale | $9.00 | $10.00 | 10% |
| Full profile + email search / 1,000 profiles | Business | $9.00 | $10.00 | 10% |

Comparison checked on 1 November 2026 against [HarvestAPI's corresponding actor pricing](https://apify.com/harvestapi/linkedin-profile-scraper/pricing). Rates can change. Full-profile prices in post enrichment use the [profile actor comparison](https://apify.com/harvestapi/linkedin-profile-scraper/pricing). This table covers Free, Starter, Scale and Business. Optional enrichment and engagement are separately priced; short people-search results are billed per search page, not per profile. There is no separate actor-start charge. Free-plan trials have stricter request and result caps.

Email search is charged for the requested enrichment operation and does not guarantee a found email. Additional search/probe pages, filters and requested add-ons can affect total usage. CrawlKite and HarvestAPI are independent services; CrawlKite is not affiliated with HarvestAPI.

#### Billing example

On Starter, 100 Full profiles cost **100 × $0.0036 = $0.36**. Selecting Full + email search for those 100 profiles instead costs **100 × $0.009 = $0.90**; it replaces the Full event rather than adding both profile prices. An unsuccessful email search can still be charged.

These examples use the Starter actor rates below and exclude your Apify subscription. Check the **Pricing** tab and set a run spending limit. Free-plan runs have stricter request and result caps; they cannot be used to reproduce these larger examples.

### LinkedIn Profile Scraper + Email API

Use the **API** tab for your actor's generated integration examples. You can run the same input from an application and retrieve dataset items through the Apify API.

For a small synchronous request, the following Bash example returns dataset items as JSON. Replace the placeholder with your Apify token and keep it out of public code:

```bash
curl --request POST \
  'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawlkite~linkedin-profile-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"queries":["https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"],"profileScraperMode":"Full"}'
```

For longer jobs, use the asynchronous run endpoint shown in the API tab, wait for the run to finish, and retrieve its dataset. Set a spending limit before running at scale. You can also schedule exports or connect Apify to n8n, Make or Zapier.

### Frequently Asked Questions

#### Can I search for email addresses?

Select Full + email search. An unsuccessful search may return an empty emails array; an email address is never guaranteed. Email-search profiles use a separate price.

#### Why are there fewer results than requested?

Requested counts are maximums. Source availability, filters, duplicate removal, pagination and spending/request limits can reduce the export. Check the run's SUMMARY for results, errors and its stopping reason. Free-plan runs also have stricter request and result caps.

#### How do I export the results?

Open the completed run's dataset and choose JSON, CSV or Excel. JSON preserves nested objects and arrays. Select or flatten the fields you need for a CRM or spreadsheet workflow.

### Support and Feedback

Create an issue in this actor's **Issues** tab with the run ID, what you expected, and a redacted input example. Review the SUMMARY and ERRORS records first. Do not include passwords, API tokens or MongoDB connection strings. If a run crashes, inspect its existing dataset and billing events before retrying; output and charges are not guaranteed to occur exactly once across a crash.

### More LinkedIn Tools from CrawlKite

- [LinkedIn Company Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlkite/linkedin-company) — Enrich company records with websites, industries and employee counts.
- [LinkedIn Profile & Company Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlkite/linkedin-profile-posts) — Track the content published by target profiles and company pages.
- [LinkedIn Post Search Scraper](https://apify.com/crawlkite/linkedin-post-search) — Find relevant conversations around a product, topic or market.
- [LinkedIn People Search Scraper + Email](https://apify.com/crawlkite/linkedin-profile-search) — Build prospect lists using company, location and role filters.

Explore [CrawlKite's LinkedIn API collection](https://apify.com/crawlkite) for connected profile, company, content and people-search workflows.

Collect and use data only for authorized purposes and follow applicable privacy requirements.

# Actor input Schema

## `profileScraperMode` (type: `string`):

Choose profile detail and optional email-search modes. Email search is separately priced and does not guarantee an email will be found.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Profile URLs or identifiers. Optional control for your CrawlKite run.

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Profile URLs. Optional control for your CrawlKite run.

## `publicIdentifiers` (type: `array`):

Public identifiers. Optional control for your CrawlKite run.

## `profileIds` (type: `array`):

Profile IDs. Optional control for your CrawlKite run.

## `targetUrls` (type: `array`):

Legacy CrawlKite input name; still accepted.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Optional total result safety cap across every input.

## `maxRequests` (type: `integer`):

Optional total supplier request safety cap; default 10,000.

## `includeCrawlKiteMetadata` (type: `boolean`):

Opt in to the extra \_crawlkite object. Leave disabled for source-shaped output.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profileScraperMode": "Full",
  "queries": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"
  ],
  "includeCrawlKiteMetadata": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "profileScraperMode": "Full",
    "queries": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlkite/linkedin-profile-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "profileScraperMode": "Full",
    "queries": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlkite/linkedin-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "profileScraperMode": "Full",
  "queries": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"
  ]
}' |
apify call crawlkite/linkedin-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawlkite/linkedin-profile-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/uVnFp2RSa055i2SXh/builds/Gi8wkNzfNfJVPJQh7/openapi.json