Set Custom Proxy
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <x-api-key>' \
--data '{
"proxy": {}
}'import requests
url = "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy"
payload = { "proxy": {} }
headers = {
"x-api-key": "<x-api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-api-key': '<x-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({proxy: {}})
};
fetch('https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'proxy' => [
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-api-key: <x-api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"proxy\": {}\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<x-api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy")
.header("x-api-key", "<x-api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"proxy\": {}\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<x-api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"proxy\": {}\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"account_id": "69c127c37cae0494dd827286",
"proxy": { "mode": "custom", "host": "203.0.113.10", "port": 8080 },
"session_verified": true,
"webhooks_repinned": 1
},
"metadata": {
"action": "set_account_proxy",
"credits_consumed": 0,
"timestamp": "2026-09-09T16:16:07.651893"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_PARAMS",
"message": "Proxy unreachable: CONNECT to www.linkedin.com:443 through 203.0.113.10:8080 failed. Check the host, port and credentials, and that the proxy allows HTTPS CONNECT."
},
"metadata": {
"action": "set_account_proxy",
"credits_consumed": 0,
"timestamp": "2026-09-09T16:15:25.866021"
}
}
Set Custom Proxy
Route a LinkedIn account through your own proxy
POST
/
v2
/
accounts
/
{account_id}
/
proxy
Set Custom Proxy
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <x-api-key>' \
--data '{
"proxy": {}
}'import requests
url = "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy"
payload = { "proxy": {} }
headers = {
"x-api-key": "<x-api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-api-key': '<x-api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({proxy: {}})
};
fetch('https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'proxy' => [
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-api-key: <x-api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"proxy\": {}\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<x-api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy")
.header("x-api-key", "<x-api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"proxy\": {}\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/accounts/{account_id}/proxy")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<x-api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"proxy\": {}\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"account_id": "69c127c37cae0494dd827286",
"proxy": { "mode": "custom", "host": "203.0.113.10", "port": 8080 },
"session_verified": true,
"webhooks_repinned": 1
},
"metadata": {
"action": "set_account_proxy",
"credits_consumed": 0,
"timestamp": "2026-09-09T16:16:07.651893"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_PARAMS",
"message": "Proxy unreachable: CONNECT to www.linkedin.com:443 through 203.0.113.10:8080 failed. Check the host, port and credentials, and that the proxy allows HTTPS CONNECT."
},
"metadata": {
"action": "set_account_proxy",
"credits_consumed": 0,
"timestamp": "2026-09-09T16:15:25.866021"
}
}
All requests of the account (actions, webhooks) go through your proxy. No fallback to LinkupAPI proxies.
This endpoint is free — it does not consume any credits.
Path Parameters
string
required
A LinkedIn account of your API key
Header Parameters
string
required
Your API key
Body Parameters
string | object
required
http://user:pass@host:port, host:port:user:pass, host:port, or { "host", "port", "username", "password" }. HTTP(S) only.Response
object
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"account_id": "69c127c37cae0494dd827286",
"proxy": { "mode": "custom", "host": "203.0.113.10", "port": 8080 },
"session_verified": true,
"webhooks_repinned": 1
},
"metadata": {
"action": "set_account_proxy",
"credits_consumed": 0,
"timestamp": "2026-09-09T16:16:07.651893"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_PARAMS",
"message": "Proxy unreachable: CONNECT to www.linkedin.com:443 through 203.0.113.10:8080 failed. Check the host, port and credentials, and that the proxy allows HTTPS CONNECT."
},
"metadata": {
"action": "set_account_proxy",
"credits_consumed": 0,
"timestamp": "2026-09-09T16:15:25.866021"
}
}
Notes
- The proxy is tested and the session verified before applying — nothing changes on failure
- Persistent across re-logins. Remove with Remove Custom Proxy
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