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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
linkedin
/
profile
Get LinkedIn profile
curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.dumplingai.com/api/v1/linkedin/profile \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaverna/"
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "name": "<string>",
  "image": "<string>",
  "location": "<string>",
  "followers": 123,
  "connections": "<string>",
  "about": "<string>",
  "recentPosts": [
    {
      "title": "<string>",
      "activityType": "<string>",
      "link": "<string>",
      "image": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "activity": [
    {}
  ],
  "experience": [
    {}
  ],
  "articles": [
    {}
  ],
  "education": [
    {}
  ],
  "publications": [
    {}
  ],
  "projects": [
    {}
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {}
  ],
  "similarProfiles": [
    {}
  ]
}

Documentation Index

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Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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Description

This endpoint retrieves comprehensive public profile information from LinkedIn including recent posts, experience, education, and activity. Perfect for lead research, content analysis, and professional networking insights.

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Endpoint

POST https://app.dumplingai.com/api/v1/linkedin/profile

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Headers

  • Content-Type: application/json
  • Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY> (required)

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Request Body

{
  "url": "string" // Required. LinkedIn profile URL
}

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Responses

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Success (200)

Returns comprehensive profile information including posts, experience, and education. 
{
  "success": true,
  "name": "Sarah Chen",
  "image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQH3Vz1qV_rNVQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1633389534107?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=8x4PIfTIYFOvpI1QRCDyAhNprZv0NY9kAp4EOdvUxLQ",
  "location": "San Francisco, California, United States",
  "followers": 12847,
  "connections": "500+",
  "about": "Full-stack developer passionate about creating accessible web experiences. Currently building developer tools at a fast-growing startup. Love mentoring new developers and contributing to open source projects.",
  "recentPosts": [
    {
      "title": "Just shipped a new feature that reduces our app's bundle size by 40%! Key takeaways: 1) Tree shaking works wonders 2) Dynamic imports for route splitting 3) Analyzing bundle with webpack-bundle-analyzer changed everything",
      "activityType": "Posted by Sarah Chen",
      "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sarahchen-dev_webdev-performance-javascript-activity-7333305862695919617-zTPI",
      "image": "https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/53n89ecoxpr1qrki1do3alazb"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mentored 3 amazing junior developers this month through our company's mentorship program. Watching them grow from struggling with async/await to confidently building full features is incredibly rewarding 🚀",
      "activityType": "Posted by Sarah Chen",
      "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sarahchen-dev_mentorship-webdevelopment-career-activity-7325898973485879296-jTB4",
      "image": "https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/53n89ecoxpr1qrki1do3alazb"
    }
  ],
  "experience": [
    {
      "@type": "Organization",
      "name": "TechFlow",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/techflow-inc",
      "location": "San Francisco, California",
      "member": {
        "@type": "OrganizationRole",
        "description": "Senior Full Stack Developer leading frontend architecture for a developer productivity platform. Built React components used by 50K+ developers daily. Reduced page load times by 60% through performance optimizations."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Organization", 
      "name": "StartupCo",
      "member": {
        "@type": "OrganizationRole",
        "description": "Full Stack Developer building customer-facing features with React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. Shipped 15+ features from concept to production. Collaborated with designers to implement pixel-perfect UIs."
      }
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
      "name": "University of California, Berkeley",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/school/uc-berkeley/",
      "member": {
        "@type": "OrganizationRole",
        "startDate": 2016,
        "endDate": 2020
      }
    }
  ],
  "activity": [
    {
      "title": "Great thread on React Server Components by @dan_abramov. The mental model shift from 'components run on client' to 'some components run on server' is huge...",
      "activityType": "Shared by Sarah Chen",
      "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sarahchen-dev_react-servercomponents-webdev-activity-7328134812047704064-4NUL",
      "image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/sync/v2/D4D27AQGJaeiyu-gbrA/articleshare-shrink_1280_800/B4DZbLDrHUHsAU-/0/1747163460743?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=rZtGF2kjhFfLy-TZil0d_bakH4UfHnK-dcxEsrZSl5s"
    }
  ],
  "articles": [
    {
      "headline": "Building Accessible React Components: A Practical Guide",
      "author": "Sarah Chen",
      "datePublished": "2024-09-15T13:08:55.000+00:00",
      "image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5612AQG9YbLJodxr8g/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/0/1520096757452?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=USPma8tkR65yot8_Ye0zDfH2llLpTrZdZGHtbzmPjQ0",
      "articleBody": "Accessibility isn't just a nice-to-have—it's essential for creating inclusive web experiences..."
    }
  ],
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "DevTools Dashboard",
      "url": "https://github.com/sarahchen/devtools-dashboard",
      "dateRange": "2024 - Present",
      "description": "Open source developer productivity dashboard built with React, TypeScript, and Vite. Features real-time metrics, customizable widgets, and GitHub integration.",
      "contributors": [
        {
          "name": "Alex Rodriguez",
          "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexrodriguez-dev",
          "image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5603AQFFdhmfyyiZig/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1581292451105?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=IwghMTQZZjJzIGbN6e1IYfWVBDAkgLP_kSJJPOkzQDg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "name": "Mike Johnson",
      "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikejohnson-tech",
      "image": "https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/9c8pery4andzj6ohjkjp54ma2",
      "text": "Sarah is an exceptional developer with a rare combination of technical expertise and mentorship skills. She consistently delivers high-quality code while helping junior developers grow. Any team would be lucky to have her."
    }
  ]
}
  • Content-Type: application/json
  • X-RateLimit-Limit: The rate limit for the user
  • X-RateLimit-Remaining: The remaining number of requests for the user

