# LinkedIn Profile Scraper Alternative | Current Company (`oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-freshness`) Actor

Before you pay for a LinkedIn profile scraper, get the current company and headline from profile URLs you already have. Starting from $0.40 per 1,000. Compare those fields to your CRM yourself. This Actor does not decide if they match. No LinkedIn login and no cookies.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-freshness.md
- **Developed by:** [Mawsool Intertaional FZCO](https://apify.com/oday) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.40 / 1,000 current company and headlines

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## LinkedIn Profile Scraper Alternative | Current Company

**Before you pay for a LinkedIn profile scraper, get the current company and headline. Starting from $0.40 per 1,000 profiles.**

You already have the profile URLs. This Actor returns the current company and the headline. You compare those two fields to the company and headline in your CRM, Clay table, or spreadsheet. If they differ, run [LinkedIn Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-details) on those rows only.

This Actor does not decide whether a company matches. It does not ask you for the old company, and it does not return `needsUpdate`.

No LinkedIn login. No cookies. You supply the URL.

### What 10,000 profiles cost

10,000 checks cost $4. The free plan is $0.60 per 1,000. Run the full profile scraper only on the rows you choose.

### If you need a different Mawsool Actor

| If this is what you need | Open |
| --- | --- |
| You have an email and want the LinkedIn profile. | [Reverse Email Lookup](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-email-linkedin-lookup) |
| You have a name and company and want the profile URL. | [LinkedIn Profile Finder](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-finder) |
| You have a profile URL and want the personal email. | [LinkedIn Email Finder](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-personal-email-finder) |
| You want the full profile, after you decide a row changed. | [LinkedIn Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-details) |
| You have a large file of profile URLs to scrape in full. | [Mass Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-mass-linkedin-profile-scraper) |
| You want a scheduled alert when the employer or headline changes. | [Job Change Tracker](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-job-change-watch) |
| You want this Actor to compare a company you already stored and return needsUpdate. | [Current Company Checker](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-company-checker) |

### What a row looks like

```json
{
  "inputUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example",
  "fullName": "Example Person",
  "currentCompany": "Example Inc",
  "headline": "VP Sales at Example Inc",
  "linkedinNumId": "123456789",
  "success": true,
  "error": null,
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

A failed lookup is still one row, with `success: false` and `currentCompany: null`. You are charged for each URL processed.

### How you decide who needs a full update

1. Export `currentCompany` and `headline`.
2. Compare them to the values already in your CRM. Use whatever match rule you trust.
3. Send only the rows you want refreshed to [LinkedIn Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-details).

If you would rather hand the saved company to an Actor and get `needsUpdate` back, use [Current Company Checker](https://apify.com/oday/mawsool-linkedin-company-checker). You supply the company from your CRM. That Actor does the comparison. This one does not.

### Price

One profile URL is one charge, whether or not the company is filled in.

| Plan | Per 1,000 profiles |
| --- | --- |
| Free | $0.60 |
| Bronze | $0.55 |
| Silver | $0.50 |
| Gold | $0.40 |
| Platinum | $0.40 |
| Diamond | $0.40 |

Starting from $0.40 per 1,000. Gold, Platinum, and Diamond are the same price. The free plan is $0.60 per 1,000.

### Use with AI agents

Apify exposes this Actor to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and other agents through the Apify MCP server. The setup prompt is:

> I have LinkedIn profile URLs. Run Mawsool's profile freshness Actor and return the current company and headline. Do not decide if the company changed. I will compare the fields to my CRM, then run the LinkedIn profile scraper only on the rows I choose.

### FAQ

#### How do I avoid paying for a full LinkedIn profile scraper on every contact?

Run this Actor on the URL list first. It returns the current company and headline, starting from $0.40 per 1,000. Compare those fields to your CRM, then scrape only the rows you want to refresh.

#### Does this tell me whether the person changed jobs?

No. It returns the current company and headline. You compare them to the company and headline you already stored.

#### Does this need a LinkedIn login or cookies?

No. You supply the profile URL.

#### Is one URL one charge?

Yes. A row with an empty company is still a processed URL.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Profile URLs you already have, such as https://www.linkedin.com/in/example.

## `urlsCsv` (type: `string`):

CSV with a url or linkedinUrl column. Do not add a company column. You compare the company after the run.

## `fileUrl` (type: `string`):

CSV with a url or linkedinUrl column.

## `maxUrls` (type: `integer`):

Cost-control cap. Maximum 1,000,000.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many profile URLs to check at the same time.

## `resumeId` (type: `string`):

Reuse the same ID after a stopped large run to skip URLs that already completed.

## `freshStart` (type: `boolean`):

Turn this on to ignore saved progress and check the whole list again.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-abdelhadi/"
  ],
  "urlsCsv": "url\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-abdelhadi/",
  "maxUrls": 100,
  "concurrency": 15,
  "freshStart": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `flatView` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-abdelhadi/"
    ],
    "urlsCsv": `url
https://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-abdelhadi/`
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-freshness").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-abdelhadi/"],
    "urlsCsv": """url
https://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-abdelhadi/""",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-freshness").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-abdelhadi/"
  ],
  "urlsCsv": "url\\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-abdelhadi/"
}' |
apify call oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-freshness --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,oday/mawsool-linkedin-profile-freshness"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/5QyQmFWHyuwOJPBJq/builds/sXAGtsZ65pbjMx7pI/openapi.json