🕸️ LinkedIn Profile Scraper - README

Welcome to the LinkedIn Profile Scraper! This actor allows you to extract detailed public information from individual LinkedIn profile pages. Provide a list of LinkedIn profile URLs, and the actor will gather the available data.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Inputs
  • 🗄️ Profile URLs
• Usage
  • Step-by-Step Guide
  • Example Configuration
• Outputs
• Key Implementation Details
• Support

Introduction

The LinkedIn Profile Scraper is designed to automate the extraction of comprehensive public data from LinkedIn profiles. By inputting a list of profile URLs, this actor fetches information such as contact details (if public), work experience, education, skills, posts, and more. It's a valuable tool for research, lead generation, and data analysis. This scraper operates without requiring LinkedIn cookies.

Features

• Comprehensive Profile Data: Extracts a wide range of information including full name, headline, location, follower count, profile picture URL.
• Detailed Sections: Scrapes the "About" section, "Experience" history (including company details, roles, and descriptions), "Education" background, "Publications", and listed "Skills".
• Recent Activity: Fetches recent "Updates" (posts) made by the profile, including post text, engagement numbers (likes, comments), and reaction breakdowns.
• Multiple URL Processing: Handles a list of LinkedIn profile URLs as input, removing duplicates.
• Cookie-less Operation: Does not require LinkedIn session cookies for basic public profile scraping.

Inputs

🗄️ Profile URLs

• Title: Profile URLs
• Description: Please provide a list of profile urls that you want to scrape. Please note that duplciates will be removed.
• Input Type: Array of Strings (URLs)
• Example Prefill (as per schema, though editor might simplify input to string array):

  [
      {
          "url": "[https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnold-schwarzenegger/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnold-schwarzenegger/)"
      },
      {
          "url": "[https://www.linkedin.com/in/easymoneysniper/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/easymoneysniper/)"
      }
  ]
  

• Editor Type (from schema): requestListSources (Typically collects an array of URL strings)
• Required: Yes

Usage

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Provide Profile URLs: In the input section, provide the list of LinkedIn profile URLs you wish to scrape. You can usually add them one by one or paste a list.
2. Run the Actor: Start the actor. It will begin processing the URLs and scraping the data.
3. View Results: Once the actor has finished, the scraped data for each profile will be available in the actor's dataset.

Example Configuration

If the input editor simplifies to an array of URL strings (common for requestListSources):

{
    "urls": [
        "[https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinolearytv](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinolearytv)",
        "[https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella](https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella)"
    ]
}

If the input strictly follows the schema's prefill structure of objects:

{
    "urls": [
        {
            "url": "[https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinolearytv](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinolearytv)"
        },
        {
            "url": "[https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella](https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella)"
        }
    ]
}

Outputs

The actor stores its results in the default dataset. Each item in the dataset represents the scraped information from a single LinkedIn profile.

Sample Output Data (based on Kevin O'Leary's profile):

{
    "url": "[https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinolearytv](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinolearytv)",
    "status": "success",
    "firstName": "Kevin",
    "lastName": "O'Leary",
    "fullName": "Kevin O'Leary",
    "publicIdentifier": "kevinolearytv",
    "headline": "Chairman, O’Leary Ventures and Beanstox",
    "followers": 4413343,
    "addressWithCountry": "West Palm Beach, Florida, United States",
    "profilePic": "[https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQFztoBPChLfwQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/1516323178775?e=1752105600&v=beta&t=mrjv2-uovczTOvne5RCV84ytf2u7QdeteVVotuLtFpE](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQFztoBPChLfwQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/1516323178775?e=1752105600&v=beta&t=mrjv2-uovczTOvne5RCV84ytf2u7QdeteVVotuLtFpE)",
    "about": "Kevin O'Leary's success story starts where most entrepreneurs begin: with a big idea and zero cash...",
    "experiences": [
        {
            "title": "Strategic Partner",
            "subtitle": "WonderTrust",
            "caption": "Mar 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos",
            "metadata": "Miami, Florida, United States",
            "description": "ERC is a stimulus program designed to help businesses that were able to retain their employees..."
        }
        // ... other experiences
    ],
    "educations": [
        {
            "title": "Ivey Business School at Western University",
            "subtitle": "Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies",
            "caption": "1979 - 1980"
        }
        // ... other educations
    ],
    "updates": [
        {
            "postText": "Innovation is a process, not a destination—it’s the improvements along the way that count...",
            "postLink": "[https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6770928476259254272?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6770928476259254272%29](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6770928476259254272?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6770928476259254272%29)",
            "numLikes": 2053,
            "numComments": 374
        }
        // ... other updates
    ],
    "skills": [
        { "title": "Investments" },
        { "title": "Business Development" }
        // ... other skills
    ],
    "publications": [
        {
            "title": "Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women & Money",
            "subtitle": "Gallery Books · Jul 8, 2014"
        }
        // ... other publications
    ]
}

(Note: The sample output is a condensed version for brevity.)

Key Implementation Details

• Public Data Focus: This actor primarily targets publicly available information on LinkedIn profiles.
• No Cookies Required: Standard operation does not necessitate LinkedIn session cookies, simplifying setup.
• Rate Limiting Awareness: LinkedIn employs measures to prevent automated scraping. While this actor attempts to be respectful, excessive use or very large lists of URLs might encounter limitations. It's advisable to scrape in moderation.
• Dynamic Content: LinkedIn's structure can change. The actor is designed based on current layouts, but significant platform updates might affect its performance.

Support

If you encounter any issues, have suggestions, or need help with the LinkedIn Profile Scraper, please report an issue through the "Issues" tab in the Apify Console or contact me via email . Provide as much detail as possible, including your input configuration and any relevant logs.

Happy Scraping!