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POST
/
linkedin
/
profiles
/
collect
cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.brightdata.com/linkedin/profiles/collect" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-doe/"}'
{
  "linkedin_id": "ACoAAC1xYZQ",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "country_code": "US",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "position": "Senior Software Engineer",
  "current_company": "LinkedIn",
  "about": "Experienced software engineer with expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.",
  "followers": 18452,
  "connections": 500,
  "avatar": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5603AQH-profile.jpg",
  "banner_image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4D16AQ-banner.jpg",
  "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-doe/",
  "timestamp": "2025-01-22T10:45:30Z"
}
The Profiles API allows you to collect detailed LinkedIn profile information using a LinkedIn profile URL.

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Collect by URL

This endpoint allows users to collect detailed information about a LinkedIn profile.

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Input Parameters

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URL
string
required
The LinkedIn profile URL.

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Output Structure

Includes comprehensive data points across multiple categories.

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Profile details

  • linkedin_id
  • name
  • country_code
  • city
  • current_company
  • current_company name
  • current_company_company_id
  • about

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Professional information

  • education
  • educations_details
  • certifications
  • languages
  • recommendations_count
  • recommendations
  • courses
  • projects
  • organizations
  • honors_and_awards

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Social activity

  • posts
  • activity
  • followers
  • connections
  • people_also_viewed

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Media and identification

  • avatar
  • banner_image
  • url
  • input_url
  • linkedin_num_id
  • id
  • timestamp
For the full list of fields,
View complete output reference

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
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url
string<uri>
required

LinkedIn profile URL

Example:

"https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-doe/"

Response

Profile data collected successfully

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linkedin_id
string
Example:

"ACoAAC1xYZQ"

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name
string
Example:

"John Doe"

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country_code
string
Example:

"US"

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city
string
Example:

"San Francisco"

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position
string
Example:

"Senior Software Engineer"

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current_company
string
Example:

"LinkedIn"

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about
string
Example:

"Experienced software engineer with a passion for scalable systems and cloud technologies."

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followers
integer
Example:

18452

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connections
integer
Example:

500

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avatar
string
Example:

"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5603AQH-profile.jpg"

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banner_image
string
Example:

"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4D16AQ-banner.jpg"

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url
string
Example:

"https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-doe/"

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timestamp
string
Example:

"2025-01-22T10:45:30Z"