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Z Real-Time LinkedIn Scraper API

Real-time structured access to LinkedIn profiles, companies, jobs, posts, groups, and ads.

Z Real-Time LinkedIn Scraper API gives you real-time structured access to profiles, companies, jobs, posts, groups, and ads through one RapidAPI subscription. Built for teams that need a reliable LinkedIn data API without building and maintaining scraping infrastructure.

What the API covers

67 endpoints across 7 data domains, all accessible with one subscription.

  • People & Profile Enrichment

    Full profile data including experiences, skills, education, languages, licenses, publications, patents, and contact info.

  • Profile Activity & Relationships

    Posts, comments, reactions, images, videos, given/received recommendations, and group/school associations.

  • Company & Hiring Intelligence

    Company profiles, posts, job listings, employee data, and company search.

  • Content & Engagement

    Search and analyze posts, comments, replies, reactions, and reposts at the content level.

  • Extended Discovery

    Search for products, services, courses, events, and schools on LinkedIn.

  • Metadata APIs

    Query location, industry, job function, skill, degree, and demographic metadata to build precise audience filters.

  • Ad Library Intelligence

    Search and retrieve LinkedIn Ad Library data including campaign creatives and ad detail.

Endpoint reference

Sample paths by data domain. Full parameter and response schema documentation is on GitHub.

Full docs on GitHub →

People & Profile Enrichment

  • /api/search/people
  • /api/profile
  • /api/profile/contact
  • /api/profile/experiences
  • /api/profile/skills
  • /api/profile/educations
  • /api/profile/languages
  • /api/profile/licenses
  • /api/profile/projects
  • /api/profile/publications
  • /api/profile/patents
  • /api/profile/honors
  • /api/profile/volunteers

Profile Activity & Relationships

  • /api/profile/posts
  • /api/profile/comments
  • /api/profile/reactions
  • /api/profile/images
  • /api/profile/videos
  • /api/profile/documents
  • /api/profile/given-recommendations
  • /api/profile/received-recommendations
  • /api/profile/companies
  • /api/profile/groups
  • /api/profile/schools
  • /api/profile/newsletters

Company & Hiring Intelligence

  • /api/search/companies
  • /api/company/profile
  • /api/company/posts
  • /api/company/post-comments
  • /api/company/jobs
  • /api/company/people
  • /api/search/jobs
  • /api/job/detail

Content, Community & Engagement

  • /api/search/posts
  • /api/post/detail
  • /api/post/comments
  • /api/post/comments/replies
  • /api/post/reactions
  • /api/post/reposts
  • /api/search/groups
  • /api/group/info
  • /api/group/posts

Extended Discovery

  • /api/search/products
  • /api/search/services
  • /api/search/courses
  • /api/search/events
  • /api/search/schools

Metadata APIs

  • /api/search/metadata/location
  • /api/search/metadata/industry
  • /api/search/metadata/job-function
  • /api/search/metadata/skill
  • /api/search/metadata/degree
  • /api/search/metadata/credential
  • /api/search/metadata/field-of-study

Ad Library Intelligence

  • /api/ad-library/search
  • /api/ad-library/detail

Built for real LinkedIn data workflows

From lead generation to recruiting pipelines, the Z LinkedIn API powers workflows that require real-time profile, company, and job data.

  • B2B Lead Gen & Outbound Enrichment

    Search for ICP-fit prospects by role, company, and location. Pull profile experience, skills, and contact info into your CRM before your first touchpoint.

  • Recruiting & Hiring Pipeline

    Source candidates matching specific skill sets and experience patterns. Track when target profiles change jobs or update their profiles to catch hiring signals in real-time.

  • Sales Intelligence & CRM Enrichment

    Auto-enrich CRM records with real-time LinkedIn profile and company data. Monitor job changes, promotions, and company posts to time your outreach.

  • Research & Market Intelligence

    Track competitor hiring patterns via job listings. Analyze post engagement and content strategy from target accounts to inform your own market positioning.

  • Ad Campaign Intelligence

    Pull LinkedIn Ad Library data to reverse-engineer competitor ad creatives, messaging, and targeting strategies across your vertical.

Quick start

Three steps from sign-up to first API response.

  1. Subscribe to a plan on RapidAPI.

  2. Open an endpoint in the RapidAPI testing UI and copy the generated code snippet.

  3. Send requests using your RapidAPI key and host header.

bash
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://z-real-time-linkedin-scraper-api1.p.rapidapi.com/api/search/people?keywords=software%20engineer&limit=10' \
  --header 'X-RapidAPI-Key: <YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>' \
  --header 'X-RapidAPI-Host: z-real-time-linkedin-scraper-api1.p.rapidapi.com'

Pricing

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Pricing shown below was verified at implementation time. Always check the current RapidAPI listing for the latest rates and quotas.

PlanPriceRequestsOverage
Basic$0 / month100 requests / month
Pro$49 / month30,000 requests / month$0.005 per request
Ultra$199 / month150,000 requests / month$0.004 per request
Mega$499 / month500,000 requests / month$0.003 per request

Frequently asked questions

How many endpoints does the LinkedIn API include?
The API provides 67 endpoints across 7 data domains: people and profile enrichment, profile activity and relationships, company and hiring intelligence, content and engagement, extended discovery, metadata APIs, and ad library intelligence.
What LinkedIn data can I access?
Profile data (experiences, skills, education, contact info), company profiles and posts, job listings, post-level engagement (comments, reactions, reposts), group data, extended search (products, services, courses, events, schools), metadata filters, and LinkedIn Ad Library data.
How do I authenticate requests?
Authentication uses your RapidAPI key in the X-RapidAPI-Key request header. Subscribe on RapidAPI, copy your key from the dashboard, and include it in every API call.
Do endpoints support pagination?
Yes. Endpoints follow a consistent query-driven model with pagination so you can retrieve large datasets across people, companies, jobs, posts, and more.
Where is the full API documentation?
Full field-level docs, response schemas, and advanced examples are published on GitHub at the linked docs repository. A first-party docs section on this site is in development.
Can I use this API in a commercial product?
Yes. The API is built for teams shipping CRMs, recruiting tools, sales intelligence products, and growth engines. Use it in compliance with applicable laws, platform policies, and your internal data governance requirements.

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