# LinkedIn Posts URL (Profile) (`scraper-engine/linkedin-posts-url-profile`) Actor

🔗 LinkedIn Posts URL (Profile) scraper extracts post links from public profiles at scale. 🚀 Ideal for content analysis, competitor tracking, and lead research. 🤖 Delivers clean, structured URLs for automation, SEO, and reporting.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scraper-engine/linkedin-posts-url-profile.md
- **Developed by:** [Scraper Engine](https://apify.com/scraper-engine) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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 Posts URL (Profile)

Scrapes **public** LinkedIn post URLs for given person or company profile URLs, using the same approach as a seed crawl (profile + activity feed seeds, JSON-LD + regex post URLs, activity URN links, date filter).

### Input

| Field | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| **urls** | LinkedIn `/in/...` or `/company/...` URLs (bulk). |
| **days_since_post** | Keep posts from the last *N* days (**default 30**; 1–1825, up to ~5 years). Larger values now crawl deeper (MAX_PAGES increased). |
| **start_date_range** / **end_date_range** | Optional bounds (UTC). In the Console, the **datepicker** supports **absolute** (`YYYY-MM-DD`) or **relative** from now (e.g. `14 days`, `2 weeks`, `1 month`, `1 year`). |
| **proxyConfiguration** | Optional Apify proxy. Default **no proxy**; on blocks, the actor tries **datacenter** then **residential** (datacenter is skipped automatically if your Apify plan doesn’t include it). |

### Output (dataset)

Rows are **pushed as they are accepted** (you’ll see them appear live in the run output table).

Each item:

- `url` — LinkedIn post URL  
- `type` — `"post"`  
- `date` — `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.ffffff`  
- `timestamp` — Unix seconds (float)  
- `ref` — Normalized profile URL  
- `lookback_days` — Echo of your **days_since_post** input (how far back the run considered)  
- `filter_start_utc` / `filter_end_utc` — Effective UTC window used for that row (from **days_since_post** plus optional start/end dates)  

### Legal

Data from publicly visible pages only. You are responsible for compliance with LinkedIn’s terms and applicable laws.

# Actor input Schema

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

✅ Paste one link per line — `/in/…` for people, `/company/…` for brands.

💡 **Tip:** Run again anytime with a fresh list; your dataset grows with each run.
## `li_at` (type: `string`):

Optional — paste the **`li_at`** cookie value for **www.linkedin.com** (Chrome: F12 → Application → Cookies → `li_at`). Enables the **Voyager member feed API** for **`/in/…`** profiles (same as **link.py**): full pagination instead of public HTML (~10 posts). Company pages still use HTML. Alternative: set the **`LI_AT`** environment variable on the actor instead of this field.
## `days_since_post` (type: `integer`):

📆 **Main filter:** only posts **published on or after** “now − this many days” (UTC) are saved (any integer 1–1825; default **30 days**).

The actor **dynamically scales crawl depth** based on your chosen number — larger values visit more pages to find older posts.

🙌 Each row repeats `lookback_days` and shows the exact `filter_start_utc` / `filter_end_utc` used.

Optional start/end below can further narrow the window.
## `start_date_range` (type: `string`):

✨ Leave empty to ignore.

📌 **Absolute:** pick a calendar day.

⏱️ **Relative:** e.g. `14 days`, `2 weeks` from **now**.
## `end_date_range` (type: `string`):

✨ Leave empty to ignore.

📌 **Absolute** end day, or **relative** like `0 days` (≈ now).
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

🌐 **Off by default** — we try a fast direct connection first.

✨ Turn on if your runs need Apify’s managed IPs (regions vary).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianlim/"
  ],
  "li_at": "",
  "days_since_post": 14,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
````

# 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/christianlim/"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scraper-engine/linkedin-posts-url-profile").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/christianlim/"],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scraper-engine/linkedin-posts-url-profile").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 '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianlim/"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call scraper-engine/linkedin-posts-url-profile --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scraper-engine/linkedin-posts-url-profile",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "info": {
        "title": "LinkedIn Posts URL (Profile)",
        "description": "🔗 LinkedIn Posts URL (Profile) scraper extracts post links from public profiles at scale. 🚀 Ideal for content analysis, competitor tracking, and lead research. 🤖 Delivers clean, structured URLs for automation, SEO, and reporting.",
        "version": "1.0",
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    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scraper-engine~linkedin-posts-url-profile/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scraper-engine-linkedin-posts-url-profile",
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                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scraper-engine~linkedin-posts-url-profile/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scraper-engine-linkedin-posts-url-profile",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "urls",
                    "days_since_post"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "urls": {
                        "title": "🔗 Profile or company URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "✅ Paste one link per line — `/in/…` for people, `/company/…` for brands.\n\n💡 **Tip:** Run again anytime with a fresh list; your dataset grows with each run.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "li_at": {
                        "title": "🔑 LinkedIn session (`li_at`)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional — paste the **`li_at`** cookie value for **www.linkedin.com** (Chrome: F12 → Application → Cookies → `li_at`). Enables the **Voyager member feed API** for **`/in/…`** profiles (same as **link.py**): full pagination instead of public HTML (~10 posts). Company pages still use HTML. Alternative: set the **`LI_AT`** environment variable on the actor instead of this field.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "days_since_post": {
                        "title": "⏳ Look back (days)",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1825,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "📆 **Main filter:** only posts **published on or after** “now − this many days” (UTC) are saved (any integer 1–1825; default **30 days**).\n\nThe actor **dynamically scales crawl depth** based on your chosen number — larger values visit more pages to find older posts.\n\n🙌 Each row repeats `lookback_days` and shows the exact `filter_start_utc` / `filter_end_utc` used.\n\nOptional start/end below can further narrow the window.",
                        "default": 14
                    },
                    "start_date_range": {
                        "title": "🟢 Optional — not before",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "✨ Leave empty to ignore.\n\n📌 **Absolute:** pick a calendar day.\n\n⏱️ **Relative:** e.g. `14 days`, `2 weeks` from **now**."
                    },
                    "end_date_range": {
                        "title": "🔴 Optional — not after",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "✨ Leave empty to ignore.\n\n📌 **Absolute** end day, or **relative** like `0 days` (≈ now)."
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "🌍 Proxy (optional)",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "🌐 **Off by default** — we try a fast direct connection first.\n\n✨ Turn on if your runs need Apify’s managed IPs (regions vary)."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
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                        "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
                                    },
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                                        "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": {
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                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
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                                "type": "object",
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```