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# Search Profiles

> Search LinkedIn profiles with multiple criteria

## Description

This endpoint allows you to search LinkedIn profiles using different search criteria.

<Note>
  **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
</Note>

<Tip>
  **Need full profile enrichment?** Use the [Profile Info endpoint](/api-reference/linkup/Profile/profile-info) to get complete profile details including work experience, education, skills, and more.
</Tip>

<Info>
  **Coming Soon:** New advanced filters are being developed, including:

  * Recent job changes
  * Years of experience

  If these features interest you, please contact us at [dev@linkupapi.com](mailto:dev@linkupapi.com) and we can prioritize their implementation.
</Info>

## Headers

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

## Body Parameters

<ParamField body="keyword" type="string">
  Main search keyword (name, position, skills, etc.)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="job_title" type="string or array">
  Job title(s) to search for (e.g., "Software Engineer" or \["Software Engineer", "Senior Developer", "Tech Lead"])
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="industry" type="string or array">
  Industry sector(s) (e.g., "technology" or \["technology", "finance", "healthcare"])
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="school" type="string or array">
  School(s) or university(ies) (e.g., "Stanford University" or \["Stanford University", "MIT", "Harvard"])
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="location" type="string or array">
  Location(s) (e.g., "San Francisco" or \["San Francisco", "New York", "Austin"])
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="current_company" type="string or array">
  Current company(ies) (e.g., "Google" or \["Google", "Microsoft", "Amazon"])
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="total_results" type="integer" default="10">
  Number of results to return

  * Minimum: 1
  * Maximum: 50,000
  * Default: 10
</ParamField>

<Note>
  At least one search criteria must be provided among: `keyword`, `job_title`, `industry`, `school`, `location`, or `current_company`.
</Note>

## Response

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

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">
  <Expandable title="Response Data">
    <ResponseField name="total_results" type="integer">
      Total count of all matching results
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="profiles" type="array">
      List of found profiles

      <Expandable title="Profile Structure">
        <ResponseField name="url" type="string">
          LinkedIn profile URL
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="title" type="string">
          Profile title/name from LinkedIn
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="description" type="string">
          Profile description/summary
        </ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Error message (if status = "error")
</ResponseField>

## Response Example

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
      "total_results": 1523,
      "profiles": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnperez",
          "title": "John M P. - CRM Experts Online - LinkedIn",
          "description": "As the founder of CRM Experts Online, I leverage my 19+ years of experience in enterprise… · Experience: CRM Experts Online · Education: New York College Of ..."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentleary",
          "title": "Brent Leary - CRM Essentials - LinkedIn",
          "description": "Brent Leary is Co-founder and Partner of CRM Essentials LLC, a CRM consulting/advisory… · Experience: CRM Essentials · Location: Stockbridge · 500+ ..."
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsrosenth",
          "title": "Jeff Rosenthal - Head of CRM GTM, North America - monday.com",
          "description": "I lead GTM for an emerging portfolio of CRM & AI products at monday.com. Deep expertise in CRM & AI GTM as a trusted advisor to global go to market, sales, ..."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>