# Monitor a portfolio of companies on LinkedIn

**Use case:** 

Scheduled LinkedIn headcount tracking across a company portfolio — one run, one time series per company.

## Input

```json
{
  "companySlugs": [
    "apify",
    "microsoft",
    "stripe",
    "hubspot",
    "datadog"
  ],
  "companyUrls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/company/google/"
  ],
  "watchlistId": "example-portfolio",
  "includeJobsSignal": true,
  "includeHistory": false,
  "historyLimit": 10,
  "country": "US",
  "requestDelayMs": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "companySlug": {
    "label": "Slug",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Company",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "employeeCount": {
    "label": "Employees",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "employeeCountRange": {
    "label": "Size band",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "previousEmployeeCount": {
    "label": "Previous",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "employeeCountDelta": {
    "label": "Δ employees",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "employeeCountDeltaPct": {
    "label": "Δ %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "openJobsCount": {
    "label": "Open jobs",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "openJobsCountDelta": {
    "label": "Δ jobs",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "changeSummary": {
    "label": "What changed",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "checksCount": {
    "label": "Checks",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "firstSeenAt": {
    "label": "First seen",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [LinkedIn Headcount Monitor](https://apify.com/cyprusapi/linkedin-headcount-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/cyprusapi/linkedin-headcount-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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