LinkedIn Company Scraper

A powerful Actor that scrapes comprehensive company data from LinkedIn company pages without requiring authentication.

🚀 Features

• ✅ No Authentication Required - Scrapes publicly available data
• ✅ Apify Proxy Integration - Built-in support for residential proxies
• ✅ Comprehensive Data Extraction - 15+ data fields per company
• ✅ Exact Employee Counts - Extracts precise employee numbers from LinkedIn
• ✅ Batch Processing - Scrape multiple companies in one run
• ✅ Error Handling - Robust error handling and retry logic
• ✅ Debug Mode - Saves HTML snapshots for troubleshooting

📊 Extracted Data Fields

Company Information

• Company name (official)
• LinkedIn URL
• Company logo URL
• About/description
• Tagline/slogan
• Industry/sector
• Specialties (array)

Employee Data

• Exact employee count on LinkedIn (integer)
• Employee range (min/max)
• Total employees (formatted string)
• Approximate employee count

Engagement Metrics

• LinkedIn followers count
• Posts count

Location & Contact

• Headquarters location
• All office locations (array)
• Website URL
• Phone number

Company Details

• Company type (Public/Private/Non-profit)
• Founded year
• Stock symbol (for public companies)
• Affiliated companies (array with URLs)

⚙️ Configuration

Input Schema

{
  "companies": ["google", "microsoft", "apple"],
  "max_concurrent_requests": 1,
  "download_timeout": 60,
  "min_delay": 5,
  "max_delay": 10,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Configuration Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
companies	array	["google"]	List of company names to scrape
max_concurrent_requests	integer	1	Number of concurrent requests (1-5)
download_timeout	integer	60	Page load timeout in seconds
min_delay	integer	5	Minimum delay between requests
max_delay	integer	10	Maximum delay between requests
proxy.useApifyProxy	boolean	true	Use Apify proxy service
proxy.apifyProxyGroups	array	["RESIDENTIAL"]	Proxy type (RESIDENTIAL/DATACENTER)

📤 Output Example

[
  {
    "company_name": "Google",
    "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/google/",
    "company_logo_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
    "linkedin_followers_count": 40140188,
    "employees_on_linkedin": 250000,
    "employee_range_min": 10001,
    "num_of_employees": "10,001+",
    "about_us": "A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone...",
    "website": "https://google.com",
    "industry": "Software Development",
    "type": "Public Company",
    "stock_symbol": "GOOGL",
    "founded": "1998",
    "headquarters": "Mountain View, California",
    "specialties": ["Search", "Advertising", "Cloud Computing", "Software"],
    "locations": [
      "Mountain View, CA",
      "New York, NY",
      "London, UK"
    ]
  }
]

🎛️ Advanced Configuration

Proxy Settings

Residential Proxies (Recommended)

{
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

No Proxy (Not Recommended)

{
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

Rate Limiting

For optimal results and to avoid blocks:

• Conservative (Safer, Slower)

  {
    "min_delay": 8,
    "max_delay": 15,
    "download_timeout": 90,
    "max_concurrent_requests": 1
  }
  

• Moderate (Balanced)

  {
    "min_delay": 5,
    "max_delay": 10,
    "download_timeout": 60,
    "max_concurrent_requests": 1
  }
  

• Aggressive (Faster, Riskier)

  {
    "min_delay": 2,
    "max_delay": 5,
    "download_timeout": 60,
    "max_concurrent_requests": 2
  }
  

Common Issues

Issue: "Login wall or blocking detected"

• Solution: Enable residential proxies
• Increase delay between requests
• Try different proxy countries

Issue: "HTTP 999 Request denied"

• Solution: LinkedIn is blocking the request
• Use residential proxies
• Increase delays
• Scrape during off-peak hours

Issue: "Timeout loading page"

• Solution: Increase download_timeout to 90-120 seconds
• Check proxy configuration
• Try different proxy groups

Issue: "Minimal data extracted"

• Solution: Company page may require login
• Check HTML debug files
• Some companies have limited public data

⚠️ Limitations

1. Public Data Only: Can only access publicly visible information
2. LinkedIn Rate Limits: May encounter blocks with aggressive scraping
3. Login Walls: Some companies require authentication to view details
4. Data Completeness: Not all companies have complete public profiles
5. About Pages: Often return 999 errors (blocked by LinkedIn)