👤 LinkedIn Profile API: Public Profiles to Structured JSON

The most efficient, reliable, and developer-friendly way to use the LinkedIn Profile API.

Actor page: apify.com/johnvc/linkedin-profile-api Input schema: apify.com/johnvc/linkedin-profile-api/input-schema

Send one or many public LinkedIn profile URLs and get back one clean JSON row per person: name, headline, location, current company and title, work experience, education, and follower counts. It is built API-first and MCP-ready, so you can call it from Python or drive it as a tool from an AI agent.

Video Walkthrough

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Python 3.11 or higher
An Apify account and API key (get a free key here)

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/johnisanerd/Apify-LinkedIn-Profile-API.git
cd Apify-LinkedIn-Profile-API

Install dependencies with UV

# Install UV if you do not have it:
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Install project dependencies:
uv sync

Configure your API key

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and add your Apify API key
# Get your free API key at: https://apify.com?fpr=9n7kx3

Run the example

uv run python linkedin-profile-api-example.py

Alternative: set the API key directly

export APIFY_API_TOKEN="your_api_key_here"
uv run python linkedin-profile-api-example.py

Why Use This LinkedIn Profile API?

A URL in, structured data out. You never touch collection infrastructure. Pass a public profile URL and get flat, predictable fields you can load straight into a sheet, a database, or a CRM.

Batch friendly. Send up to 1000 profile URLs in one run. They are collected in parallel and returned one row each, so enriching a list is one call.

Pay per profile. Billing is per profile returned, with no per-run setup fee, so you only pay for what is delivered.

Reliable and predictable. Every profile comes back with the same field shape, and a URL that cannot be collected returns a clear error row instead of failing the whole run.

MCP-ready. Call it as a tool from Claude, Cursor, and other AI agents (see the install sections below).

Features

Core Capabilities

Collect one or many public LinkedIn person profiles by URL
Name, headline, about, location, current company and title
Full work experience and education history
Follower and connection counts, profile photo URL, public profile URL

Data Quality

One consistent JSON row per profile, every time
A plain-language summary field on every row for quick scanning and AI use
Clear per-URL error rows so a single bad link never sinks the batch

Usage Examples

Basic Example

{
  "profileUrls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella"]
}

Batch Example (collected in parallel)

{
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"
  ]
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`profileUrls`	`list[str]`	YES	-	One or more public LinkedIn `/in/` profile URLs. Up to 1000 per run; non-`/in/` URLs are skipped.

Output Format

Each profile is returned as one JSON row:

{
  "result_type": "profile",
  "name": "Satya Nadella",
  "headline": "Chairman and CEO at Microsoft",
  "currentCompany": "Microsoft",
  "currentTitle": "Chairman and CEO",
  "location": "Redmond, Washington, United States",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "followers": 12056751,
  "connections": 500,
  "pastCompanies": ["Microsoft", "University of Chicago", "Starbucks"],
  "education": [{ "title": "The University of Chicago Booth School of Business" }],
  "email": null,
  "publicUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella",
  "summary": "Chairman and CEO at Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, United States, 12,056,751 followers"
}

The email field is always null; email is not available from this source.

FAQ

Will this put my LinkedIn or LinkedIn Recruiter account at risk?

No. It reads public LinkedIn pages only, the ones anyone can open while signed out. It never logs in and never asks for your cookies: there is no input for an account, a password or an li_at session cookie. Nothing it does is tied to your LinkedIn account, your LinkedIn Recruiter seat or your Sales Navigator license. The requests run on Apify's servers, not in your browser, so nothing connects them to you, and you can keep working in Recruiter while a run is going.

Install in Claude Cowork Desktop

Cowork is the desktop app's automation mode. To give it the LinkedIn Profile API as a tool, add the Apify MCP server as a connector.

Open the Claude desktop app and go to Settings → Connectors (or Settings → Developer → Edit Config to edit claude_desktop_config.json directly).
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add the Apify MCP server, preloaded with only this Actor:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/linkedin-profile-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart the app. When Cowork first calls the tool, complete the OAuth prompt in your browser, or add your Apify API token in the connector settings to skip OAuth.
In a Cowork chat, confirm the tool is available and ask it to run the LinkedIn Profile API.

Download the desktop app and start a free trial: https://claude.ai/referral/uIlpa7nPLg More help: https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/claude-desktop

Install in Claude Code

Claude Code is the command-line tool. Add the Actor's MCP server with one command:

claude mcp add --transport http apify \
  "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/linkedin-profile-api"

To use a token instead of browser OAuth:

claude mcp add --transport http apify \
  "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/linkedin-profile-api" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"

Then verify with claude mcp list, or run /mcp inside a session. Ask Claude Code to call the LinkedIn Profile API.

Try Claude Code free: https://claude.ai/referral/uIlpa7nPLg Claude Code MCP docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp

Install in Claude (website)

On claude.ai you add Apify as a connector, then enable just this Actor's tool.

Go to Settings → Connectors → Browse connectors and search for Apify MCP server. Install it (enable or update if prompted).
When connecting, authenticate with your Apify API token, and enable the tool johnvc/linkedin-profile-api.
In any chat, open + → Connectors and turn on Apify.
Alternatively, choose Add custom connector and paste the full MCP URL https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/linkedin-profile-api, using OAuth when prompted.
Ask Claude to run the LinkedIn Profile API.

Open Claude on the web: https://claude.ai/referral/uIlpa7nPLg

Install in Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from a project file at .cursor/mcp.json.

In your project, create .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/linkedin-profile-api"
    }
  }
}

If you prefer token auth over browser OAuth, add a header:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/linkedin-profile-api",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Open Cursor → Settings → MCP and confirm the apify server is connected (green dot).
In Composer or Chat, ask Cursor to call the LinkedIn Profile API.

New to Cursor? Get it here: https://cursor.com/referral?code=XQP4VBLI3NNX

Install in ChatGPT

ChatGPT connects to the Apify MCP server through Developer mode (available on ChatGPT Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise, and Education plans).

Click your profile icon, then go to Settings > Apps. If you do not see a Create app button, open Advanced settings and enable Developer mode.
Click Create app and fill out the form:
- Name: Apify
- MCP Server URL: https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/linkedin-profile-api
- Authentication: OAuth
Click Create and authorize the connection with Apify.
To use the app in a conversation, click + in the chat, choose Developer mode, and select Apify.

More help: https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp

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Last Updated: 2026.10.27

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