LinkedIn Search Scraper API

Decide before you build

Endpoint

POST /scrape/data-scraper

Scrapers

linkedinSearchResult

Cost

30 credits / call

Free plan

500 credits / month

Call pattern

async, POST then GET

On failure

credits refunded

Response format

JSON

Concurrency

by plan tier

Launching a Social Media scrape costs 30 credits. Retrieving a pending result costs nothing; failed scrapes are refunded.

What you get back

Call the LinkedIn Search scraper

Send the scraper name with the input required by that scraper. The POST returns a responseId to poll for the final JSON.

# POST - queue a public social media scrape
curl -X POST "https://api.scraping-bot.io/scrape/data-scraper" \
  -u "yourUsername:yourApiKey" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "scraper": "linkedinSearchResult",
  "keywords": "web scraping",
  "page": "1",
  "language": "en"
}'

# GET - retrieve the result after the POST returns a responseId
curl -G "https://api.scraping-bot.io/scrape/data-scraper-response" \
  -u "yourUsername:yourApiKey" \
  --data-urlencode "responseId=RESPONSE_ID" \
  --data-urlencode "scraper=linkedinSearchResult"

Code example

Authenticate with your ScrapingBot username and API key, then poll until the queued result is ready.

const auth = "Basic " + Buffer.from(
  "yourUsername:yourApiKey",
).toString("base64");

const queued = await fetch("https://api.scraping-bot.io/scrape/data-scraper", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Authorization: auth },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "scraper": "linkedinSearchResult",
  "keywords": "web scraping",
  "page": "1",
  "language": "en"
}),
});

const { responseId } = await queued.json();
let result;
do {
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
  result = await fetch(
    "https://api.scraping-bot.io/scrape/data-scraper-response?" +
      new URLSearchParams({ responseId, scraper: "linkedinSearchResult" }),
    { headers: { Authorization: auth } },
  ).then((response) => response.json());
} while (result.status === "pending");

Request parameters

Response example

The POST returns a responseId. Poll the response endpoint after a few seconds; final JSON fields depend on the selected scraper.

{
  "responseId": "a1b2c3d4"
}

Credits, failures and limits

LinkedIn Search API or Raw HTML scraper?

Questions about the LinkedIn Search API

Which LinkedIn Search scraper names can I use?

This page supports linkedinSearchResult. Send the exact name in the scraper field.

Why does the API return a responseId?

Social Media requests are asynchronous. The responseId lets you retrieve the result without holding the initial request open.

What if the result is still pending?

Wait a few seconds and repeat the GET request. A pending response does not consume credits.

Does this scraper access private account data?

No. It is intended for public pages and does not sign in to a social media account to access private data.

Source: ScrapingBot API documentation.

Other social media scrapers

Browse the Social Media category for the complete list of guides. Read How to scrape LinkedIn.