LinkedIn Candidate Search (No Cookies) - Talent Sourcing API

LinkedIn Candidate Search (No Cookies) - Talent Sourcing API

Extract verified LinkedIn profiles for any IT role and location — no LinkedIn account, no cookies, no bans.

Built for recruiters, sales teams, and HR professionals who need qualified candidate lists fast, without expensive tools or manual searching.

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🎬 See It In Action

▶️ Watch: How To Search Candidate on LinkedIn | Automate Candidate Sourcing | LinkedIn Data Workflow Demo

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⭐ Why This Scraper?

• ✅ No LinkedIn login required — works without cookies or sessions
• ✅ No account bans — operates via external search simulation with stealth mode
• ✅ Structured output — get names, titles, profile URLs, and bios instantly
• ✅ Saves hours — build a 50-profile shortlist in minutes, not days
• ✅ Export-ready — JSON, CSV, Excel, or direct API integration

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📝 Use Cases & ROI

Use Case	Time Saved	What You Get
Recruitment	5–8 hrs/role	50 pre-screened candidate profiles for outreach
Lead Generation	3–5 hrs/campaign	Decision-maker contacts in target companies
Market Research	2–4 hrs/report	Job title & talent density data by city
ATS/CRM Enrichment	Ongoing	Fresh profile data piped directly into your system

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🚀 How to Use

1. Open the Actor on Apify
2. Type a Job Role — any role you want (free text; suggested IT roles shown as a hint)
3. (Optional) Pick a Seniority level (Junior → Director)
4. (Optional) Add required Technologies / Skills (e.g., Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS)
5. (Optional) Add free-text Keywords to narrow further (e.g., microservices)
6. (Optional) Add Exclude Keywords to filter out noise (e.g., recruiter, intern, manager)
7. Add one or more Locations — each city is a separate entry; multiple entries are combined with OR in the search query
8. Set Max Profiles (up to 50 per run)
9. Click Run — results ready in minutes
10. Download as CSV, Excel, or JSON — or connect via API

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🧩 Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
job_role	String	Optional	Free-text job role/title (e.g., Java Developer, Solidity Engineer, SRE). Suggested IT roles shown in the field description.
seniority	String	Optional	Optional level: Junior, Mid, Senior, Lead, Principal, Staff, Director. Added as a positive quoted term in the query.
technologies	String[]	Optional	List of required technologies/skills, each quoted in the query (e.g., ["Spring Boot", "Kafka", "AWS"]). Advanced: a single entry can use OR.
keywords	String	Optional	Free-text additional keywords (e.g., microservices). This is the softest filter — dropped first if results are sparse.
exclude_keywords	String[]	Optional	Terms to exclude (e.g., ["recruiter", "intern", "student", "manager"]). Added to the query as -term and enforced client-side — any result whose title or snippet contains the term is dropped, even if Brave's negative operator missed it.
location	String[]	Optional	List of cities/regions (e.g., ["New York", "New Jersey", "Chicago"]). Multiple entries are combined with OR in the search query. Defaults to ["New York"].
max_profiles	Integer	✔️ Yes	Number of profiles to fetch (1–50). Default: 10.

At least one of job_role, technologies, or keywords should be provided — otherwise the query is too broad and you'll get noise.

Example — Detailed Targeted Search

{
    "job_role": "Java Developer",
    "seniority": "Senior",
    "technologies": ["Spring Boot", "Kafka", "AWS"],
    "keywords": "microservices",
    "exclude_keywords": ["recruiter", "intern", "manager"],
    "location": ["New York", "New Jersey", "Chicago"],
    "max_profiles": 20
}

### Example — Tech-only Search (no location)

```json
{
    "technologies": ["PyTorch", "LLM"],
    "keywords": "research",
    "max_profiles": 10
}

### Ranking & Soft Fallback

- Results are **ranked** by match score (URL quality 20 + role 20 + location 20 + technologies 25 + keywords 15 = 100).
- If the primary query returns fewer than half the requested profiles, the Actor **automatically retries** with `keywords` dropped to relax the search.

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## 📦 Output Fields

Each result includes:

| Field         | Description                              |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `name`        | Full name of the candidate               |
| `title`       | Job title or LinkedIn headline           |
| `profile_url` | Direct LinkedIn profile link             |
| `snippet`     | Short bio/description from search result |

### Example Output

```json
[
    {
        "name": "John Doe",
        "title": "Python Developer",
        "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe",
        "snippet": "Experienced Python Developer with expertise in Django, Flask, and cloud technologies..."
    }
]

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🔌 Integrations

Plug directly into your existing stack:

• n8n / Make (Integromat) — automate candidate sourcing workflows
• Zapier — push results to Google Sheets, Notion, or your ATS
• REST API — poll results programmatically from any CRM or internal tool
• CSV/Excel — instant download for manual review or bulk import

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🆘 Support

For issues, custom role requests, or feature suggestions:

Email: bhavin.shah@techforceglobal.com

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Need a Custom Pipeline?

Want more than 50 profiles, multi-role batch runs, or integration with your ATS/CRM?

📅 Book a Free 15-min Consultation

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Made with ❤️ by Techforce Specialists in High-Performance Web Scrapers and AI Automation.

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Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by LinkedIn Corporation. LinkedIn® is a registered trademark of LinkedIn Corporation. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.