👤 LinkedIn Profile Scraper

🚀 Collect detailed LinkedIn profile data by URL in one place. Get full name, headline, work experience, education, skills, certifications, languages, volunteer work, publications, projects, honors, connections count, and profile images.

Designed for recruiters, sales teams, and market researchers who need structured LinkedIn data without manual work. Just provide profile URLs and get complete, organized records ready for your CRM, spreadsheet, or database.

Target Audience: Recruiters, sales teams, market researchers, HR professionals, lead generation specialists Primary Use Cases: Talent sourcing, lead enrichment, competitive intelligence, market research, prospect profiling

What Does LinkedIn Profile Scraper Do?

This tool collects detailed profile data from LinkedIn public profiles, supporting bulk URL input for efficient data collection. It delivers:

• 📸 Profile photos (standard and high-quality) and background images
• 👤 Full name, headline, location, and about section
• 💼 Complete work experience with company enrichment (industry, size, website)
• 🎓 Education history with school details
• 🛠️ Skills, languages, and certifications
• 📊 Connections count, followers count, creator/influencer status
• 📝 Volunteer work, publications, honors, projects, and courses
• 👥 "People Also Viewed" similar profiles
• 📰 Recent posts and articles

Business Value: Build targeted prospect lists, enrich your CRM with complete professional data, and make informed hiring and sales decisions with comprehensive LinkedIn intelligence.

Input

To start collecting LinkedIn profile data, simply provide the profile URLs you want to scrape:

• profileUrls - List of LinkedIn profile URLs (e.g., https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates). Add as many as you need.

Here's what the input configuration looks like in JSON:

{
    "profileUrls": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates",
        "https://www.linkedin.com/in/reidhoffman",
        "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffweiner08"
    ]
}

💡 Pro Tip: You can paste hundreds of LinkedIn profile URLs at once for bulk data collection.

Output

After the Actor finishes its run, you'll get a dataset with the output. You can download those results as an Excel, HTML, XML, JSON, and CSV document.

Here's an example of scraped LinkedIn data:

{
    "profileImageUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/.../profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/...",
    "profileImageHighQualityUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/.../profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/...",
    "backgroundImageUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/.../profile-displaybackgroundimage-shrink_350_1400/...",
    "fullName": "Bill Gates",
    "firstName": "Bill",
    "lastName": "Gates",
    "headline": "Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy",
    "location": "Seattle, Washington, United States",
    "addressWithoutCountry": "Seattle, Washington",
    "addressCountryOnly": "United States",
    "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/",
    "publicIdentifier": "williamhgates",
    "urn": "urn:li:member:251749025",
    "about": "Chair of the Gates Foundation. Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Co-founder of Microsoft. Voracious reader. Avid traveler. Active blogger.",
    "connectionsCount": 8,
    "followersCount": 39959686,
    "isRetired": false,
    "isCreator": true,
    "isInfluencer": true,
    "isCurrentlyEmployed": true,
    "currentJobTitle": "Co-chair",
    "currentCompany": "Gates Foundation",
    "currentCompanyLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/gates-foundation/",
    "jobStartedOn": "2000",
    "jobStillWorking": true,
    "currentJobDuration": "26 years",
    "currentJobDurationInYrs": "26.0",
    "companyIndustry": "Non-profit Organizations",
    "companyWebsite": "https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/careers",
    "companySize": "1,001-5,000 employees",
    "companyType": "Nonprofit",
    "companySpecialties": ["Global Health", "Global Development", "US Education", "Gender Equality"],
    "companyHeadquarters": "Seattle, WA",
    "experiencesCount": 3,
    "experiences": [
        {
            "title": "Co-chair",
            "company": "Gates Foundation",
            "duration": "26 years",
            "jobStillWorking": true,
            "companyIndustry": "Non-profit Organizations",
            "companySize": "1,001-5,000 employees"
        }
    ],
    "educations": [
        {
            "school": "Harvard University",
            "degree": null,
            "startYear": "1973",
            "endYear": "1975"
        }
    ],
    "skills": ["Public Speaking", "Strategic Partnerships", "Strategy"],
    "languages": ["English", "French"],
    "certifications": [],
    "volunteerExperiences": [],
    "publications": [],
    "honorsAwards": [],
    "projects": [],
    "courses": [],
    "organizations": [],
    "websites": [],
    "updates": [],
    "articles": [],
    "peopleAlsoViewed": [],
    "scrapedAt": "2026-02-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

What You Get: 50+ data fields per profile including company enrichment data (industry, size, website, headquarters, specialties) Download Options: CSV, Excel, or JSON formats for easy analysis in your business tools

Why Choose the LinkedIn Profile Scraper?

