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# Visit Profile

> Visit a profile to trigger a profile view notification.

## Overview

Simulates a profile visit. This will appear in the target user's "Who viewed your profile" section. You can identify the target profile using a profile URL or a public identifier.

<Note>This endpoint consumes **1 credit** per request. Ignore this if you're on per-seat pricing: usage is unlimited.</Note>

## Request

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

<ParamField body="account_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the account to use.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="action" type="string" required>
  Must be `"visit"`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="params" type="object">
  <Expandable title="params properties">
    <ParamField body="profile_url" type="string">
      URL of the target user's profile on the connected platform. Required if `identifier` is not provided.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="identifier" type="string">
      The public identifier (vanity name) of the target profile. Can be used instead of `profile_url`.
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="success" type="boolean">
  Indicates whether the request was successful.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">
  <Expandable title="data properties">
    <ResponseField name="visited" type="boolean">
      `true` when the profile visit was successfully tracked.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="profile_url" type="string">
      The profile URL that was visited (echo of the input).
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="metadata" type="object">
  <Expandable title="metadata properties">
    <ResponseField name="action" type="string">
      The action that was performed (`"visit"`).
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="account_id" type="string">
      The account ID used for the request.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="credits_consumed" type="integer">
      Number of credits consumed (1).
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="timestamp" type="string">
      ISO 8601 timestamp of the response.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "data": {
      "visited": true,
      "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe"
    },
    "metadata": {
      "action": "visit",
      "account_id": "your-account-id",
      "credits_consumed": 1,
      "timestamp": "2026-04-26T10:35:00Z"
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "error": {
      "code": "INVALID_PARAMS",
      "message": "One of profile_url or identifier is required."
    },
    "metadata": {
      "action": "visit",
      "account_id": "your-account-id",
      "credits_consumed": 0,
      "timestamp": "2026-03-24T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>