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Bad Request (400)

Returned if the request is invalid or missing required parameters. 
{
  "error": "'url' parameter is required and must be a non-empty string. Please provide a LinkedIn profile URL."
}

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Bad Gateway (502)

Returned if the external service is unavailable or returns invalid data. 
{
  "error": "Failed to retrieve LinkedIn profile information"
}

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Internal Server Error (500)

Returned if there’s an unexpected server error. 
{
  "error": "An unexpected server error occurred while fetching LinkedIn profile information"
}

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Example Request

curl -X POST https://app.dumplingai.com/api/v1/linkedin/profile \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
  "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchen-dev"
}'

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Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "name": "Sarah Chen",
  "image": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQH3Vz1qV_rNVQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1633389534107?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=8x4PIfTIYFOvpI1QRCDyAhNprZv0NY9kAp4EOdvUxLQ",
  "location": "San Francisco, California, United States",
  "followers": 12847,
  "connections": "500+",
  "about": "Full-stack developer passionate about creating accessible web experiences...",
  "recentPosts": [
    {
      "title": "Just shipped a new feature that reduces our app's bundle size by 40%!",
      "activityType": "Posted by Sarah Chen",
      "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sarahchen-dev_webdev-performance-javascript-activity-7333305862695919617-zTPI"
    }
  ],
  "experience": [
    {
      "@type": "Organization",
      "name": "TechFlow",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/techflow-inc",
      "location": "San Francisco, California"
    }
  ]
}

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Notes

  • The url parameter must be a valid LinkedIn profile URL (contains ‘linkedin.com/in/’)
  • This endpoint returns only publicly available information visible in an incognito browser
  • Unfortunately, LinkedIn no longer shows work history or job titles publicly for most profiles
  • The response includes recent posts, activity, education, and publicly visible experience
  • Some profile sections may be empty if the user has privacy restrictions
  • This endpoint uses 10 credits per request
  • Profile data may vary based on user privacy settings

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Rate Limiting

Rate limit headers (X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining) are included in the response to indicate the user’s current rate limit status.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
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url
string<uri>
required

Full LinkedIn profile URL (https://www.linkedin.com/in/...).

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requestSource
enum<string>

Optional identifier describing where the API request originated.

Available options:
API,
WEB,
MAKE_DOT_COM,
ZAPIER,
N8N,
PLAYGROUND,
DEFAULT_AUTOMATION,
AGENT_PREVIEW,
AGENT_LIVE,
AUTOPILOT,
STUDIO

Response

LinkedIn profile returned.

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success
boolean
required
​
name
string
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image
string<uri> | null
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location
string | null
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followers
integer | null
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connections
string | null
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about
string | null
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recentPosts
object[]
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activity
object[]
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experience
object[]
​
articles
object[]
​
education
object[]
​
publications
object[]
​
projects
object[]
​
recommendations
object[]
​
similarProfiles
object[]