LinkedIn Profile Posts API
Scrape LinkedIn Profile Posts data with one API call. List a LinkedIn member's recent posts, normalised to the SocialCrawl schema. The upstream serves this feed as ONE fixed window and has no working continuation token, so the response is always terminal (`pagination.has_more` is `false` and `next_cursor` is `null`) and a `cursor` is rejected rather than silently re-serving the first page. Use `limit` to control depth: it defaults to 20 and accepts up to 100, the provider's hard ceiling, at the same credit cost. A feed shorter than the requested `limit` simply returns everything the member has posted. **Older than the most recent 100.** Read the row count first: if this endpoint returns fewer posts than your `limit`, that is the member's entire history and there is nothing further back to fetch. If it returns exactly 100 the feed is truncated, and the way past it is /v1/linkedin/search/posts with `from_member` set to the member's urn (`author.ext.urn` on /v1/linkedin/profile) and no `query`. That endpoint pages with a real `next_cursor` that keeps advancing, and on a prolific member it reaches months further back than this one. It reads a best-effort search index rather than the member's feed, so it is the deeper source only for members this endpoint truncates. **It is not a complete archive**: how deep it goes is a property of the index and varies by member, from a couple of hundred posts to a few hundred, so walk it to find out and do not design around a fixed number.
Last updated September 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns the posts a LinkedIn member published, each with text, author name, like, comment and share counts, media, and publish time.
Use it for what a person posted themselves; profile/reactions covers posts they only reacted to, profile/comments their comments.
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The Profile Posts endpoint gives you structured LinkedIn data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/posts?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/posts",
params={
'url': 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/posts?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Full URL of the LinkedIn profile, company, or post. |
| limit | No | How many posts to return in the one call, 1 to 100. Defaults to the upstream's 20. 100 is the provider's hard ceiling and costs the same as 20, so ask for the depth you need up front - there is no second page to fetch. |
| urn | No | The member's opaque LinkedIn URN, as returned in `author.ext.urn` by /v1/linkedin/profile. Optional, and a pure optimisation: pass it ALONGSIDE `url` (which stays required) and this call skips the internal handle lookup, so it answers faster and consumes half the upstream rate-limit budget. Verified on the deployed API 05/09/2026. |
What does the LinkedIn Profile Posts API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/profile/videos",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "7658005300657638669",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/7658005300657638669",
"content": {
"text": "dc @lara.joanna ",
"media_urls": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-eu.com/4a08329b68e24d90b840a05c9244ba65/6a498c37/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/ocXRU4saOAVGYeJRAAygAjFIzOGsgRf4peSeXk/?a=1233&bti=MzU8OGYpNHYpNzo5ZjEuLjpkLTptNDQwOg%3D%3D&&bt=1135&ft=ERfCkaZWD00Q12Nvr-HxzIxRA7lGF3_45SY&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=OTg8NGkzZTQ8PDo1NmQ2O0BpanEzd205cmRlPDMzZzczNEAvNWM0NDFfNi8xMjExNF5eYSNmMGwyMmQ0LzBhLS1kMS9zcw%3D%3D&vvpl=1&l=20260703224143F66ABC3BD3A97DB0685C&btag=e000b0000",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/owxEmiGPia440JkI3PgALU3bB7aBAlzdBEsKB~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:300:400:q70.heic?dr=9232&refresh_token=bf18ce44&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=8AANrRWOCWfS6xtQ9JJiHB77vxo%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=933b5bde&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=132edbea&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=PUBLISH&sc=cover",
"duration_seconds": 16.903
},
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"display_name": "charli d’amelio",
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/ee31de49ddf64b45c5b2e3c55fbd0ea4~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:1080:1080:q70.heic?dr=9608&idc=no1a&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=e0b099bd&s=PUBLISH&sc=avatar&shcp=132edbea&shp=d05b14bd&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=9SsuimlpGdsdlerisiaqvDVLV3c%3D",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 3417578,
"likes": 501973,
"comments": 2618,
"shares": 6304,
"saves": 22989
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-07-02T18:51:58.000Z",
"ext": {
"music_id": "7656080164593437471",
"published_at_epoch": 1783018318
