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POST
Extract Profile Posts
Extract posts from a LinkedIn profile with various filtering and sorting options.
Credit Usage: 1 credit per 10 results (or fraction thereof). For example:
  • 1-10 results = 1 credit
  • 11-20 results = 2 credits
  • 300 results = 30 credits

Header Parameters

string
required
Your API key

Body Parameters

string
required
URL of the LinkedIn profile to extract posts from
string
default:"FR"
Country code for proxy selection. Available: (US, UK, FR, DE, NL, IT, IL, CA, BR, ES, IN)
integer
default:"10"
Number of posts to retrieve (used when not in pagination mode)
string
default:"ALL"
Type of posts to filter. Available: (ALL, ARTICLE, VIDEO, PHOTO, DOCUMENT)
string
default:"DATE_POSTED"
Sort order for posts. Available: (RELEVANCE, DATE_POSTED)
string
Keyword to filter posts by content
string
Date filter for posts. Available: (PAST_24_HOURS, PAST_WEEK, PAST_MONTH)
boolean
default:"false"
Use pagination mode instead of total results mode
integer
Starting page number for pagination mode (required if use_pagination is true)
integer
Ending page number for pagination mode (optional if use_pagination is true)

Response

string
Request status (success/error)
object

Error Responses

Notes

  • The API supports LinkedIn profile URLs in the format linkedin.com/in/username
  • Results can be filtered by post type, sorted by relevance or date, and filtered by keywords
  • Date filters allow you to focus on recent posts
  • The created_time field is provided as a Unix timestamp
  • Each post includes detailed information about the author including name, description, profile picture, and profile URL
  • The shareAudience field indicates the visibility setting of the post
  • The backend_urn field contains LinkedIn URN identifiers for unique post identification
  • Pagination Mode vs. Total Results Mode:
    • Total Results Mode: Use the total_results parameter to specify how many posts you want (default)
    • Pagination Mode: Set use_pagination to true and use start_page and end_page parameters