LinkedIn Company Intelligence Pro — B2B Research & Competitive Analysis

Extract firmographic data, employee counts, funding information, and competitive intelligence from LinkedIn company pages. Built for B2B sales prospecting, investment due diligence, and market research. No API key required.

Apify Store: https://apify.com/red.cars/linkedin-company-intelligence-pro Pricing: $0.08–$0.15/company event (Pay-per-event, PPE) MCP Available: Yes — 5 tools exposed for AI agent integration

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What This Actor Does

LinkedIn Company Intelligence Pro extracts detailed company information from LinkedIn including firmographics, employee data, funding rounds, technology stack, and competitive positioning. It handles LinkedIn's anti-scraping measures automatically, returning clean structured JSON optimized for CRM integration and B2B intelligence pipelines.

Search intent keywords: "LinkedIn company data scraper", "B2B company research API", "firmographic data extraction", "LinkedIn company intelligence", "enterprise lookup tool"

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Who It's For

• Sales teams building targeted B2B lead lists with verified company data
• Investors conducting due diligence and competitive analysis
• Recruiters researching company cultures and hiring trends
• Marketing teams segmenting markets by industry, size, and location
• AI agents automating company research for sales and investment workflows

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Quick Start

# Option 1: Apify Console (no code)
# Open https://apify.com/red.cars/linkedin-company-intelligence-pro
# Click "Run" and configure input

# Option 2: API (cURL)
curl -X POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/red.cars~linkedin-company-intelligence-pro/runs?token=*** \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input": {"mode": "company_research", "companies": ["Apple", "Microsoft"], "maxResults": 10}}'

# Option 3: Node.js
const Apify = require('apify');
const actor = new Apify.Actor('red.cars/linkedin-company-intelligence-pro');
await actor.call({ mode: 'company_research', companies: ['Apple', 'Microsoft'], maxResults: 10 });

# Option 4: MCP (AI agents) — RECOMMENDED
# Configure @apify/mcp-server in your AI client
# Then ask: "Research Apple, Microsoft, and Google — get employee counts, funding, and tech stack"

Smoke Test (Free, <5 seconds)

# Verify actor is available before committing to a paid run
curl -X POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/red.cars~linkedin-company-intelligence-pro/runs?token=*** \
  -d '{"input": {"companies": ["Apple"], "checkOnly": true}}'

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Features

• Company profile extraction — Full firmographic data, industry, headquarters, specialties
• Employee intelligence — Headcount, leadership team, hiring trends
• Financial signals — Funding rounds, revenue indicators, growth metrics
• Competitor mapping — Related companies and market positioning
• Technology analysis — Tech stack and capability signals
• Growth indicators — Hiring trends, expansion signals, news activity
• Multi-format export — JSON, CSV, Excel, Markdown (LLM-optimized)
• Residential proxy support — 70M+ IP pool for reliable LinkedIn extraction
• Zero-result guard — No charge for empty results under PPE billing
• Compliance mode — Enhanced ethical data collection practices

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MCP Tools

CRITICAL SECTION — AI agents discover and call this actor via Model Context Protocol.

Install the Apify MCP server:

$npm install -g @apify/mcp-server

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@apify/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Connect to Apify MCP: https://apify.actor/mcp

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Tool: linkedin-company-profile

What it does: Extract detailed company profile data from LinkedIn including firmographics, industry classification, headquarters, specialties, and contact information.

Input parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
companyName	string	Yes	Company name or LinkedIn company URL
includeFinancials	boolean	No	Extract funding and revenue signals (default: true)
includeEmployees	boolean	No	Extract employee counts and leadership (default: true)

Example MCP call:

{
  "name": "linkedin-company-profile",
  "description": "Extract detailed company profile data from LinkedIn including firmographics, industry, headquarters, specialties, and employee counts.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "companyName": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Company name or LinkedIn company page URL"
      },
      "includeFinancials": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "description": "Include funding and revenue indicators"
      },
      "includeEmployees": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "description": "Include employee counts and leadership data"
      }
    },
    "required": ["companyName"]
  }
}

Cost: $0.08/company profile (included in Apify PPE pricing)

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Tool: linkedin-company-search

What it does: Search LinkedIn for companies by industry, location, size, and keywords. Returns list of matching companies with basic firmographic data.

Input parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
searchQuery	string	No	Search query for company search
industries	array	No	Filter by industries
locations	array	No	Filter by locations (city, state, country)
minEmployees	integer	No	Minimum employee count
maxEmployees	integer	No	Maximum employee count
maxResults	integer	No	Maximum results (default: 50, max: 500)

Example MCP call:

{
  "name": "linkedin-company-search",
  "description": "Search LinkedIn for companies by industry, location, size, and keywords. Returns matching companies with firmographic data.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "searchQuery": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Company search query"
      },
      "industries": {
        "type": "array",
        "description": "Industries to filter by"
      },
      "locations": {
        "type": "array",
        "description": "Locations to filter by"
      },
      "minEmployees": {
        "type": "integer",
        "description": "Minimum employee count"
      },
      "maxEmployees": {
        "type": "integer",
        "description": "Maximum employee count"
      },
      "maxResults": {
        "type": "integer",
        "description": "Maximum results (1-500, default: 50)"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cost: $0.10/search query

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Tool: linkedin-competitor-analysis

What it does: Run competitive analysis across multiple companies. Compares employee counts, growth signals, technology stacks, and market positioning.

