# LinkedIn Search Companies Scraper (`data_direct/linkedin-companies-scraper`) Actor Search LinkedIn companies by keyword - **URL**: https://apify.com/data\_direct/linkedin-companies-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Data Direct](https://apify.com/data_direct) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $6.00 / 1,000 runs This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## LinkedIn Search Companies Scraper Search for LinkedIn company pages by keyword. Returns company name, description, industry, location, follower count, logo, and direct link. Returns 10 results per page. ### Features - Real-time LinkedIn data — results are fetched live at run time, never cached or stale - No login, cookies, or proxy configuration needed — just provide the input and run - Each result is pushed as a separate dataset item, exportable as JSON, CSV, or Excel - Fast: a typical run finishes in seconds ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `query` | string | yes | Search query (max 500 characters) | | `page` | integer | no | Page number for pagination (1-100). Each page returns 10 results. | ### Pricing This Actor is billed **per run** — a flat **$0.006 per run**. - One run returns all matching results for your input, and costs $0.006 — whether it comes back with one result or hundreds. - You’re only charged when a run succeeds. Failed runs are free. ### Example output ```json { "companies": [ { "company_id": "24468", "description": "Your Go-To Hub for Everything Artificial Intelligence", "followers": "31K followers", "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E0BAQGMoDjcPW6-Aw/company-logo_100_100/company-logo_100_100/0/1735190390219/venture_capitalists_logo?e=1776902400&v=beta&t=0C6Sij9VgF_2ucCgAG-mTrEssocLHNFEX74qzwqi11g", "name": "Artificial Intelligence", "subtitle": "Technology, Information and Internet \u2022 New York", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/artificial-intelligence-facts/" }, { "company_id": "13605190", "description": "Artificial Intelligence", "followers": "26K followers", "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D560BAQHjrBrP2pygQA/company-logo_100_100/company-logo_100_100/0/1719948400529?e=1776902400&v=beta&t=eCqN7RR-IaAlwKEHBucdKh18czKQsNAXE06v5dFk3y0", "name": "Artificial Intelligence", "subtitle": "IT Services and IT Consulting \u2022 Colorado Springs, Colorado", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/self-employed-ai/" }, { "company_id": "107211336", "description": "Welcome to my AI page, where I share insights and resources related to the dynamic and rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. With a background in data analytics and a deep interest in leveraging data-driven approaches, I explore how AI is transforming industries and reshaping the way we approach problem...", "followers": "14K followers", "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D0BAQHYaB6zBIjiEQ/company-logo_100_100/B4DZaPkB6zGwAU-/0/1746165311082/ai_gen_ai_logo?e=1776902400&v=beta&t=aZeiHNt-0twXJWxkJMnA8IXBxXw4T6SlJBUzAfDxBlU", "name": "Artificial Intelligence", "subtitle": "T ... (truncated) ```` ### About Maintained by **Data Direct** — a small suite of fast, reliable LinkedIn and web-data scrapers. Each actor returns clean, structured results with no login, cookies, or proxy setup required. Have a question or a custom data need? Open an issue on this actor. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Search query (max 500 characters) ## `page` (type: `integer`): Page number for pagination (1-100). Each page returns 10 results. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "AI", "page": 1 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "AI" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("data_direct/linkedin-companies-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "AI" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("data_direct/linkedin-companies-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "AI" }' | apify call data_direct/linkedin-companies-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=data_direct/linkedin-companies-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "LinkedIn Search Companies Scraper", "description": "Search LinkedIn companies by keyword", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "rtpNUvRpHwW4PnMoZ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/data_direct~linkedin-companies-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-data_direct-linkedin-companies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/data_direct~linkedin-companies-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-data_direct-linkedin-companies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/data_direct~linkedin-companies-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-data_direct-linkedin-companies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "query": { "title": "Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search query (max 500 characters)" }, "page": { "title": "Page", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Page number for pagination (1-100). Each page returns 10 results.", "default": 1 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```