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# Login

> Authenticate with LinkedIn credentials

> [!NOTE]
>
> This endpoint costs **1 credit** per request. Ignore this if you're on per-seat pricing: usage is unlimited.

### Header Parameters

**x-api-key** `string` *required*

Your API key

### Body Parameters

**email** `string` *required*

Your LinkedIn email address

**password** `string` *required*

Your LinkedIn password

**country** `string` (default: FR)

Country code for proxy selection. Available: US, CA, MX, CR, BR, AR, CL, CO, FR, UK, DE, NL, ES, IT, PT, BE, CH, AT, IE, SE, DK, FI, LT, LV, EE, PL, CZ, SK, HU, RO, UA, SI, HR, RS, AL, GR, CY, TR, IL, AE, EG, ZA, IN, PK, BD, JP, SG, MY, ID, TH, PH, AU

### Response

**status** `string`

Authentication status

**requires\_verification** `boolean`

Whether security code verification is needed

**cookie** `string`

LinkedIn authentication cookie (if no verification required)

```json Response with Verification Required theme={null}
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Check your email for verification code",
  "email": "user@example.com"
}
```

```json Response without Verification theme={null}
{
  "status": "success",
  "login_token": "XXXX...",
  "message": "Login successful"
}
```


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