LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper - No Login Required

📊 What is LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper?

LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper extracts recent posts and reposts from any public LinkedIn profile, along with full engagement data (likes, comments, shares, reaction breakdowns), using nothing more than a profile URL.

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

Paste a URL, hit Run, get structured data. 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 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
📝 Post type	Post, Repost
💬 Full post text	The complete text content of every post
👍 Likes count	36
💭 Comments count	37
🔁 Shares count	6
⚡ Reaction breakdown	28 Like, 5 Interested, 2 Empathy, 1 Praise
📅 Publish date and time	2026-03-23T16:24:00
🔗 Post URL	Direct link to the original LinkedIn post
👤 Author info	Name, headline, profile URL, profile photo
🏷️ Mentions	People and companies tagged in the post
📎 Attachments	Images, videos, links, articles attached to the post
🔀 Repost detection	Whether the post is original content or a repost
📄 Shared post details	Full details of the original post if it is a repost

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

🚀 How do I scrape posts from a LinkedIn profile?

1. Go to the Input tab above and paste one or more LinkedIn profile URLs (e.g. https://linkedin.com/in/satyanadella).
2. Set the number of posts you want to fetch per profile (default: 20).
3. Click Run.
4. Download your results from the Dataset tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel.

No API keys. No authentication. No cookies. Just profile URLs in, post 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 schedule recurring runs to track what someone is posting over time.

💡 Who is this for?

Marketers and Content Strategists Track what your competitors, clients, or industry thought leaders are posting on LinkedIn. See which content formats (video, carousel, text-only) get the most engagement. Spot trending topics before they peak.

Sales and Business Development Teams Research prospects before outreach. See what a potential buyer is posting about, what topics they care about, and what kind of content gets them engagement, so your first message is relevant instead of generic.

Recruiters and Talent Intelligence Monitor candidate posting behavior to understand their professional interests and personal brand. Identify passive candidates who are actively publishing in your industry.

Agencies and Consultants Pull LinkedIn post data for client reporting, competitive benchmarks, or influencer audits without asking anyone for their LinkedIn credentials.

Researchers and Analysts Collect LinkedIn posting data at scale for academic research, market intelligence, or content trend analysis.

💰 How much does it cost to scrape LinkedIn posts?

LinkedIn Profile Posts 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 scraping 20 posts from a single profile 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 monitor hundreds of profiles weekly? Use Apify's scheduling feature to automate recurring runs and keep your post data fresh without lifting a finger.

⚙️ Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
profileUrls	Array of strings	Yes	LinkedIn profile URLs to scrape posts from
maxItems	Integer	No	Max posts to fetch per profile (default: 20)

Two fields. The simplest input you will find on any LinkedIn post scraper in the Apify Store.

📦 Output example

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

{
  "activity_type": "Post",
  "text": "A single LinkedIn post generated 5,088 warm leads...",
  "likes": 36,
  "comments": 37,
  "shares": 6,
  "reactions": [
    { "reaction_type": "LIKE", "count": 28 },
    { "reaction_type": "INTEREST", "count": 5 },
    { "reaction_type": "EMPATHY", "count": 2 },
    { "reaction_type": "PRAISE", "count": 1 }
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-03-23T16:24:00.782Z",
  "share_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/...",
  "is_repost": false,
  "author": {
    "title": "Mayank Chaba",
    "occupation": "LinkedIn post engagers to verified leads in 5 mins",
    "url": "https://linkedin.com/in/mayankchaba"
  },
  "mentions": ["Clay", "Claude", "PostLeads"],
  "attachments": [
    { "type": "Video", "url": "https://..." }
  ]
}

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

🔗 Integrations

LinkedIn Profile Posts 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 Scraper	Scrape full people profiles with 500+ data points from any profile URL	Try it
LinkedIn Post Analytics Scraper	Get deep engagement analytics from any individual LinkedIn post 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, scrape a person's posts here, then use our Post Analytics Scraper to deep-dive into their highest-engagement posts. Or use our Profile Scraper to enrich the same person with full career data, skills, and education.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to provide my LinkedIn cookies or login? No. You provide a LinkedIn profile URL. 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 profiles can I scrape? As many as you need. You can pass multiple profile URLs in a single run. For large-scale monitoring, use Apify's scheduling to spread runs over time.

What kinds of posts does it return? The actor returns posts and reposts published by the profile owner. It includes the full post text, engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares, reactions), media attachments, mentions, and timestamps. It does not return comments the person wrote on other people's posts or posts they reacted to.

How far back can I get posts? The actor returns the most recent posts from a profile. LinkedIn's public feed typically shows the last 20 to 50 posts depending on the profile's posting frequency.

How is this different from LinkedIn's official API? LinkedIn's Marketing API and Consumer API are extremely restrictive. They require app approval, OAuth authentication, and limit what data you can access. This actor gives you immediate access to public post data with zero setup.

Can I combine this with other scrapers? Yes. Check out our other LinkedIn actors to build complete LinkedIn data workflows. For example, scrape posts here, then use a Contact Details Scraper to find the author's email.

🔒 Is scraping LinkedIn posts legal?

This actor extracts only publicly available LinkedIn data. It reads the same information anyone can see by visiting a LinkedIn profile 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 profile URLs like https://www.linkedin.com/in/username for the most reliable results.
• Start with a small test run on a single profile to see the output structure, then scale up.
• Schedule weekly runs to build a longitudinal dataset of someone's LinkedIn posting behavior over time.
• Combine with other data-slayer actors to enrich your data. Scrape posts here, then pull profile details or company data with our other LinkedIn tools.

💬 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.