Input parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
companies	array	Yes	Array of company names or URLs
analysisDepth	string	No	basic, detailed, comprehensive (default: detailed)

Example MCP call:

{
  "name": "linkedin-competitor-analysis",
  "description": "Run competitive analysis across multiple companies. Compares employee counts, growth signals, technology stacks, and market positioning.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "companies": {
        "type": "array",
        "description": "Array of company names or LinkedIn URLs"
      },
      "analysisDepth": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": ["basic", "detailed", "comprehensive"],
        "description": "Depth of analysis (default: detailed)"
      }
    },
    "required": ["companies"]
  }
}

Cost: $0.15/competitor analysis

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Integration with AI tools

• Claude Desktop: Add Apify MCP to claude_desktop_config.json
• Cursor IDE: Configure MCP server in settings → MCP Servers
• Windsurf: Add to MCP server list via /settings
• Custom agents: Use any MCP client library (Python, Node.js, Go)

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Pricing

This actor uses Apify's Pay-Per-Event (PPE) model — you are charged per result returned. No charge for queries that return zero results.

Event Type	Price	Description
Company profile	$0.08	Per company extracted
Company search	$0.10	Per search query
Competitor analysis	$0.15	Per multi-company comparison
Employee intelligence	$0.05	Per employee data request
Growth signals	$0.06	Per growth analysis

Free tier: 30 minutes compute/month, 100MB storage Paid plans: Starter from $49/month for higher compute limits

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	enum	No	company_research	company_research, competitive_analysis, investment_research, sales_intelligence, market_analysis
companies	array	No	[]	Company names or LinkedIn URLs
companyUrls	array	No	[]	Direct LinkedIn company page URLs
searchQuery	string	No	—	LinkedIn company search query
industries	array	No	[]	Filter by industries
locations	array	No	[]	Filter by locations
minEmployees	integer	No	1	Minimum employee count
maxEmployees	integer	No	10000	Maximum employee count
maxResults	integer	No	100	Maximum companies (1-500)
includeEmployees	boolean	No	true	Extract employee profiles
includeFinancials	boolean	No	true	Extract funding/revenue signals
includeCompetitive	boolean	No	true	Extract competitor relationships
includeTechStack	boolean	No	false	Analyze technology mentions
includeGrowthSignals	boolean	No	true	Extract hiring trends and growth
employeeDepth	enum	No	leadership	basic, leadership, comprehensive
timeRange	string	No	6months	Analysis period
outputFormat	enum	No	comprehensive	basic, comprehensive, executive_summary
complianceMode	boolean	No	true	Enhanced ethical data collection
checkOnly	boolean	No	false	Free smoke test — no charge
proxyType	enum	No	RESIDENTIAL	DATACENTER or RESIDENTIAL
debugMode	boolean	No	false	Health check mode

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Output

Company Profile Response

{
  "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
  "linkedinUrl": "https://linkedin.com/company/apple",
  "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
  "headquarters": "Cupertino, CA",
  "companySize": "10001+",
  "founded": "1976",
  "specialties": [
    "Consumer Electronics",
    "Software",
    "Services"
  ],
  "description": "Apple designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide.",
  "website": "https://www.apple.com",
  "employees": {
    "totalCount": 164000,
    "leadership": [
      { "name": "Tim Cook", "title": "CEO", "linkedinUrl": "..." },
      { "name": "Jeff Williams", "title": "COO", "linkedinUrl": "..." }
    ],
    "growthTrend": "stable"
  },
  "financials": {
    "funding": "Public (AAPL)",
    "estimatedRevenue": "$300B+",
    "growthIndicators": ["Hiring trending up", "Global expansion"]
  },
  "competitors": [
    { "name": "Samsung", "linkedinUrl": "..." },
    { "name": "Microsoft", "linkedinUrl": "..." }
  ],
  "technologyStack": ["Swift", "Objective-C", "Python"],
  "metadata": {
    "extractedAt": "2026-04-10T12:00:00Z",
    "confidence": 0.95
  }
}

Sales Intelligence Response

{
  "companies": [
    {
      "name": "Tech Corp",
      "linkedinUrl": "https://linkedin.com/company/techcorp",
      "headcount": 500,
      "industry": "Software",
      "headquarters": "San Francisco, CA",
      "growthSignals": {
        "hiringTrend": "expanding",
        "recentFunding": "$50M Series B",
        "newsSignals": ["Opened new office", "Hiring engineers"]
      },
      "contactScore": 85,
      "recommendedContact": "LinkedIn Sales Navigator"
    }
  ]
}

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Authentication / Setup

No API key required. This actor uses Apify's managed proxy infrastructure for LinkedIn extraction.

