LinkedIn API Capability

Get profile

Fetches structured public LinkedIn profile data and activity embedded in the same public document with one upstream request.

Capability ID linkedin.profile.get

Cost From $1.25 per 1,000 requests · 1 credit

Maximum runtime 180 seconds

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# Get profile

Fetches structured public LinkedIn profile data and activity embedded in the same public document with one upstream request.

- Platform: [LinkedIn](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/linkedin)
- Capability ID: `linkedin.profile.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 180 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella"
  },
  "capability": "linkedin.profile.get"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | `string` | Yes | LinkedIn profile username, @username, or HTTPS /in/{slug} URL |

### Example input

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.

```json
{
  "articles": [
    {
      "cover_image": "[redacted]",
      "date_published": "2026-01-01",
      "headline": "Example value",
      "likes": 2536,
      "type": "Example value",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional"
    },
    {
      "date_published": "2026-01-01",
      "headline": "Example value",
      "likes": 7312,
      "type": "Example value",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional"
    },
    {
      "cover_image": "[redacted]",
      "date_published": "2026-01-01",
      "headline": "Example value",
      "likes": 6320,
      "type": "Example value",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional"
    }
  ],
  "articles_count": 3,
  "availability": "available",
  "badge": "Example value",
  "canonical_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional",
  "connections": 0,
  "country": "Example Country",
  "coverage": {
    "limitations": [
      "Fields hidden or masked by LinkedIn's logged-out profile are reported as missing rather than inferred.",
      "Recent activity contains only items embedded in the profile document; the authenticated activity feed is not queried."
    ],
    "missing_fields": [],
    "source": "linkedin_public_profile",
    "status": "partial_public",
    "truncated_fields": []
  },
  "current_company": "Example value",
  "description": "Example value",
  "education": [
    {
      "end_date": 1996,
      "name": "Example Name",
      "start_date": 1994,
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional"
    }
  ],
  "experience": [
    {
      "company": "Example value",
      "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional",
      "location": "Example City"
    }
  ],
  "followers": 0,
  "location": "Example City",
  "name": "Example Name",
  "posts_count": 3,
  "profile_image": "[redacted]",
  "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional",
  "recent_posts": [
    {
      "date_published": "2026-01-01",
      "likes": 8293,
      "text": "Example value",
      "type": "Example value",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional"
    },
    {
      "date_published": "2026-01-01",
      "likes": 11682,
      "text": "Example value",
      "type": "Example value",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional"
    },
    {
      "date_published": "2026-01-01",
      "likes": 11113,
      "text": "Example value",
      "type": "Example value",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional"
    }
  ],
  "requested_username": "example-professional",
  "similar_profiles": [
    {
      "name": "Example Name",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional",
      "username": "example-professional"
    },
    {
      "name": "Example Name",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional",
      "username": "example-professional"
    },
    {
      "name": "Example Name",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional",
      "username": "example-professional"
    }
  ],
  "username": "example-professional"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `articles` | `array` | 3 items |
| `articles` | `array` | 3 items |
| `articles_count` | `integer` | 3 |
| `availability` | `string` | available |
| `badge` | `string` | Example value |
| `canonical_url` | `string` | https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional |
| `connections` | `integer` | 0 |
| `country` | `string` | Example Country |
| `coverage` | `object` | 5 fields |
| `coverage.limitations` | `array` | 2 items |
| `coverage.missing_fields` | `array` | 0 items |
| `coverage.source` | `string` | linkedin_public_profile |
| `coverage.status` | `string` | partial_public |
| `coverage.truncated_fields` | `array` | 0 items |
| `current_company` | `string` | Example value |
| `description` | `string` | Example value |
| `education` | `array` | 1 items |
| `education` | `array` | 1 items |
| `experience` | `array` | 1 items |
| `experience` | `array` | 1 items |
| `followers` | `integer` | 0 |
| `location` | `string` | Example City |
| `name` | `string` | Example Name |
| `posts_count` | `integer` | 3 |
| `profile_image` | `string` | [redacted] |
| `profile_url` | `string` | https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional |
| `recent_posts` | `array` | 3 items |
| `recent_posts` | `array` | 3 items |
| `requested_username` | `string` | example-professional |
| `similar_profiles` | `array` | 3 items |
| `similar_profiles` | `array` | 3 items |
| `username` | `string` | example-professional |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

url string required

LinkedIn profile username, @username, or HTTPS /in/{slug} URL

Example https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The example response is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Values illustrate one response. Read the guidance above for missing values and limits; fields can vary with the requested operation and the data available.

Path	Observed type	Example
`articles`	`array`	3 items
`articles`	`array`	3 items
`articles_count`	`integer`	3
`availability`	`string`	available
`badge`	`string`	Example value
`canonical_url`	`string`	https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional
`connections`	`integer`	0
`country`	`string`	Example Country
`coverage`	`object`	5 fields
`coverage.limitations`	`array`	2 items
`coverage.missing_fields`	`array`	0 items
`coverage.source`	`string`	linkedin_public_profile
`coverage.status`	`string`	partial_public
`coverage.truncated_fields`	`array`	0 items
`current_company`	`string`	Example value
`description`	`string`	Example value
`education`	`array`	1 items
`education`	`array`	1 items
`experience`	`array`	1 items
`experience`	`array`	1 items
`followers`	`integer`	0
`location`	`string`	Example City
`name`	`string`	Example Name
`posts_count`	`integer`	3
`profile_image`	`string`	[redacted]
`profile_url`	`string`	https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional
`recent_posts`	`array`	3 items
`recent_posts`	`array`	3 items
`requested_username`	`string`	example-professional
`similar_profiles`	`array`	3 items
`similar_profiles`	`array`	3 items
`username`	`string`	example-professional

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella" }, "capability": "linkedin.profile.get" }'

import json import os import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella" }, "capability": "linkedin.profile.get" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "articles": [ { "cover_image": "[redacted]", "date_published": "2026-01-01", "headline": "Example value", "likes": 2536, "type": "Example value", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional" }, { "date_published": "2026-01-01", "headline": "Example value", "likes": 7312, "type": "Example value", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional" }, { "cover_image": "[redacted]", "date_published": "2026-01-01", "headline": "Example value", "likes": 6320, "type": "Example value", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional" } ], "articles_count": 3, "availability": "available", "badge": "Example value", "canonical_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional", "connections": 0, "country": "Example Country", "coverage": { "limitations": [ "Fields hidden or masked by LinkedIn's logged-out profile are reported as missing rather than inferred.", "Recent activity contains only items embedded in the profile document; the authenticated activity feed is not queried." ], "missing_fields": [], "source": "linkedin_public_profile", "status": "partial_public", "truncated_fields": [] }, "current_company": "Example value", "description": "Example value", "education": [ { "end_date": 1996, "name": "Example Name", "start_date": 1994, "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional" } ], "experience": [ { "company": "Example value", "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional", "location": "Example City" } ], "followers": 0, "location": "Example City", "name": "Example Name", "posts_count": 3, "profile_image": "[redacted]", "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional", "recent_posts": [ { "date_published": "2026-01-01", "likes": 8293, "text": "Example value", "type": "Example value", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional" }, { "date_published": "2026-01-01", "likes": 11682, "text": "Example value", "type": "Example value", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional" }, { "date_published": "2026-01-01", "likes": 11113, "text": "Example value", "type": "Example value", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional" } ], "requested_username": "example-professional", "similar_profiles": [ { "name": "Example Name", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional", "username": "example-professional" }, { "name": "Example Name", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional", "username": "example-professional" }, { "name": "Example Name", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-professional", "username": "example-professional" } ], "username": "example-professional" }