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# Extract Profile Information

> Extract detailed information from a LinkedIn profile

This method provides detailed and reliable data extraction directly through our service.

<Note>
  This endpoint costs **1 credit** per request.
</Note>

### Header Parameters

<ParamField header="x-api-key" type="string" required>
  Your API key
</ParamField>

### Body Parameters

<ParamField body="profile_url" type="string" required>
  URL of the LinkedIn profile to extract information from
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Request status (success/error)
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">
  <Expandable title="Properties">
    <ResponseField name="profile_url" type="string">
      URL of the scraped LinkedIn profile
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="success" type="boolean">
      Whether the profile scraping was successful
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="profile_data" type="object">
      <Expandable title="Profile Information">
        <ResponseField name="public_id" type="string">
          Public identifier of the LinkedIn profile
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="first_name" type="string">
          First name of the profile owner
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="last_name" type="string">
          Last name of the profile owner
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="headline" type="string">
          Professional headline/title
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="location" type="string">
          Geographic location
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="summary" type="string">
          Profile summary/about section
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="industry" type="string">
          Industry sector
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="experience" type="array">
          <Expandable title="Experience Object">
            <ResponseField name="company" type="string">
              Company name
            </ResponseField>

            <ResponseField name="title" type="string">
              Job title
            </ResponseField>

            <ResponseField name="description" type="string">
              Job description
            </ResponseField>

            <ResponseField name="start_date" type="string">
              Start date of employment (MM/YYYY format)
            </ResponseField>

            <ResponseField name="end_date" type="string">
              End date of employment (MM/YYYY format, empty string if current position)
            </ResponseField>
          </Expandable>
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="education" type="array">
          <Expandable title="Education Object">
            <ResponseField name="school" type="string">
              School or institution name
            </ResponseField>

            <ResponseField name="degree" type="string">
              Degree obtained
            </ResponseField>

            <ResponseField name="field_of_study" type="string">
              Field of study or specialization
            </ResponseField>

            <ResponseField name="start_date" type="string">
              Start year
            </ResponseField>

            <ResponseField name="end_date" type="string">
              End year (empty string if ongoing)
            </ResponseField>
          </Expandable>
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="skills" type="array">
          Array of professional skills (strings)
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="profile_picture_url" type="string">
          URL to the profile picture
        </ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="contact_info" type="object">
      <Expandable title="Contact Information">
        <ResponseField name="email" type="string">
          Email address (if publicly available)
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="phone" type="string">
          Phone number (if publicly available)
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="website" type="string">
          Personal or professional website (if available)
        </ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
      "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremygoillot",
      "success": true,
      "profile_data": {
        "public_id": "jeremygoillot",
        "first_name": "Jeremy",
        "last_name": "Goillot",
        "headline": "CEO @The Mobile-First Company \n Your Business, in your Pocket |  Angel Investor in +40 startups",
        "location": "France",
        "summary": "NO EMAIL \nPhone Call Only >> 06 44 60 39 99\n\nBuilding @The Mobile-First Company\nOur goal is clear: Turn your phone into your primary business tool...",
        "industry": "Technologie, information et Internet",
        "experience": [
          {
            "company": "The Mobile-First Company",
            "title": "CEO & Co-Founder",
            "description": "Your Business, in your Pocket. Mobile Apps for Every Need...",
            "start_date": "9/2023",
            "end_date": ""
          },
          {
            "company": "The Mobile Entrepreneurs",
            "title": "Content Creator",
            "description": "Le media des entrepreneurs du quotidien, avec un telephone a portee de main.",
            "start_date": "10/2024",
            "end_date": ""
          }
        ],
        "education": [
          {
            "school": "Le Wagon",
            "degree": "FullStack Developer",
            "field_of_study": "Web Development",
            "start_date": "2016",
            "end_date": "2016"
          },
          {
            "school": "INSEEC U.",
            "degree": "Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)",
            "field_of_study": "",
            "start_date": "",
            "end_date": ""
          }
        ],
        "skills": ["Allo", " Build a Fintech Unicorn (from 0 to 1B$)", " Build Growth Team for Early Stage Startups", "Angel investing (+30 Startups)"],
        "profile_picture_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E03AQGNeGf5rNxHfw/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1708347819714?e=1749081600&v=beta&t=Fc0vOkxS_LjCwtTl4wU5-FBBHrk7N6gwLQAz0meDsrk"
      },
      "contact_info": {
        "email": "jeremy@example.com",
        "phone": "06 44 60 39 99",
        "website": "https://themobilefirstcompany.com"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json Failed Response theme={null}
  {
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
      "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/invalid-profile",
      "success": false,
      "profile_data": null,
      "contact_info": null
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

### Notes

* Fields may be empty strings when information is not available on the profile
* Experience and education arrays may be empty when no entries exist
* Profile data extraction depth depends on:
  * The profile's privacy settings
  * LinkedIn visibility restrictions