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Apify LinkedIn Scraper API

Offers customizable LinkedIn scraping tools for data collection workflows.

Our take: Apify hosts a suite of LinkedIn scraper actors that pull profiles, companies, jobs, posts, and employee lists at $1–$5.50 per 1,000 results — no LinkedIn credentials required.

Best forWeb automation users
ReviewedPricing: Freemium
7.2 out of 105 criteria · see breakdown
Try ApifyFree ($5/mo credits); scraping from $1/1k results
The bottom line

The go-to LinkedIn scraping solution for developers who want flexible, no-auth data extraction priced per result.

Our score

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G2
4.7 out of 5
450+ reviews
Capterra
4.8 out of 5
470+ reviews
Trustpilot
4.8 out of 5
550+ reviews

4.8 / 5 aggregate · across 3 sources

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What it is, and why we rate it

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What it really isApify LinkedIn Scraper — pay-per-result LinkedIn data extraction actors on the Apify cloud platform.
Our takeApify hosts a suite of LinkedIn scraper actors that pull profiles, companies, jobs, posts, and employee lists at $1–$5.50 per 1,000 results — no LinkedIn credentials required.
Apify has a permanent Free plan ($5/mo credits) plus paid platform subscriptions from $29/mo, making it freemium. The flagship 'get-leads/linkedin-scraper' actor offers eight data modes, built-in email discovery, and MCP compatibility for AI-agent workflows.
Why we rate itApify's actor marketplace means you get continuously maintained scrapers without managing infrastructure.
The 24-hour result cache, smart proxy routing, and MCP compatibility make it unusually AI-agent ready for 2026.
The catchLinkedIn's TOS prohibits scraping, so actors can break when LinkedIn updates its layout; the free plan's $5 credit covers only small test runs before costs accumulate.

Best / not good for

Best for
  • Sales and recruiting teams enriching lead lists at scale
  • Developers building B2B data pipelines or AI agents needing LinkedIn context
  • Market researchers tracking company hiring signals or post engagement
Not good for
  • Teams needing real-time LinkedIn data with sub-second latency
  • Non-technical users who want a point-and-click LinkedIn export tool
  • Organizations with strict legal requirements around LinkedIn data usage
Trade-offs

Friction report

Trade-offs to know before signing up.

  1. Time to value
    Moderate: free account creation is instant, but first successful scrape requires setting up an Apify actor run via API or UI — roughly 15–30 minutes for a developer.
  2. Scale breakpoint
    Per-result costs compound quickly at high volume; Profile Complete at $5.50/1k means 1M profiles = $5,500 in actor fees alone, before platform compute.
  3. Walled garden
    Low: data exports to JSON, CSV, Excel, or direct webhooks; Apify is integration-first with Zapier, Make, and direct API.
Still a fit?
If none of these block you, start on the free plan.
Try Apify

A look inside

Apify LinkedIn Scraper API product screenshot

Frequently Asked Questions

Can developers automate LinkedIn data collection through this scraping platform?

Developers automate LinkedIn data collection through dedicated scraping APIs.

Does Apify LinkedIn Scraper API support company page scraping?

Apify LinkedIn Scraper API allows scraping of company pages and employee details.

How can an Apify LinkedIn Scraper API allow users to crawl and scrape public LinkedIn profiles and company pages?

An Apify LinkedIn Scraper API lets users crawl and collect public LinkedIn profiles and company pages for analytics and prospecting.

How does this LinkedIn scraping API enable automated extraction of user and company data at scale?

It automates large-scale extraction of user and company LinkedIn data while maintaining accuracy and consistency.

Apify LinkedIn Scraper API

Apify LinkedIn Scraper API provides scalable LinkedIn data extraction for marketing, sales, and business intelligence.

Alternatives

  • Step up

    Bright Data LinkedIn Dataset for enterprise SLA, compliance guarantees, and dedicated account management.

  • Lighter alternative

    PhantomBuster LinkedIn Scraper for a no-code, workflow-style alternative with simpler pricing.

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