For production use with high-security targets:

1. Set proxyType to RESIDENTIAL in input parameters
2. Configure residential proxies in Apify Console
3. Enable complianceMode for ethical data collection

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Error Handling

Error Code	Cause	Fix
RATE_LIMIT_ERROR	Too many requests	Wait and retry, use residential proxy
EXTRACTION_ERROR	Company page not found or private	Verify company exists on LinkedIn
NETWORK_ERROR	Connectivity issue	Check internet, retry with proxy
VALIDATION_ERROR	Invalid input parameters	Review input schema, fix format
PLATFORM_ERROR	LinkedIn issue	LinkedIn may be experiencing issues, try later

Zero-result handling: If no companies match your criteria, no charge is incurred under PPE billing.

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Rate Limits

Rate limits depend on your Apify plan:

Plan	Compute Units	Behavior
Free	Limited	Standard throttling
Basic	100/month	Faster extraction
Starter	500/month	Prioritized processing
Professional	2000/month	Minimal throttling
Scale	Unlimited	Fastest extraction

Use checkOnly: true mode to verify availability before running large extractions.

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Use Cases

Use Case 1: B2B Lead Generation

Build targeted lead lists by company size and industry:

{
  "input": {
    "mode": "sales_intelligence",
    "industries": ["Software", "Technology"],
    "locations": ["San Francisco, CA", "New York, NY"],
    "minEmployees": 50,
    "maxEmployees": 500,
    "includeGrowthSignals": true,
    "maxResults": 100
  }
}

Use Case 2: Investment Due Diligence

Research target companies for investment decisions:

{
  "input": {
    "mode": "investment_research",
    "companies": ["TechCorp", "StartupXYZ"],
    "includeFinancials": true,
    "includeEmployees": true,
    "includeCompetitive": true
  }
}

Use Case 3: Competitive Analysis Dashboard

Track competitor positioning over time:

{
  "input": {
    "mode": "competitive_analysis",
    "companies": ["CompetitorA", "CompetitorB", "CompetitorC"],
    "includeTechStack": true,
    "includeGrowthSignals": true,
    "outputFormat": "executive_summary"
  }
}

Use Case 4: AI Agent Company Research

Integrate with AI agents for automated research:

// Pseudocode: AI agent company research
const companies = await callActor('red.cars/linkedin-company-intelligence-pro', {
  mode: 'company_research',
  companies: ['Apple', 'Microsoft', 'Google'],
  includeFinancials: true,
  includeEmployees: true
});

// Query: "Which company has the strongest growth signals?"
// Use data for investment or partnership decisions

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Troubleshooting

Private company pages:

• LinkedIn company pages are generally public
• Some private companies may have limited data
• Try search mode to find companies with public profiles

Rate limiting:

• Wait 60 seconds before retrying
• Enable residential proxy for better success rate
• Use batch queries instead of individual calls

Stale data:

• LinkedIn pages change frequently
• Use Apify Scheduler for fresh data at regular intervals
• Check extractedAt timestamp for data freshness

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Changelog

Version	Date	Changes
1.0.0	2026-04-08	Initial release with MCP tools and PPE pricing
0.9.0	2026-03-15	Added growth signals and competitive analysis
0.8.0	2026-02-20	Beta release with basic company extraction

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FAQ

Q: Is this legal? A: This actor extracts publicly available LinkedIn company data. Users must comply with LinkedIn's Terms of Service and applicable laws. Do not use for spam or unauthorized data collection.

Q: Can I extract employee personal profiles? A: No. This actor focuses on company-level data, not individual employee profiles. Personal profile data requires separate consent.

Q: How does PPE billing work? A: You are charged per company returned. If a query returns zero results, no charge is incurred.

Q: What data freshness can I expect? A: LinkedIn pages change frequently. Use Apify Scheduler for regular updates. Data reflects the time of extraction.

Q: Can I export directly to CRM? A: Yes. Set outputFormat to appropriate format and integrate with Salesforce, HubSpot, or other CRMs.

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Support

• Documentation: This README and Apify Console input schema
• Issues: Report via Apify Console or contact red.cars support
• Enterprise: Contact for custom integration and volume pricing

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Legal / Terms

Data Source: LinkedIn (linkedin.com) — publicly available company data

Terms of Service: This actor is provided for legitimate business intelligence purposes only. Users must comply with LinkedIn's Terms of Service and applicable laws. Do not use extracted data for spam, unsolicited outreach, or unauthorized commercial purposes.

Privacy: All extracted data is processed in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Company data is generally public; individual employee data requires separate consent. Do not use this tool for unauthorized data collection.

Disclaimer: Red.cars is not responsible for decisions made based on extracted data. Verify critical company information directly on LinkedIn or company websites.

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