LinkedIn Search People API
Scrape LinkedIn Search People data with one API call. Searches LinkedIn members by name and B2B filters (title, current/past company, school, industry, location, language). Returns a paginated list of matching profiles with handle, headline, location, follower count, and the member URN for follow-up enrichment calls.
Last updated June 2026
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The Search People endpoint gives you structured LinkedIn data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/search/people?query=Bill+Gates" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/search/people",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
params={"query": "Bill Gates"},
)
data = response.json()const params = new URLSearchParams({
"query": "Bill Gates",
});
const response = await fetch(`https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/search/people?${params}`, {
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Name or display-name keyword to search for (e.g. 'Bill Gates'). |
| page | No | Page number for pagination (default 1). |
| first_name | No | Filter by first name. |
| last_name | No | Filter by last name. |
| title | No | Filter by job title or headline. |
| current_company | No | Filter by current company ID (comma-separated for multiple). |
| past_company | No | Filter by a previously-worked company ID. |
| school | No | Filter by school ID. |
| industry | No | Filter by industry ID. |
| geocode_location | No | Filter by location geocode ID. |
| profile_language | No | Filter by profile language (ISO 2-letter code, e.g. 'en'). |
| service_category | No | Filter by service-category ID. |
| follower_of | No | Return people who follow a specific member URN. |
How does the LinkedIn Search People API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.
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 People data?
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