# LinkedIn Profile Search Scraper (`kitcunemia/linkedin-profile-search-scraper`) Actor Find LinkedIn profiles via Google Search without logins or account risks. Extract public names, titles, and URLs using high-speed HTTP requests. Features: GOOGLE\_SERP proxy integration, Chrome TLS impersonation, and Triple-Retry architecture. Fast, stealthy, and 100% account-safe. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kitcunemia/linkedin-profile-search-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Kitcune Mia](https://apify.com/kitcunemia) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 profile scrapeds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 Profile Search Scraper (Fast & Public) **Find LinkedIn profiles at scale without a single login.** This Actor leverages Google’s search index to find publicly available LinkedIn profiles (`site:linkedin.com/in`). It’s fast, stealthy, and doesn't risk your LinkedIn account because it never touches the LinkedIn API or private data. --- ### 🔥 Why This Scraper? Scraping Google is a battle of persistence. Most scrapers fail due to CAPTCHAs and blocks. This Actor is engineered for **100% success rates**: * **🧬 Chrome TLS Fingerprinting:** Powered by `curl_cffi` to mimic a real Chrome browser. Google sees a human searcher, not a script. * **🛡️ Google-Optimized Proxies:** Uses specialized `GOOGLE_SERP` proxies—the only reliable way to bypass Google’s "JavaScript-only" redirect walls. * **🔄 Triple Retry Budget:** We use independent retry counters for network, HTTP, and blocks. One flaky proxy won't kill your run. * **⚡ Fresh IPs per Page:** Every request is sent from a unique exit IP with automated session rotation. * **💰 Pay-Per-Result Pricing:** You only pay for what you get. Fair and transparent pricing models for any scale. --- ### 🧭 Use Cases * **Lead Generation:** Build lists of professionals by title, company, or industry. * **Recruiting:** Find candidates for specific roles without LinkedIn Recruiter fees. * **B2B Data Enrichment:** Locate LinkedIn URLs for your existing prospect list. * **Market Research:** Analyze the distribution of talent across regions or companies. --- ### 📦 Data Output Get clean, structured JSON for every profile found: ```json { "title": "John Smith - Software Engineer at Google", "profileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsmith", "description": "Software Engineer at Google | Ex-Amazon | San Francisco Bay Area", "position": 1, "sourceUrl": "https://google.com+...", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-23T12:52:01.394Z" } ```` *** ### ⚙️ Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `query` | `String` | **Yes** | Your search term (e.g., "Software Engineer at Google"). | | `maxPages` | `Number` | No | Number of SERP pages to crawl (1–20). | | `countryCode` | `String`| No | Target country for Google search (default: `us`). | | `proxyConfiguration` | `Object` | No | Recommended: `GOOGLE_SERP` proxy group. | *** ### 💰 Transparent Pricing (PPE) This Actor uses **Pay-Per-Event (PPE)**, ensuring you control your budget. | Event | Price | Why we charge it | |---|---|---| | **Page Scraped** | **$0.02** | Covers proxy & compute costs for every Google search page. | | **Profile Found** | **$0.005** | Success bonus—you only pay for actual profile results. | *Example: 5 pages with 50 profiles found costs only **~$0.35**.* *** ### 💡 Pro Tips - **Use Operators:** Use Google search operators for better results (e.g., `"John" site:linkedin.com/in`). - **Check Pricing:** Ensure Pay-per-event is enabled in your Apify Console for optimal billing. - **Region Targeting:** Set the `countryCode` to get localized results (e.g., `gb` for UK profiles). *** **Build your dream pipeline without LinkedIn restrictions.** Start searching today! # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Search terms. `site:linkedin.com/in` is added automatically if not present. Use quotes for exact phrases, e.g. "software engineer" "San Francisco". ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of Google result pages to scrape (~10 results per page). ## `countryCode` (type: `string`): Two-letter country code for Google domain routing (us, uk, de, in, fr, ...). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Apify proxy configuration. GOOGLE\_SERP (Special) is required — Google serves a JavaScript shell page to all other IPs, so residential/datacenter will not work. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "\"product manager\" fintech", "maxPages": 1, "countryCode": "us", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (type: `string`): All scraped LinkedIn profiles. Use the platform export to download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML. # 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": "\"software engineer\" \"San Francisco\"", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kitcunemia/linkedin-profile-search-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": "\"software engineer\" \"San Francisco\"", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["GOOGLE_SERP"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kitcunemia/linkedin-profile-search-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": "\\"software engineer\\" \\"San Francisco\\"", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } }' | apify call kitcunemia/linkedin-profile-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kitcunemia/linkedin-profile-search-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "LinkedIn Profile Search Scraper", "description": "Find LinkedIn profiles via Google Search without logins or account risks. Extract public names, titles, and URLs using high-speed HTTP requests. Features: GOOGLE_SERP proxy integration, Chrome TLS impersonation, and Triple-Retry architecture. Fast, stealthy, and 100% account-safe.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "V0UsKcFLCIl3aIVJB" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/kitcunemia~linkedin-profile-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-kitcunemia-linkedin-profile-search-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/kitcunemia~linkedin-profile-search-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-kitcunemia-linkedin-profile-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/kitcunemia~linkedin-profile-search-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-kitcunemia-linkedin-profile-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": "Search terms", "type": "string", "description": "Search terms. `site:linkedin.com/in` is added automatically if not present. Use quotes for exact phrases, e.g. \"software engineer\" \"San Francisco\"." }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of Google result pages to scrape (~10 results per page).", "default": 1 }, "countryCode": { "title": "Country code", "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{2}$", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter country code for Google domain routing (us, uk, de, in, fr, ...).", "default": "us" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Apify proxy configuration. GOOGLE_SERP (Special) is required — Google serves a JavaScript shell page to all other IPs, so residential/datacenter will not work.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "GOOGLE_SERP" ] } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```