LinkedIn Profile Skills API
Scrape LinkedIn Profile Skills data with one API call. List a member's skills — via the Fresh LinkedIn Scraper upstream, normalised to the SocialCrawl schema.
Last updated August 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns the skills listed on a LinkedIn member's profile, with each skill's name and the endorsements shown against it.
Use it to score a person against a skill requirement, separately from the roles returned by profile/experiences.
Searching 48 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Profile Skills API?
The Profile Skills 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/skills?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwilliamhgates%2F"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/skills",
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/skills?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. |
| page | No |
What does the LinkedIn Profile Skills 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": "google",
"endpoint": "/v1/google/search",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "My Top 50 London Restaurants (26 Jan-9 Feb 2025)",
"url": "https://anguscolwell.substack.com/p/my-top-50-london-restaurants-26-jan",
"description": "Feb 9, 2025 · 1) Bouchon Racine, Farringdon. I'm completely obsessed with it, I love it more than anywhere else, it's operating on a level above any other ..."
},
{
"title": "The 38 Best London Restaurants According to Eater's Local Dining ...",
"url": "https://www.eater.com/maps/best-london-restaurants-eater-38",
"description": "The best meals in London, from Michelin fine dining to beloved street food, according to a longtime restaurant editor."
},
{
"title": "LONDON by The MICHELIN Guide",
"url": "https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/travel-guide/london",
"description": "Discover the beloved restaurants and exciting new openings that everyone is talking about: London's bustling pubs, MICHELIN-Starred restaurants that are among ..."
}
]
},
"dropped": 0,
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiMiIsInAiOiJwYWdlIn0",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 10
}
}Example captured from the Google Search API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your LinkedIn Profile Skills response has the same fields.
How does the LinkedIn Profile Skills 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"
}
}
}Have a question? We got answers
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