LinkedIn People Search Scraper

Extract rich LinkedIn profile data directly from search queries or search URLs with connection metrics, career background, and skill profiles.

Features

• Profile Intelligence: Extracts Full Name, Headline, Current Company, Position, Location, Profile URL, Connections, Followers, and Summary.
• Career & Education Details: Captures Work Experience History, Education details, Honors & Awards, and Key Skills.
• Strict Data Quality: Automatic zero-null validation ensuring complete JSON output records.
• Apify Dataset Storage: Outputs clean structured items directly to Apify dataset storage.

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Input Parameters

Provide input in INPUT.json or via Apify Console form:

{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=software%20engineer",
  "searchKeywords": ["software engineer", "product manager"],
  "maxResults": 50
}

Parameter	Type	Description	Default / Example
searchUrl	String	Full LinkedIn search results URL	"https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=software%20engineer"
searchKeywords	Array of Strings	Keywords to search for profiles	["software engineer", "product manager"]
maxResults	Integer	Maximum profile records to collect	50

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Output Data Structure

The Actor pushes structured objects to the default Apify Dataset:

{
  "fullName": "Sarah Jenkins",
  "headline": "Staff Software Engineer at Cloud Scale Solutions",
  "currentCompany": "Cloud Scale Solutions",
  "position": "Staff Software Engineer",
  "location": "San Francisco Bay Area",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-jenkins-tech",
  "connectionsCount": 500,
  "followersCount": 2400,
  "summary": "Passionate software architect focused on distributed backend microservices, Kubernetes, and high-throughput API design.",
  "industry": "Information Technology & Services",
  "skills": [
    "Software Architecture",
    "Node.js",
    "Go",
    "Distributed Systems",
    "Kubernetes"
  ],
  "experienceHistory": [
    {
      "company": "Cloud Scale Solutions",
      "position": "Staff Software Engineer",
      "duration": "3 yrs"
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "school": "University of California, Berkeley",
      "degree": "Bachelor of Science in Computer Science",
      "graduationYear": 2017
    }
  ],
  "honorsAndAwards": [
    "Excellence in Engineering Award 2025"
  ]
}

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How to Run

Run locally using Apify CLI:

$apify run

Or deploy to Apify Platform:

$apify push