LinkedIn Post Performance Scraper

Paste any public LinkedIn post URL and get the numbers behind it: total likes, comments and shares, the full reaction breakdown, author details, post text, and attachments — returned as structured, export-ready data.

Cookieless · Fresh data · No LinkedIn login or account risk.

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What you get

Each post URL returns one record with every LinkedIn post metric that matters:

Data point	Example
Full post text	The complete text content of the post
Author name	Anthropic
Author description	2,261,184 followers
Author profile link	https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthropicresearch/posts
Author profile image	Direct URL to the author's profile photo
Total likes	9,377
Total comments	523
Total shares	914
Reaction breakdown	6,463 Like, 1,282 Appreciation, 1,202 Praise, 319 Empathy, 106 Interest, 5 Entertainment
Posted at (timestamp)	2026-02-28T02:30:26.000Z
Posted ago (relative)	3d
Is repost	true / false
Document title and pages	Cover page images and transcribed document URL for document posts
Post URL and URNs	Direct link plus unique LinkedIn identifiers for the post, its comment thread, and its reposts

Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel — ready for analytics dashboards, BI tools, CRMs, or automation pipelines.

Output example

{
  "post_link": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7433337757906923520",
  "post_text": "A statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth...",
  "posted_at": "2026-02-28T02:30:26.000Z",
  "posted_ago": "3d",
  "is_repost": false,
  "actor": {
    "actor_name": "Anthropic",
    "actor_description": "2,261,184 followers",
    "actor_image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
    "actor_link": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/anthropicresearch/posts"
  },
  "social_count": {
    "num_likes": 9377,
    "num_comments": 523,
    "num_shares": 914,
    "reaction_type_counts": [
      { "reaction_type": "LIKE", "count": 6463 },
      { "reaction_type": "APPRECIATION", "count": 1282 },
      { "reaction_type": "PRAISE", "count": 1202 },
      { "reaction_type": "EMPATHY", "count": 319 },
      { "reaction_type": "INTEREST", "count": 106 },
      { "reaction_type": "ENTERTAINMENT", "count": 5 }
    ]
  },
  "document_component": {
    "title": "Statement on comments from the Secretary of War",
    "cover_pages": [
      {
        "width": 390,
        "height": 487,
        "image_urls": ["https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/..."]
      }
    ],
    "transcribed_document_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/..."
  },
  "urn": "urn:li:ugcPost:7433337757009080320"
}

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
linkedin_urls	Array of strings	No	One or more LinkedIn post URLs. Paste many for bulk analysis.
linkedin_url	String	No	Legacy single post URL. Used only when linkedin_urls is empty.

How to use it

1. Copy the URL of any public LinkedIn post — both linkedin.com/feed/update/... and linkedin.com/posts/... formats work.
2. Paste one or more post URLs into the input.
3. Click Start.
4. Open the Dataset tab and export your LinkedIn post metrics as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

No API keys. No authentication. No cookies. Post URLs in, post metrics out.

Use cases

• Marketers and content strategists — go beyond vanity metrics. The full reaction breakdown (Like vs Celebrate vs Empathy vs Insightful) shows how the audience actually felt about a post, so you can compare posts and double down on what works.
• Social media managers and agencies — pull post metrics for client reporting without asking for LinkedIn credentials. Build dashboards that track key posts over time and benchmark client content against competitors.
• Sales and business development teams — found a viral post in your industry? Extract its engagement numbers to understand reach, and reference high-engagement posts from prospects in your outreach.
• Recruiters and employer branding teams — see which job posts, culture content, and thought-leadership pieces drive the most engagement, and monitor competitor employer branding.
• Researchers and analysts — collect structured LinkedIn post metrics at scale for research, media analysis, or market intelligence. Every data point is machine-readable and export-ready.

Pricing

Pay per result — no subscription, no per-seat fees:

Event	Price
Post analyzed	$0.004 ($4 per 1,000 posts)
Actor start	$0.00005

A single-post run costs a fraction of a cent. Test it free with Apify's platform credits, and schedule recurring runs to watch engagement grow over time.

