# LinkedIn Profile Info

## Overview

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Status** | active |
| **Method** | `GET` |
| **Endpoint** | `/v2/linkedin/profile/info` |
| **Base URL** | `https://api.piloterr.com` |
| **Credit Cost** | 1 credit per call |
| **Documentation** | https://www.piloterr.com/library/linkedin-profile-info |

## Description

Streamline recruitment and business development by extracting valuable LinkedIn profile insights.

## Authentication

- **Key Name:** `x-api-key`
- **Location:** HTTP Header
- **Get an API key:** https://app.piloterr.com/register

## Example Request

```bash
curl --location --request GET 'https://api.piloterr.com/v2/linkedin/profile/info' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Example Response

### Lookup by username. Bill Gates

```json
{
  "skills": [
    "Software Development",
    "Technology",
    "Philanthropy",
    "Public Speaking",
    "Strategic Planning"
  ],
  "address": null,
  "summary": "Chair of the Gates Foundation. Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Co-founder of Microsoft. Voracious reader. Avid traveler. Active blogger.",
  "articles": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/phone-call-saves-lives-bill-gates-yspvc",
      "title": "A phone call that saves lives",
      "author": "Bill Gates"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/expanding-access-health-care-through-ai-bill-gates-xyqtc",
      "title": "Expanding access to health care through AI",
      "author": "Bill Gates"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy",
  "username": "williamhgates",
  "full_name": "Bill Gates",
  "languages": [],
  "photo_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5603AQF-RYZP55jmXA/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200",
  "educations": [
    {
      "school": "Harvard University",
      "end_date": null,
      "end_year": null,
      "start_date": null,
      "start_year": null,
      "field_of_study": "Computer Science and Economics"
    }
  ],
  "experiences": [
    {
      "company": "Gates Foundation",
      "end_date": null,
      "job_title": "Chair",
      "start_date": "2022-01-01",
      "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/gatesfoundation",
      "description": null,
      "company_logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E0BAQG8h8v5PqC7dA/company-logo_100_100"
    },
    {
      "company": "Breakthrough Energy",
      "end_date": null,
      "job_title": "Founder",
      "start_date": "2015-01-01",
      "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/breakthrough-energy",
      "description": null,
      "company_logo": null
    }
  ],
  "profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates",
  "certifications": [],
  "follower_count": 36800000,
  "recommendations": [],
  "connection_count": 500,
  "member_identifier": "williamhgates"
}
```

### Lookup by profile URL - https://fr.linkedin.com/in/robertoanthony

