LinkedIn Search Companies API
Scrape LinkedIn Search Companies data with one API call. Returns company pages matching a keyword, as a canonical AuthorList: `username`, `display_name`, `bio` (tagline), `url`, `avatar_url`. Optional filters: `company_size` (LinkedIn headcount buckets), `has_jobs`, `industry_ids` (comma-separated ids from `/v1/linkedin/search/industry`), `geocode` (ids from `/v1/linkedin/search/location`). Page with `page`.
Last updated September 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns LinkedIn company pages matching a keyword, each with name, tagline, page URL, and logo.
Use it to find companies by name and optional size, industry, location, or open-jobs filters, then pass a result to company.
Searching 65 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Search Companies API?
The Search Companies 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/search/companies?query=microsoft"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/search/companies",
params={
'query': 'microsoft',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/search/companies?query=microsoft",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Company name or keyword. |
| page | No | 1-based page number. Defaults to 1. |
| company_size | No | Headcount bucket. One of `1-10`, `11-50`, `51-200`, `201-500`, `501-1000`, `1001-5000`, `5001-10000`, `10001+`. (1-10 | 11-50 | 51-200 | 201-500 | 501-1000 | 1001-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001+) |
| has_jobs | No | When true, return only companies that currently have open jobs. |
| industry_ids | No | Comma-separated industry ids from /v1/linkedin/search/industry. |
| geocode | No | Comma-separated location ids from /v1/linkedin/search/location. |
What does the LinkedIn Search Companies 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/search/users",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"author": {
"id": "6780262640079193090",
"username": "cookingwithhel",
"display_name": "Cooking with Hel",
"avatar_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-alisg-avt-0068/e1547b843ed71ccc69e199147854f489~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:100:100:q70.heic?biz_tag=musically_user.user_cover&dr=8835&idc=useast8&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=7f24701a&s=SEARCH&sc=avatar&shcp=c1333099&shp=30310797&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=bLp06YEEM1DEDR6nG%2BZt3lhGWx4%3D",
"bio": null,
"verified": null,
"followers": 4214875,
"following": 1,
"posts_count": 2341,
"likes_count": 62731828,
"url": null,
"location": null
}
},
{
"author": {
"id": "7352666564073833515",
"username": "cooking_recipescr",
"display_name": "cooking_recipescr",
"avatar_url": "https://p19-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-useast5-avt-0068-tx/7352667004160966699~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:100:100:q70.heic?biz_tag=musically_user.user_cover&dr=8835&idc=useast8&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=6df0f827&s=SEARCH&sc=avatar&shcp=c1333099&shp=30310797&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=ysLi7%2FLtH4t5ebZnGzJXSfgYhnU%3D",
"bio": null,
"verified": null,
"followers": 1780390,
"following": 1,
"posts_count": 995,
"likes_count": 10060260,
"url": null,
"location": null
}
},
{
"author": {
"id": "6829580668634694662",
"username": "felizcooking",
"display_name": "Feliz Cooking",
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/179d2c1fe2dc5523974abdaf232e8554~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:100:100:q70.heic?biz_tag=musically_user.user_cover&dr=8835&idc=useast8&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=97c11cfd&s=SEARCH&sc=avatar&shcp=c1333099&shp=30310797&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=aCkp4jy6AxdG2R9otN52rtXzHNc%3D",
"bio": null,
"verified": null,
"followers": 338243,
"following": 374,
"posts_count": 464,
"likes_count": 2140124,
"url": null,
"location": null
}
}
],
"next_cursor": "30",
"total": 30,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req-8Kq2ZmR4vT9xLb3P",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiMzAiLCJwIjoiY3Vyc29yIn0",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 30
}
}Example captured from the TikTok API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your LinkedIn Search Companies response has the same fields.
How does the LinkedIn Search Companies 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"
}
}
}Ready to scrape LinkedIn Search Companies data?
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