Integrations

• API — trigger runs and fetch results programmatically
• Scheduling — re-scrape the same posts daily or weekly to track engagement growth
• Webhooks — get notified when a run completes
• Make and Zapier — connect to 1,000+ apps without code
• Google Sheets — pipe results directly into a spreadsheet
• MCP — use this actor as a tool inside Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent

Other LinkedIn Actors by data-slayer

Actor	What it does
LinkedIn Post Engagers Scraper	Everyone who engaged with a post — commenters, reactors, reposters
LinkedIn Post Comments Scraper	Every comment on a post, with commenter profiles
LinkedIn Post Reactions Scraper	Everyone who reacted to a post, with reactor profiles
LinkedIn Post Reposts Scraper	Everyone who reposted or shared a post
LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper	Recent posts from a profile, with engagement metrics
LinkedIn Profile Scraper	Full profile data from any LinkedIn profile URL
LinkedIn Profile Engagers Scraper	Everyone who engaged across a profile's recent posts, ranked by engagement
LinkedIn Profile Reactions Scraper	Reactions a profile left on other people's posts
LinkedIn Profile Comments Scraper	Comments a profile left on other people's posts
LinkedIn Company Scraper	Full company profile data
LinkedIn Company Posts Scraper	Recent posts from any company page
LinkedIn People Search (ICP)	Find people by title, seniority, function, company, location
LinkedIn Company Search (ICP)	Find companies by industry, size, location and tech stack
LinkedIn Company Employees	Employees at a company, filtered by title, seniority and function
LinkedIn Job Scraper	Full details for LinkedIn job postings
LinkedIn Job Change Tracker	People who recently changed jobs

Which LinkedIn actor should I use?

I have…	And I want…	Use
A post URL	Likes, comments, shares & reaction breakdown	LinkedIn Post Performance Scraper
A post URL	Everyone who engaged (commenters + reactors + reposters)	LinkedIn Post Engagers Scraper
A post URL	Everyone who commented	LinkedIn Post Comments Scraper
A post URL	Everyone who reacted	LinkedIn Post Reactions Scraper
A post URL	Everyone who reposted	LinkedIn Post Reposts Scraper
Profile URL(s)	Their recent posts & engagement	LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper
A company URL	Recent company posts	LinkedIn Company Posts Scraper
A profile URL	Everyone who engaged across their posts, ranked	LinkedIn Profile Engagers Scraper

Combine actors for full workflows: use the Profile Posts Scraper or Company Posts Scraper to discover posts, then feed those URLs here for deep performance analysis on each one.

FAQ

Do I need to provide my LinkedIn cookies or login?

No. You provide LinkedIn post URLs. That is it. Your LinkedIn account is never involved.

Will my LinkedIn account get banned?

No. This actor never uses your LinkedIn session, so your account is never at risk — unlike browser-extension tools that operate through your logged-in session.

How many posts can I analyze in one run?

As many as you need. Pass multiple post URLs in a single run; Apify handles concurrency and scaling automatically.

What types of LinkedIn posts does it work with?

Any public LinkedIn post, from a person or a company page — regular text posts, document/carousel posts, video posts, and reposts.

Does it extract the actual comments on the post?

It returns the comment count and the identifier of the comment thread. For full comment extraction, pair it with the LinkedIn Post Comments Scraper.

Can I track how a post's engagement grows over time?

Yes. Use Apify's scheduling to re-scrape the same post URLs daily or weekly. Each run captures a snapshot of the current numbers, so you can chart growth over time.

How is this different from LinkedIn's official API?

LinkedIn's Marketing API requires company page admin access and app approval. This actor gives you immediate access to public post metrics with zero setup or approval process.

What is the difference between this actor and the LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper?

The Profile Posts Scraper takes a profile URL and returns all recent posts from that person. This actor takes individual post URLs and returns deep metrics for each specific post. Use one to discover posts, the other to analyze them.

Limits and data notes

• Works with public posts only. Deleted, restricted, or region-limited posts can return no results.
• Metrics reflect what LinkedIn publicly reports at fetch time.
• Use full LinkedIn post URLs for the most reliable results.
• This actor reads only public data. It does not access private data or use any LinkedIn credentials.
• This independent actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn Corporation.

Feedback and support

We actively maintain this actor and ship improvements based on user feedback. If you run into any issues or have ideas for new features, open an issue on the actor's Issues tab in Apify Console — we typically respond within 24 hours.

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