# LinkedIn Scraper

## Endpoint

```
POST https://api.crawlbyte.ai/api/tasks
```

## Basic Configuration (Required)

```json
{
  "type": "linkedin",
  "input": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/some-person/",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/company/some-company/"
  ],
  "dataType": "profiles",
  "multithread": false,
  "cookie": "li_at=YOUR_COOKIE_HERE; JSESSIONID=YOUR_COOKIE_HERE"
}
```

### Parameters

| Field       | Type    | Description                                                       |
| ----------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| type        | string  | Always `"linkedin"`                                               |
| input       | array   | Array of full LinkedIn URLs                                       |
| dataType    | string  | Either `"profiles"` for people or `"companies"` for organizations |
| multithread | boolean | Use `true` for faster processing with multiple threads            |
| cookie      | string  | `key=value;`                                                      |

## Advanced Configuration (Optional)

```json
{
  "type": "linkedin",
  "input": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/some-person/"
  ],
  "dataType": "profiles",
  "user_agent_preset": "chrome",
  "headers": "{\"X-Test\":\"abc\"}",
  "proxy": "http://username:password@ip:port"
}
```

### Optional Parameters

| Field               | Type   | Description                                                                                                          |
| ------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| user\_agent\_preset | string | Preset user-agent. Options: `chrome`, `firefox`, `edge`, `opera`, `safari`, `ios-safari`, `android-chrome`, `custom` |
| user\_agent\_custom | string | Used if `user_agent_preset` is `custom.`                                                                             |
| headers             | string | JSON-formatted string of headers.                                                                                    |
| proxy               | string | `http://username:password@ip:port`                                                                                   |

## Pricing

* **$0.0075 per successful task**\
  This is a pay-as-you-go pricing model — you're only charged when a LinkedIn task successfully returns public data.

You can view your current credit balance and usage history in the [Crawlbyte Dashboard](https://dash.crawlbyte.ai/).

## Response

The response contains metadata about the task. For linkedin type, the most important fields are `status` and `result`.

```json
{
  "id": "af3e12f2-8f45-43b0-8a7b-cabbbb94c1e9",
  "status": "completed",
  "result": "JSON_RESULT_HERE"
}
```

* If `result` is a **JSON object**, the data is already available — no polling needed.

### Status Types

| Status     | Meaning                                                        |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| queued     | Task was accepted and added to the processing queue.           |
| processing | Task is currently running.                                     |
| completed  | Task finished successfully.                                    |
| failed     | Task encountered an error (e.g. bad proxy, invalid URL, etc.). |

## Polling

If the initial `status` is `queued` or `processing`, you should poll for task completion.

```
GET https://api.crawlbyte.ai/api/tasks/:id
```

* You’ll receive the same structure with an updated `status`.
* Only poll until you receive `completed` or `failed`.
* Recommended interval: **every 2–3 seconds**.

## SDK Usage

You can run this task using any official **Crawlbyte SDK**:

* [Go SDK](https://github.com/crawlbyte/crawlbyte-sdk-go)
* [TypeScript SDK](https://github.com/crawlbyte/crawlbyte-sdk-ts)
* [Python SDK](https://github.com/crawlbyte/crawlbyte-sdk-py)

Each SDK provides a simple way to:

* Create the task
* Poll for status
* Handle the final result

Refer to the [SDKs section](https://developers.crawlbyte.ai/sdks) for installation, examples, and setup instructions.

## Notes

* This task supports all LinkedIn profiles and company pages.
* A session cookie is typically required. Use the [Crawlbyte Chrome Extension](https://developers.crawlbyte.ai/linkedin-scraper) to extract it.
* While a session cookie is typically needed, alternative handling may be available in advanced setups. Feel free to reach out to explore what works best for your use case.
* Make sure any session usage complies with Crawlbyte’s Terms of Service.
* You can safely run large batches using `multithread: true`.