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LinkedIn Profile Reactions API
Returns the posts a LinkedIn member reacted to, each with the post text, its original author, like, comment and share counts, and date.
GET /v1/linkedin/profile/reactionsLast updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the LinkedIn Profile Reactions API
Use it to see what a person engages with rather than what they publish, which profile/posts returns.
From the API reference
List posts a LinkedIn member reacted to, normalised to the SocialCrawl schema, as one fixed window of up to 20. Each row also says when the member reacted (post.ext.reacted_at, ISO 8601), which reaction activity it was (post.ext.reaction_activity_id) and the reaction as LinkedIn's code such as LIKE or PRAISE (post.ext.reaction, beside LinkedIn's rendered sentence in post.ext.reaction_type; null on a reaction to a comment and on a sentence that is not in English). When the primary source is unavailable or slow, a backup source answers with the member's reactions to posts only, without reactions to comments, and post.ext.reaction_type is null on its rows; data._warnings says so.
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What can you do with the Profile Reactions API?
The Profile Reactions endpoint gives you structured LinkedIn data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/linkedin/profile/reactions: 5 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 60: the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 60 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/reactions?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F" && cat response.json# GET /v1/linkedin/profile/reactions: 5 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 60 # the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/reactions"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(params):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.get(
URL,
params=params,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
params = {
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/linkedin/profile/reactions: 5 credits per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000; // the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/reactions");
url.searchParams.set("url", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | Full URL of the LinkedIn profile, company, or post. |
| 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. To address a member by URN alone, send the URN-form profile URL as `url`, for example https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAA8BYqEBCGLg_vT_ca6mMEqkpp9nVffJ3hc: it resolves to the same member as the public address (verified 20/10/2026 on profile/posts and profile/comments) and holds only ASCII, which helps when the public address carries an emoji or other symbol. |
| since | No | Only rows published on or after this date: YYYY-MM-DD (midnight UTC) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Rows older than it are left off each page. This list is not in date order, so the walk does not stop at the date: keep following `next_cursor`, and each page costs what a page costs even when every row on it is filtered out. A row with no date is kept. `published_after`, `start_date`, `from_date`, `publish_time` (`yesterday`, `this-week`, `this-month`, `last-3-months`, `last-6-months`) and `max_age_days` are accepted and applied as `since`. |
| until | No | Only rows published on or before this date: YYYY-MM-DD (that whole UTC day is included) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Newer rows are left off each page and the walk does not stop, so older pages follow. A row with no date is kept. `published_before`, `end_date` and `to_date` are accepted and applied as `until`. |
Example Response
What does the LinkedIn Profile Reactions 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": "linkedin",
"endpoint": "/v1/linkedin/profile/reactions",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "7520763761922744320",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7521763026652368896",
"content": {
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted).",
"media_urls": [
"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E22AQFBvS1CHMQQXQ/feedshare-image-high-res/B4EaF6bBF6I4AU-/0/1793055266051?e=1795046400&v=beta&t=FStumVAF7OAY47rpKlvg6-PdtliNetKC7QGvAstpzYU"
],
"thumbnail_url": null,
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": "user_517da7",
"display_name": "user_4b3f29",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/avatars/user_43778b.png",
"verified": null
},
"engagement": {
"views": null,
"likes": 166,
"comments": 11,
"shares": 2,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
"ext": {
"author_id": "99000015319672",
"author_url": "https://example.com/user_b96d2d",
"hashtags": null,
"mentions": null,
"reaction_counts": [
{
"count": 145,
"type": "LIKE"
},
{
"count": 11,
"type": "PRAISE"
}
],
"share_urn": "urn:li:share:7520618877542780928",
"post_type": "activity",
"published_at_precision": null,
"author_urn": "user_0c640d",
"author_headline": "Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist | Reproductive Medicine & Fertility | Corporate speaker | Helping women understand their bodies to thrive professionally and personally | Tackling healthcare inequalities",
"author_type": "user",
"is_repost_quote": null,
"reaction_type": "Bill Gates likes this"
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": null
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "7519806026121052160",
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7521762974101938176",
"content": {
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted). Sample comment text (redacted).",
"media_urls": [
"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E22AQGjVCDCrl99zQ/feedshare-image-high-res/B4EaFu3uu6G8AU-/0/1792861466617?e=1795046400&v=beta&t=UoCnVBl-YuvBlQWHVD5eFgDHVonTkDtT_dT-iRtGkh4",
"https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E22AQGPgxM-uTjvLQ/feedshare-image-high-res/B4EaFu3uE4IYAU-/0/1792861463888?e=1795046400&v=beta&t=vk9WytR7fYsd5_d3YsdXMGGtnaey1nDfdnD0ejHk-MI"
],
"thumbnail_url": null,
"duration_seconds": null
},
"author": {
"username": "user_cc5762",
"display_name": "user_5f70df",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/avatars/user_fca73d.png",
"verified": null
},
"engagement": {
"views": null,
"likes": 133,
"comments": 7,
"shares": 1,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": null,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z",
"ext": {
"author_id": "99000000585692",
"author_url": "https://example.com/user_b41693",
"hashtags": null,
"mentions": null,
"reaction_counts": [
{
"count": 113,
"type": "LIKE"
},
{
"count": 12,
"type": "PRAISE"
}
],
"share_urn": "urn:li:ugcPost:7519806026121052160",
"post_type": "ugc",
"published_at_precision": null,
"author_urn": "user_ba5efe",
"author_headline": "Honorary Professor & Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust",
"author_type": "user",
"is_repost_quote": null,
"reaction_type": "Bill Gates likes this"
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": null,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "education",
"estimated_reach": null
}
}
],
"total": null,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 5,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 20,
"typical_page_size": null,
"next_page_credits": null
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-11-02T01:00:20.468Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
API Details
How does the LinkedIn Profile Reactions 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()[ .JSON ]
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}FAQ
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about SocialCrawl's API, pricing, and capabilities.
Contact usWhat does the LinkedIn Profile Reactions API return?
It returns a feed of posts a given member reacted to, from their profile URL. Each item includes the reaction type (like, celebrate, support, love, insightful, funny), the original post's author, text, and engagement counts.
How do I call the profile reactions endpoint?
Send a GET request to /v1/linkedin/profile/reactions with the member's profile URL in the url parameter. SocialCrawl returns the reacted-to posts as a single-window feed in the unified schema.
How many reacted posts do I get?
The full window LinkedIn publishes, in the one call. This surface has no continuation token, so there is no second page to fetch and the endpoint rejects cursor and page rather than silently re-serving the first page.
How much does the profile reactions endpoint cost?
Each page costs 5 credits on the advanced tier, regardless of how many reactions come back. New accounts get 100 free credits with no card, enough for 20 pages of reaction activity.
Can I use reactions for social listening or intent signals?
Yes. The posts a person engages with reveal their interests and buying signals, so sales and social-listening teams use this feed to find warm leads and topics a prospect actively cares about.
Is this different from the post reactions endpoint?
Yes. This endpoint lists the posts a member reacted to, keyed by a profile URL. The /v1/linkedin/post/reactions endpoint does the reverse: it lists the people who reacted to one specific post.
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