LinkedIn Post Analytics Scraper - No Login Required

📊 What is LinkedIn Post Analytics Scraper?

LinkedIn Post Analytics Scraper extracts detailed engagement analytics from any public LinkedIn post using nothing more than the post URL. Get the full reaction breakdown, comment count, share count, author details, post text, and media attachments for any post on LinkedIn.

No LinkedIn cookies. No browser extension. No login credentials. No session tokens.

Paste a post URL, hit Run, get structured analytics. That is it.

Unlike tools like PhantomBuster, Dux-Soup, or LinkedIn Chrome extensions that require your LinkedIn session cookie (putting your account at risk of suspension), this actor is completely cookieless. Your LinkedIn account is never touched, never exposed, and never at risk.

🔄 Why use this over other LinkedIn tools?

Traditional LinkedIn tools	This Actor
Require your LinkedIn session cookie	No cookie needed, ever
Risk your LinkedIn account getting flagged or banned	Zero risk to your account
Need a Chrome extension or desktop app running	Runs in the cloud on Apify
Complex setup with proxy configs and browser profiles	Paste a post URL and press Run
Break when LinkedIn changes their UI	Maintained and updated regularly

📋 What data do you get from each post?

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	Statement on comments from the Secretary of War
📄 Document pages	Cover page images and transcribed document URL
🔗 Post URL	Direct link to the LinkedIn post
🆔 Post URN	Unique LinkedIn identifier for the post
💬 Comments URN	URN for accessing comment thread
♻️ Reposts URN	URN for accessing repost data

Export your results as JSON, CSV, or Excel, ready for your analytics dashboard, BI tool, CRM, or automation pipeline.

🚀 How do I extract analytics from a LinkedIn post?

1. Copy the URL of any public LinkedIn post (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7433337757906923520).
2. Go to the Input tab above and paste one or more post URLs.
3. Click Run.
4. Download your results from the Dataset tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel.

No API keys. No authentication. No cookies. Just post URLs in, analytics data out.

You can also run this actor via the Apify API to integrate it into your existing workflows, trigger it from Make or Zapier, or build automated post monitoring pipelines.

💡 Who is this for?

Marketers and Content Strategists Measure the real performance of LinkedIn posts. Go beyond vanity metrics and see the full reaction breakdown (Like vs Celebrate vs Empathy vs Insight) to understand how your audience truly feels about your content. Compare performance across posts to find what works.

Social Media Managers and Agencies Pull post-level analytics for client reporting without asking for their LinkedIn credentials. Build dashboards that track engagement on key posts over time. Benchmark client content against competitor posts.

Sales and Business Development Teams Found a viral post in your industry? Extract the engagement data to understand its reach. Identify high-engagement posts from prospects to reference in your outreach and make your messages relevant.

Recruiters and Employer Branding Teams Track how your company's LinkedIn posts perform. See which job posts, culture content, or thought leadership pieces drive the most engagement. Monitor competitor employer branding posts.

Researchers and Analysts Collect structured engagement data from LinkedIn posts at scale for academic research, media analysis, or market intelligence. Every data point is machine-readable and export-ready.

💰 How much does it cost to extract LinkedIn post analytics?

LinkedIn Post Analytics Scraper uses Apify's pay-per-usage model. You only pay for the compute resources your run consumes. No monthly subscription, no per-seat fees.

A typical run extracting analytics from a single post costs fractions of a dollar. You can test it for free using Apify's free tier credits before committing to any paid plan.

Need to track dozens or hundreds of posts? Use Apify's scheduling feature to re-scrape the same posts weekly and watch engagement grow over time.

⚙️ Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
postUrls	Array of strings	Yes	LinkedIn post URLs to extract analytics from

One field. Paste your post URLs and run. The simplest input you will find on any LinkedIn post analytics tool.

📦 Output example

Here is an example of what you get for each post:

{
  "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"
}

You can download the dataset extracted by LinkedIn Post Analytics Scraper in various formats such as JSON, CSV, HTML table, or Excel. You can also access it programmatically via the Apify API.

🔗 Integrations

LinkedIn Post Analytics Scraper works with the full Apify ecosystem:

• API access to trigger runs and fetch results programmatically
• Scheduling for daily, weekly, or custom recurring scrapes
• Webhooks to get notified when a run completes
• Make (Integromat) to connect to 1,000+ apps
• Zapier to automate workflows without code
• Google Sheets to pipe results directly into a spreadsheet
• MCP Server to use this actor as a tool inside Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent

🧩 Other LinkedIn Actors by data-slayer

Need more LinkedIn data? Check out our other actors:

Actor	What it does	Link
LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper	Scrape all recent posts and reposts from any LinkedIn profile URL	Try it
LinkedIn Profile Scraper	Scrape full people profiles with 500+ data points from any profile URL	Try it
LinkedIn Company Scraper	Scrape full company profiles with 900+ data points including funding and investors	Try it
LinkedIn Company Posts Scraper	Scrape all recent posts from any LinkedIn company page	Try it

Combine multiple actors for powerful workflows. For example, use our Profile Posts Scraper to discover all posts from a person, then feed those post URLs into this actor for deep engagement analytics on each one. Or use our Company Posts Scraper to find a company's posts first, then analyze performance here.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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. This is fundamentally different from tools like PhantomBuster, Dux-Soup, or Linked Helper that operate through your browser session.

How many posts can I analyze in one run? As many as you need. Pass multiple post URLs in a single run. For large batches, Apify handles concurrency and scaling automatically.

What types of LinkedIn posts does it work with? Any public LinkedIn post, whether from a person or a company page. It works with regular posts, document/carousel posts, video posts, and reposts.

Does it extract the actual comments on the post? The actor returns the comment count and the comments URN. For full comment extraction, combine this with a dedicated 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 engagement 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. Their Consumer API limits what data third-party apps can read. This actor gives you immediate access to public post analytics 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 analytics for each specific post. Use the Profile Posts Scraper to discover posts, then this actor to analyze them in depth.

🔒 Is scraping LinkedIn post data legal?

This actor extracts only publicly available LinkedIn data. It reads the same information anyone can see by visiting a LinkedIn post in their browser. It does not access private data, bypass authentication, or use any LinkedIn credentials.

Because it is cookieless, there is zero risk to your personal LinkedIn account. You are not logging in, so there is nothing to flag, restrict, or ban.

🎯 Tips for best results

• Use full LinkedIn post URLs for the most reliable results. Both linkedin.com/feed/update/... and linkedin.com/posts/... formats work.
• Bulk process by pasting multiple post URLs at once instead of running one at a time.
• Schedule recurring runs on the same post URLs to track engagement growth over time.
• Combine with our Profile Posts Scraper for a powerful two-step workflow: discover posts from a profile, then analyze each post's performance in depth.

💬 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:

• Create an issue on the Actor's Issues tab in Apify Console
• Rate the actor if it helped you, it helps others find it too

We typically respond within 24 hours.