Scrape public LinkedIn profile information by public URL or numeric member ID, including experience, education, and skills.
Run this endpoint
Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
This endpoint has no required query parameters.
4 optional filters available.
string
Optional
LinkedIn profile URL. Use the current URL; this request does not search for renamed profiles. Required when profile_id is omitted.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/
string
Optional
Numeric LinkedIn member ID. Required when url is omitted.
1234567890
boolean
Optional
Whether to use cached results (default: false)
true
integer
Optional
Maximum age of cached results in seconds
10
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/linkedin/profile?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
success
profile_id
url
name
image
location
followers
connections
+12 more
Common experience fields
company
title
url
start_date
{
"success": true,
"profile_id": "251749025",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates",
"name": "Bill Gates",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQH...",
"location": "Seattle, WA",
"followers": 35000000,
"connections": "500+",
"about": "Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...",
"job_titles": [
"Co-chair",
"Founder",
"Co-founder"
],
"experience": [
{
"company": "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation",
"title": "Co-chair",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/bill-&-melinda-gates-foundation",
"start_date": 2000,
"end_date": null
}
],
"education": [
{
"school": "Harvard University",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-university",
"start_date": 1973,
"end_date": 1975
}
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "The Future of Innovation",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-innovation",
"date_published": "2024-01-15",
"likes": 12500,
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/article-image.jpg"
}
],
"activity": [
{
"title": "Shared a post about climate change",
"activityType": "Shared post",
"link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-123",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/activity-image.jpg"
}
],
"publications": [
{
"name": "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-disaster"
}
],
"projects": [
{
"name": "Breakthrough Energy",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/projects/breakthrough-energy",
"dateRange": "2015 - Present",
"description": "Investing in clean energy innovation",
"contributors": [
{
"name": "John Smith",
"link": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsmith",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/contributor.jpg"
}
]
}
],
"recommendations": [
{
"name": "Jane Doe",
"link": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/janedoe",
"image": "https://media.licdn.com/recommender.jpg",
"text": "Bill is an inspiring leader..."
}
],
"similar_profiles": [
{
"name": "Satya Nadella",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/satya-nadella",
"location": "Redmond, WA"
}
],
"skills": [
"Philanthropy",
"Technology",
"Leadership",
"Public Speaking"
],
"cached": false
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
Neither url nor profile_id was supplied, or the supplied value is invalid.
{
"message": "The request validation failed",
"errors": {
"url": [
"The URL must be a valid LinkedIn profile URL (e.g., https://linkedin.com/in/username)."
]
}
}Profile Not Found
LinkedIn does not know this profile. This is a definitive answer — retrying will return 404 again.
{
"success": false,
"message": "Profile not found",
"status_code": 404
}LinkedIn Temporarily Unavailable
The upstream service is temporarily unavailable. Please retry shortly.
{
"success": false,
"message": "Service temporarily unavailable. Please try again.",
"status_code": 503
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