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.14949,
"language": null,
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": 4101094
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "7657606229484670221",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/7657606229484670221",
"content": {
"text": "@Alexa Davis ",
"media_urls": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-eu.com/07ada727f60ed77f8504c4c9aee6f992/6a498c31/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/oAmE41FRfIDnKlQAZjDgfcEsqFENRqYDSBGUSB/?a=1233&bti=MzU8OGYpNHYpNzo5ZjEuLjpkLTptNDQwOg%3D%3D&&bt=857&ft=ERfCkaZWD00Q12Nvr-HxzIxRA7lGF3_45SY&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=NWU8OTg2aTw6ODlpNDU1PEBpanlrNmw5cmxuPDMzZzczNEBfLTEtMy8tXzYxLzYvYTNfYSNlbGVvMmRrYC9hLS1kMS9zcw%3D%3D&vvpl=1&l=20260703224143F66ABC3BD3A97DB0685C&btag=e000b0000",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/ooZRDflKEE2SIFSfsAqgFBcFEORUAY4jBDl2Yc~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:300:400:q70.heic?dr=9232&refresh_token=0ee7ce0e&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=DiqCJ1sMgLvKp5k1aK2lKgBm7CU%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=933b5bde&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=132edbea&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=PUBLISH&sc=cover",
"duration_seconds": 10.123
},
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"display_name": "charli d’amelio",
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/ee31de49ddf64b45c5b2e3c55fbd0ea4~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:1080:1080:q70.heic?dr=9608&idc=no1a&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=e0b099bd&s=PUBLISH&sc=avatar&shcp=132edbea&shp=d05b14bd&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=9SsuimlpGdsdlerisiaqvDVLV3c%3D",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 7205601,
"likes": 739100,
"comments": 1943,
"shares": 6268,
"saves": 28516
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-07-01T17:03:22.000Z",
"ext": {
"music_id": "7656080164593437471",
"published_at_epoch": 1782925402
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.103713,
"language": null,
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": 8646721
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "7657287641641143565",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/7657287641641143565",
"content": {
"text": null,
"media_urls": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-eu.com/24d5a0ceaf069ce4435f27d4a1fb7fa5/6a498c2d/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/o4IuEqzEKBC3UgRghYEA5FEDZJDB2RL2JfePpS/?a=1233&bti=M0BzMzU8OGYpNzo5Zi5wIzEuLjpkNDQwOg%3D%3D&&bt=939&ft=ERfCkaZWD00Q12Nvr-HxzIxRA7lGF3_45SY&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=O2Q8M2k1Nzo7ODkzPGQ2NkBpM3VrZmo5cm01PDMzZzczNEBiYC0yLjU0XjQxNTMxX2FhYSNjZy5mMmRzYC9hLS1kMS9zcw%3D%3D&vvpl=1&l=20260703224143F66ABC3BD3A97DB0685C&btag=e000b0000",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/oEEehFBRSDqxRYEZJgMgAQpzEf2PJiDEJNI7CB~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:300:400:q70.heic?dr=9232&refresh_token=7ef5f605&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=10x4mFTkwGHZf2I3P%2FcRrZr6vTo%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=933b5bde&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=132edbea&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=PUBLISH&sc=cover",
"duration_seconds": 6.467
},
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"display_name": "charli d’amelio",
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/ee31de49ddf64b45c5b2e3c55fbd0ea4~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:1080:1080:q70.heic?dr=9608&idc=no1a&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=e0b099bd&s=PUBLISH&sc=avatar&shcp=132edbea&shp=d05b14bd&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=9SsuimlpGdsdlerisiaqvDVLV3c%3D",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 5941789,
"likes": 941067,
"comments": 3165,
"shares": 17173,
"saves": 18760
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-06-30T20:27:04.000Z",
"ext": {
"music_id": "7530783142774065975",
"published_at_epoch": 1782851224
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.161804,
"language": null,
"content_category": null,
"estimated_reach": 7130147
}
}
],
"next_cursor": "1782516110000",
"total": 10,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req-8Kq2ZmR4vT9xLb3P",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiMTc4MjUxNjExMDAwMCIsInAiOiJtYXhfY3Vyc29yIn0",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 10
}
}Example captured from the TikTok API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your LinkedIn Profile Posts response has the same fields.
How does the LinkedIn Profile Posts API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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