Linkedin People Search Scraper

A powerful Apify Actor that scrapes LinkedIn people search results. Extract detailed profile information with support for advanced filtering including industry, location, company, experience, and more.

✨ Features

• 🔍 Advanced Search: Support for all LinkedIn search filters including keywords, location, industry, company, etc.
• 📊 Rich Profile Data: Extract names, titles, locations, profile images, connection degrees, summaries, and more
• 🌐 Global Coverage: Search across any location with LinkedIn's geo targeting
• 🏢 Company Filtering: Filter by current company, past company, or specific organizations
• 🎓 Education Filtering: Search by schools, education level, and academic background
• 🛡️ Residential Proxies: Built-in support for Apify residential proxies to avoid detection
• 📈 Pagination Support: Automatically fetch multiple pages of results
• ⚡ Fast & Efficient: Async implementation with rate limiting for optimal performance

🚀 Quick Start

Input Parameters

• Search URL (required): LinkedIn people search URL with your desired filters
• Max Profiles (optional): Maximum number of profiles to scrape (default: 50, max: 1000)
• Cookies (required): LinkedIn session cookies in browser export format
• Proxy Configuration (optional): Proxy settings with residential proxies as default

Example Input

{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=software%20engineer&geoUrn=90000084&industry=%5B%224%22%5D",
  "maxProfiles": 100,
  "cookies": [
    { "name": "li_at", "value": "AQEDATUXKeAAfczcAAABmAp3NH8..." },
    { "name": "JSESSIONID", "value": "ajax:3650725343089769379" },
    { "name": "bcookie", "value": "v=2&878078fd-1eeb-4b8c..." },
    { "name": "bscookie", "value": "v=1&202311142347541a4167c5..." }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

🎯 Search URL Examples

Basic Search

https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=data%20scientist&origin=FACETED_SEARCH

Location-Based Search

https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=product%20manager&geoUrn=90000084&origin=FACETED_SEARCH

Industry + Experience Filter

https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=marketing&industry=%5B%226%22%5D&experience=%5B%222%22%5D&origin=FACETED_SEARCH

Advanced Multi-Filter Search

https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=UI%20UX%20designer&currentCompany=%5B%221035%22%5D&schoolFilter=%5B%2218166%22%5D&profileLanguage=%5B%22en%22%5D&origin=FACETED_SEARCH

🍪 Getting LinkedIn Cookies

1. Log in to LinkedIn in your browser
2. Open Developer Tools (F12)
3. Go to Application/Storage tab → Cookies → linkedin.com
4. Copy the required cookies:
   • li_at (most important - your session token)
   • JSESSIONID (session ID)
   • bcookie and bscookie (browser cookies)

Cookie Format

Browser Export Array (Required Format)

[
  { "name": "li_at", "value": "AQEDATUXKeAAfczcAAABmAp3NH8..." },
  { "name": "JSESSIONID", "value": "ajax:3650725343089769379" },
  { "name": "bcookie", "value": "v=2&878078fd-1eeb-4b8c..." },
  { "name": "bscookie", "value": "v=1&202311142347541a4167c5..." }
]

📤 Output Format

Each scraped profile contains:

{
  "entity_urn": "urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAABh9SZk...",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "title": "Senior Software Engineer at Google",
  "location": "San Francisco Bay Area",
  "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe",
  "profile_image_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
  "connection_degree": "2nd",
  "company": "Google",
  "summary": "Experienced software engineer with 5+ years...",
  "mutual_connections": "12 mutual connections",
  "followers_count": "500+ followers",
  "verified": false
}

🎛️ Supported Search Filters

Filter Type	LinkedIn Parameter	Description	Example
Keywords	keywords	Search terms	software engineer
Location	geoUrn	Geographic location	90000084 (SF Bay Area)
Industry	industry	Industry sector	4 (Computer Software)
Current Company	currentCompany	Current employer	1035 (Microsoft)
Past Company	pastCompany	Previous employer	2382910 (Google)
School	schoolFilter	Educational institution	18166 (Stanford)
Experience Level	experience	Years of experience	2 (2-5 years)
Profile Language	profileLanguage	Profile language	en, fr, es
First Name	firstName	First name filter	John
Last Name	lastName	Last name filter	Smith
Title	titleFreeText	Job title search	VP Engineering
Service Category	serviceCategory	Service offerings	3387 (Consulting)
Open to Work	openToVolunteer	Open to opportunities	true

Proxy Support

Built-in integration with Apify residential proxies to avoid IP blocking and maintain anonymity.

Important Notes

1. Valid Cookies Required: You must provide valid LinkedIn session cookies from a logged-in account
2. Rate Limits: LinkedIn may rate limit or block requests if too many are made too quickly
3. Cookie Expiration: LinkedIn cookies expire, so you may need to refresh them periodically
4. Account Safety: Use residential proxies and reasonable delays to avoid account restrictions
5. Terms of Service: Ensure your usage complies with LinkedIn's Terms of Service

Troubleshooting

"400 Bad Request" errors:

• Check that your cookies are valid and not expired
• Ensure the search URL is properly formatted
• Verify that required cookies (li_at, JSESSIONID) are included

"No profiles found":

• Try a broader search with fewer filters
• Check that the search URL works in your browser first
• Verify your cookies haven't expired

Getting Help

If you encounter issues:

1. Check that your search URL works in LinkedIn's web interface
2. Verify your cookies are fresh and complete
3. Enable residential proxies for better reliability
4. Contact support with specific error messages and input configuration

Privacy & Security

• All scraping is done through LinkedIn's public search interface
• No private or restricted information is accessed
• Residential proxies help maintain user privacy
• Cookies are handled securely and not stored permanently

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Ready to start scraping LinkedIn profiles? Configure your input parameters and run the actor!