LinkedIn Post Scraper

Find out what content actually works on LinkedIn — before you write your next post.

Scrape any LinkedIn profile, hashtag, or keyword feed. Get post text, engagement stats, author info, and posting patterns in one clean dataset.

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Who This Is For

• LinkedIn creators who want to reverse-engineer viral posts in their niche
• Ghostwriters researching client competitors and content angles
• Growth marketers tracking competitors' content calendars
• Sales teams monitoring prospect activity before outreach
• Researchers studying content trends at scale

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What You Get

Field	Description
postText	Full post content
likes	Reaction count
comments	Comment count
shares	Repost count
postedAt	Post timestamp
author	Name, headline, profile URL
postUrl	Direct link to the post
hashtags	Array of hashtags used
mediaType	text / image / video / document

Sample output:

{
  "postText": "I quit my $150k job to build a SaaS. Here's what nobody tells you...",
  "likes": 4820,
  "comments": 312,
  "shares": 89,
  "postedAt": "2026-04-15T09:23:00Z",
  "author": {
    "name": "Jane Smith",
    "headline": "Founder @ XYZ | SaaS Builder",
    "profileUrl": "https://linkedin.com/in/janesmith"
  },
  "hashtags": ["saas", "entrepreneurship", "startup"],
  "mediaType": "text"
}

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Use Cases

Content research: Pull the top 50 posts from any creator in your niche. Find their highest-engagement hooks. Model your next post on what actually works.

Competitor monitoring: Track a competitor's LinkedIn posts weekly. See which topics get traction, how often they post, and what their audience engages with.

Lead gen from engagement: Scrape posts with high comments on a keyword topic. Everyone who commented is a warm lead — they're actively engaged in that conversation.

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Pricing

Extremely affordable for the data quality you get.

Usage	Cost
Per post scraped	$0.0005
Per run (flat start fee)	$0.00005

Examples:

• 100 posts = $0.05
• 1,000 posts = $0.50
• 10,000 posts = $5.00

One of the cheapest LinkedIn scrapers on the Apify Store.

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How to Use

Step 1 — Choose your source Enter a LinkedIn profile URL, hashtag, or keyword to scrape from.

Step 2 — Set limits Define maxItems to control how many posts you want. Default is 50.

Step 3 — Run & export Results appear in your dataset. Export as JSON or CSV, or pull via API into your workflow.

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FAQ

Do I need to be logged into LinkedIn? For public profiles and hashtag feeds, no login is required.

How fresh is the data? The actor scrapes live — data is as fresh as the moment you run it.

Will this work for private profiles? No. Only publicly visible posts are scraped.

Can I schedule this to run weekly? Yes — use Apify Scheduler to run the actor automatically on any interval.

Is this compliant with LinkedIn's terms? This actor scrapes only publicly available data. Use responsibly and in accordance with your jurisdiction's data laws.

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About the Developer

Built by Sambar Tech AI — AI automation tools for businesses and creators. Other actors: Instagram Reel Analyzer | Google Maps Lead Extractor