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LinkedIn Scraper API

Profiles, companies, posts, and the LinkedIn Ad Library from one API key. No Sales Navigator license. No partner program.

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6 endpointsNative MCP server250 free credits, no card

LinkedIn does not offer a public profile or company read API. Their Marketing and Talent APIs are gated behind partner programs that take months to apply for and reject most commercial use cases. Sales Navigator costs $1,600 per seat per year and still rate-limits scraping. CreatorCrawl reads any public LinkedIn profile, company page, post, or Ad Library entry under pay-as-you-go credits that never expire. Every endpoint is exposed as a native MCP tool so your Claude or Cursor agent can read LinkedIn in natural language.

Why pick CreatorCrawl over the LinkedIn Marketing / Partner API?

The official LinkedIn Marketing / Partner API is the first place most developers look. Here is why teams building real products switch off it.

LinkedIn Marketing / Partner API

Partner program required, application takes months and rejects most use cases
No public profile read endpoint exists at all in the official API
Sales Navigator costs $1,600 per seat per year with strict scrape limits
Talent Solutions API requires a LinkedIn Recruiter license
No official access to the LinkedIn Ad Library for non-advertisers

CreatorCrawl

No approval process, sign up in 60 seconds
Pay-as-you-go credits, never expire, no subscription
Native MCP server for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed
Same API covers 5 other platforms under one key
Real-time data on every request, 250 free credits on signup

LinkedIn endpoints

6 endpoints covering profiles, content, engagement, and search. Every endpoint is exposed as an MCP tool so your AI agent can call it in natural language.

GET/linkedin/profile

Person Profile

Name, photo, location, follower count, about text, recent posts, experience, education, and similar profiles for any public LinkedIn profile URL.

GET/linkedin/company

Company Page

Name, description, location, employee count, founded date, industry, specialties, funding rounds, and similar companies.

GET/linkedin/company/posts

Company Posts

Recent public posts from a LinkedIn company page with pagination.

GET/linkedin/post

Post

Single LinkedIn post or pulse article with engagement counts, author info, comments, and related articles.

GET/linkedin/ads/search

Ad Library Search

Search the LinkedIn Ad Library by company, keyword, country, or date range. Returns creative, advertiser, targeting, and impressions data.

GET/linkedin/ad

Ad Details

Detailed ad data including creative, advertiser, targeting, impressions bucket, and per-country breakdown.

Connect LinkedIn to your AI agent in 60 seconds

The CreatorCrawl MCP server exposes all 6+ LinkedIn endpoints as native tools. Drop this config into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or Zed and your agent can read LinkedIn in natural language.

MCP configuration

Works in every MCP client

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "creatorcrawl": {
      "url": "https://app.creatorcrawl.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save the config, restart your MCP client, and ask your agent something like "Pull the last 20 posts from a LinkedIn account and summarise the themes."

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What teams build with LinkedIn data

B2B lead enrichment from any LinkedIn profile

Enrich your CRM with live LinkedIn data: name, headline, location, follower count, current role, and recent post activity. No Sales Navigator seat required.

Company intelligence at scale

Pull company pages for any LinkedIn URL: employee count, funding rounds, founded date, industry, headquarters. Perfect for sales prospecting, market mapping, and competitive intelligence.

Competitor ad spy via the LinkedIn Ad Library

Search the Ad Library for any company. See their creative, targeting language, impressions volume, and which countries they target. Map their B2B go-to-market in minutes.

AI agent research on LinkedIn data

Connect the CreatorCrawl MCP server to Claude or Cursor and let an agent read LinkedIn profiles, companies, posts, and ads in natural language.

Frequently asked questions about the LinkedIn API

How is this different from the official LinkedIn API?

LinkedIn's official APIs are gated behind partner programs that take months to apply for and reject most commercial use cases. There is no public profile or company read endpoint in the official API at all. CreatorCrawl reads the same public data your browser sees, without any approval process or OAuth dance.

Do I need a Sales Navigator license?

No. Sales Navigator costs $1,600 per seat per year and still rate-limits scraping. CreatorCrawl pulls public LinkedIn data at $29 for 5,000 credits with no seats, no licenses, and no rate limits.

Can I read private profiles or premium-gated content?

No. CreatorCrawl only exposes data that LinkedIn shows to logged-out browsers and search engines. Private profiles, locked posts, and Premium-gated content are out of scope.

Is scraping LinkedIn legal?

Reading publicly available data is generally considered legal under precedents like hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn (2022). The specifics depend on jurisdiction and use case. Review LinkedIn Terms of Service, GDPR, and CCPA against your downstream usage before going live.

Can I use this with Claude, Cursor, or other MCP clients?

Yes. CreatorCrawl ships a native MCP server that exposes every LinkedIn endpoint as a tool. Your AI agent reads LinkedIn profiles, companies, posts, and ads in natural language without writing any HTTP client code.

Is there a free tier?

250 credits free on signup, no credit card required. Every LinkedIn API call is 1 credit. Credits never expire. If you outgrow the free pack, credit bundles start at $29 for 5,000 credits with no subscription.