• 🎯 50+ Data Fields: The most comprehensive LinkedIn profile data collection on the market
• 🏢 Company Enrichment: Automatically enriches profiles with company industry, size, website, and more
• ⚡ Concurrent Processing: Scrapes multiple profiles simultaneously for faster results
• 📸 High-Quality Images: Get both standard and high-resolution profile photos
• 🔄 Smart Retries: Automatic retry logic handles rate limiting and temporary blocks
• 🛡️ Residential Proxies: Built-in proxy support for reliable access
• 📊 Bulk Processing: Process hundreds of profiles in a single run

Time Savings: Collect data from 100 profiles in minutes instead of hours of manual research Efficiency: 3x faster than similar tools thanks to concurrent processing

How to Use

1. Sign Up: Create a free account w/ $5 credit (takes 2 minutes)
2. Find the Scraper: Visit the LinkedIn Profile Scraper page on Apify Store
3. Add Profile URLs: Paste one or more LinkedIn profile URLs
4. Run It: Click "Start" and let it collect your data
5. Download Data: Get your results in the "Dataset" tab as CSV, Excel, or JSON

No Technical Skills Required: Everything is point-and-click

Business Use Cases

Recruiters and HR Teams:

• Build candidate profiles for open positions
• Enrich applicant data with complete LinkedIn information
• Track talent across industries and companies

Sales and Business Development:

• Build targeted prospect lists with complete professional details
• Enrich CRM records with up-to-date LinkedIn data
• Identify decision-makers at target companies

Market Researchers:

• Analyze workforce trends across industries
• Track executive movements between companies
• Research company talent compositions

Lead Generation Specialists:

• Create enriched contact lists for outbound campaigns
• Score leads based on professional background and seniority
• Segment prospects by industry, company size, and role

Using LinkedIn Profile Scraper with the Apify API

For advanced users who want to automate this process, you can control the scraper programmatically with the Apify API. This allows you to schedule regular data collection and integrate with your existing business tools.

• Node.js: Install the apify-client NPM package
• Python: Use the apify-client PyPI package
• See the Apify API reference for full details

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does it work? A: LinkedIn Profile Scraper collects publicly available data from LinkedIn profile pages. Simply provide the profile URLs and the tool handles everything automatically.

Q: How accurate is the data? A: The data is extracted directly from LinkedIn profile pages in real-time, ensuring accuracy and freshness. Every field is parsed from the actual page content.

Q: Can I schedule regular runs? A: Yes, you can schedule the scraper to run at any interval (hourly, daily, weekly) to keep your data fresh and up-to-date.

Q: What if a profile is not accessible? A: The scraper includes smart retry logic with proxy rotation. If a profile cannot be accessed after multiple attempts, it will be marked with a clear error message while other profiles continue processing.

Q: Is my data secure? A: All data is processed on Apify's secure cloud infrastructure. Your results are stored privately and only accessible with your account credentials.

Q: How many profiles can I scrape at once? A: Free users can scrape up to 100 profiles per run. Paid users can process up to 1,000,000 profiles.

Q: Do I need a LinkedIn account? A: No. The scraper collects publicly available profile data without requiring any LinkedIn credentials.

Integrate LinkedIn Profile Scraper with any app and automate your workflow

Last but not least, LinkedIn Profile Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform.

These include:

• Make
• Zapier
• Slack
• Airbyte
• GitHub
• Google Drive
• and much more.

Alternatively, you can use webhooks to carry out an action whenever an event occurs, e.g. get a notification whenever LinkedIn Profile Scraper successfully finishes a run.

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Disclaimer: This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by LinkedIn or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.