linkedin-scraper
LinkedIn Scraper pulls public profile data, company information, and posts directly from LinkedIn using full page URLs. Access professional details like names, headlines, education history, skills, and connection counts for individuals, plus company specifics such as industry, size, and employee count.
LinkedIn Scraper retrieves profile data, company information, and posts from public LinkedIn pages using full URLs.
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LinkedIn Scraper retrieves profile data, company information, and posts from public LinkedIn pages using full URLs. LinkedIn Scraper pulls public profile data, company information, and posts directly from LinkedIn using full page URLs. Access professional details like names, headlines, education history, skills, and connection counts for individuals, plus company specifics such as industry, size, and employee count.
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- LinkedIn Scraper retrieves profile information by processing full page URLs from LinkedIn.
- Yes, LinkedIn Scraper gathers company information from LinkedIn pages, including industry classification, company size, and employee count.
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Frequently asked questions
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What data can LinkedIn Scraper extract from LinkedIn profiles?
LinkedIn Scraper extracts public profile data including names, headlines, education history, skills, and connection counts. The tool pulls professional details directly from LinkedIn using full page URLs, making it easy to gather comprehensive information about individuals for research and analysis purposes.
How do I scrape LinkedIn profile data with this tool?
LinkedIn Scraper retrieves profile information by processing full page URLs from LinkedIn. Simply provide the profile URL, and the tool accesses public data fields like professional headline, education, skills, and connections. It's designed for straightforward data extraction from individual LinkedIn profiles.
Can LinkedIn Scraper pull LinkedIn company page details?
Yes, LinkedIn Scraper gathers company information from LinkedIn pages, including industry classification, company size, and employee count. You can extract company-specific details using the tool's company data extraction capabilities alongside individual profile information.
How to extract LinkedIn posts with this scraper?
LinkedIn Scraper accesses and extracts posts directly from LinkedIn. The tool supports content scraping as part of its broader data collection features, allowing you to retrieve professional posts and engagement data alongside profile and company information.
What is the license for LinkedIn Scraper?
LinkedIn Scraper is released under the MIT license, which permits broad use, modification, and distribution. This open-source license makes the tool freely available for both personal and commercial projects with minimal restrictions.
Can I get LinkedIn profile info programmatically?
LinkedIn Scraper enables programmatic access to profile information through its API-driven design. You can automate professional data collection by feeding full page URLs to the tool, making it suitable for batch processing and integration into larger data workflows.
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LinkedIn Scraper
Setup
Read your credentials from ~/.gooseworks/credentials.json:
export GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.gooseworks/credentials.json'))['api_key'])")
export GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.gooseworks/credentials.json')).get('api_base','https://api.gooseworks.ai'))")
If ~/.gooseworks/credentials.json does not exist, tell the user to run: npx gooseworks login
All endpoints use Bearer auth: -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY"
Scrape public LinkedIn data including profiles, company pages, and posts.
When to Use
- User asks about someone's LinkedIn profile
- User wants company information from LinkedIn
- Research on a professional or company
How It Works
Uses the Scrape Creators API via Orthogonal to scrape LinkedIn data.
Note: Scrape Creators LinkedIn endpoints use full LinkedIn URLs as the query parameter (not usernames).
Usage
Get User Profile
```bash curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run
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