```json
{
  "address": {
    "city": "Toulouse",
    "state": "Occitanie",
    "county": "Haute-Garonne",
    "country": "France",
    "country_code": "FR"
  },
  "summary": null,
  "articles": [],
  "headline": null,
  "username": "robertoanthony",
  "full_name": "Anthony Roberto",
  "languages": [],
  "photo_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E03AQESrSIvu5b6hg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1719837214768?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=FHWTTVQCQIEepBfKiu4Fws5h6egeq3ZljR0KhP1ljcI",
  "activities": [],
  "educations": [],
  "experiences": [
    {
      "address": {
        "city": "Toulouse",
        "state": "Occitanie",
        "county": "Haute-Garonne",
        "country": "France",
        "country_code": "FR"
      },
      "company": "WebAPI Group",
      "end_date": null,
      "location": "Toulouse, Occitanie, France",
      "start_at": null,
      "company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/webapi-group",
      "description": null
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "city": "Flourens",
        "state": "Occitanie",
        "county": "Haute-Garonne",
        "country": "France",
        "country_code": "FR"
      },
      "company": null,
      "end_date": null,
      "location": "Flourens, Occitanie, France",
      "start_at": null,
      "company_url": null,
      "description": null
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "city": "Flourens",
        "state": "Occitanie",
        "county": "Haute-Garonne",
        "country": "France",
        "country_code": "FR"
      },
      "company": null,
      "end_date": null,
      "location": "Flourens",
      "start_at": null,
      "company_url": null,
      "description": null
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "city": "Flourens",
        "state": "Occitanie",
        "county": "Haute-Garonne",
        "country": "France",
        "country_code": "FR"
      },
      "company": null,
      "end_date": null,
      "location": "Flourens (31)",
      "start_at": null,
      "company_url": null,
      "description": null
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "city": null,
        "state": "Occitanie",
        "county": "Haute-Garonne",
        "country": "France",
        "country_code": "FR"
      },
      "company": null,
      "end_date": null,
      "location": "Castanet-Tolosan",
      "start_at": null,
      "company_url": null,
      "description": null
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "city": "Villefranche-de-Lauragais",
        "state": "Occitanie",
        "county": "Haute-Garonne",
        "country": "France",
        "country_code": "FR"
      },
      "company": null,
      "end_date": null,
      "location": "Villefranche de Lauragais ",
      "start_at": null,
      "company_url": null,
      "description": null
    }
  ],
  "profile_url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/robertoanthony",
  "website_url": "https://webapi.group/",
  "background_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E16AQFnMSIWGvkIhA/profile-displaybackgroundimage-shrink_200_800/profile-displaybackgroundimage-shrink_200_800/0/1719837460827?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=jv6iJRU6oe_1tpd-UJCigkMTOPl_7VE4n72X8QmCIT4",
  "follower_count": 664,
  "recommendations": [],
  "section_courses": [],
  "section_patents": [],
  "connection_count": 500,
  "section_projects": [],
  "people_also_viewed": [
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/mickael-dubois-293060111",
      "name": "Mickael Dubois",
      "summary": "Rolls-Royce",
      "location": "384 abonnésParis et périphérie"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/camille-paynaud-9856a387",
      "name": "Camille Paynaud",
      "summary": "Nestlé Waters",
      "location": "287 abonnésNîmes"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/clement-lingois",
      "name": "Clement LINGOIS",
      "summary": "Astek",
      "location": "862 abonnésLe Bouscat"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/jean-michel-guimbard-420aa116b",
      "name": "Jean-Michel Guimbard",
      "summary": "Turbotech",
      "location": "264 abonnésNice"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/camille-vingerhoets-980273105",
      "name": "Camille Vingerhoets",
      "summary": "Alternoon",
      "location": "444 abonnésFrance"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%A9cile-cotini%C3%A8re-a1a92aa7",
      "name": "Cécile Cotinière",
      "summary": "Safran",
      "location": "325 abonnésVert-Saint-Denis"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/laurent-miralles",
      "name": "Laurent Miralles",
      "summary": "Safran",
      "location": "635 abonnésBois-d'Arcy"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/mpichardy",
      "name": "Matthieu Pichardy",
      "summary": "Stelliant",
      "location": "499 abonnésFrance"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/quentin-dominique-528918b8",
      "name": "Quentin DOMINIQUE",
      "summary": "Thales",
      "location": "700 abonnésFrance"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/pygilton",
      "name": "Pierre-Yves Gilton",
      "summary": "PYMCO Technologies",
      "location": "477 abonnésFrance"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/remi-bourdillon-5411b84a",
      "name": "Remi Bourdillon",
      "summary": "eve, la vivante",
      "location": "2 k abonnésMarseille et périphérie"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/thomas-gonzalez-99735b86",
      "name": "THOMAS GONZALEZ",
      "summary": "Aegys",
      "location": "893 abonnésToulouse et périphérie"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/apolline-g%C3%A9hin-175075129",
      "name": "Apolline Géhin",
      "summary": "Howmet Aerospace",
      "location": "367 abonnésMaisons-Laffitte"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-boullot-9b3a1214",
      "name": "Alexandre Boullot",
      "summary": "ODELI",
      "location": "1 k abonnésClermont-Ferrand et périphérie"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/thomas-pluvinage",
      "name": "Thomas Pluvinage",
      "summary": "CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles)",
      "location": "374 abonnésStrasbourg et périphérie"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/vincent-hupin-182b84115",
      "name": "Vincent HUPIN",
      "summary": "Safran",
      "location": "347 abonnésPalaiseau"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/mathilde-rieu-19123582",
      "name": "Mathilde RIEU",
      "summary": "VARTAN.AERO",
      "location": "473 abonnésToulouse et périphérie"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/emilegranveau",
      "name": "Emile Granveau",
      "summary": "Plug'Heur",
      "location": "7 k abonnésBordeaux"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/hadrien-busieau-b96a5097",
      "name": "Hadrien Busieau",
      "summary": "Kickmaker",
      "location": "1 k abonnésParis et périphérie"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://fr.linkedin.com/in/nolwenn-jameron-88a5a531",
      "name": "Nolwenn Jameron",
      "summary": "Airbus",
      "location": "308 abonnésSaint-Nazaire"
    }
  ],
  "section_test_scores": [],
  "section_publications": [],
  "card_current_position": {
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/webapi-group",
    "name": "WebAPI Group"
  },
  "section_honors_awards": [],
  "section_organizations": [],
  "card_current_education": null,
  "section_certifications": [],
  "section_volunteer_experiences": []
}
```

## Documentation

## Overview
Retrieve complete data from a LinkedIn profile using a username, URL, or member ID. Returns personal info, headline, summary, work experience, education, skills, certifications, articles, and follower count.

## Quickstart
```
GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/linkedin/profile/info?query=williamhgates
```

## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | LinkedIn username, profile URL, or member ID |

## Main use cases
- Enrich CRM or ATS candidate records with real-time LinkedIn profile data
- Build talent sourcing pipelines that extract structured work history and skills at scale
- Power sales intelligence tools by profiling decision-makers before outreach
- Conduct academic research on career trajectories using LinkedIn data