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Best LinkedIn post details API in 2026

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The three LinkedIn post details API plans we score highest, with each part of their score and what 1,000 posts cost.

  1. #1

    HarvestAPI, $280 pack

    Overall score
    72.2Overall score: 72.2 What goes in • Price score: 56, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Data score: 90, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Cost to get started score: 69, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Bundle score: 50, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Performance score: 92, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) Formula Overall score = (40 × price score + 40 × data score + 10 × cost to get started score + 10 × bundle score + 10 × performance score) / 110 This plan Overall score = (40 × 56.00 + 40 × 89.81 + 10 × 69.21 + 10 × 50.00 + 10 × 92.09) / 110 = 72.2309, shown as 72.2
    Price score
    56Price score: 56 What goes in • $ per 1,000 (Price): $2.30 • $ per 1,000 (Not found): blank, its pages don't say • The scored plans of this API: 25, 9 of them cheaper per 1,000 Formula Price score = 100 × (35 × rank + 5 × not found) / 40 rank = 1 − plans cheaper / scored plans (no limit: 1, blank: 0) not found = 1 − not found $ per 1,000 / $ per 1,000, never under 0 (nothing charged: 1, either one blank: 0) This plan rank = 1 − 9 / 25 = 0.64 not found = 0 Price score = 100 × (35 × 0.64 + 5 × 0) / 40 = 56.00, shown as 56
    Data score
    90Data score: 90 What goes in • Our benchmark of 20 October 2026 (this score's link), where we called every provider on the same 20 posts • This call's share there: 0.8981 Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on LinkedIn post details The share of a LinkedIn post the call returns, out of 100: the average share of each part we count that the call filled. We also read each post's own LinkedIn page and count every part it shows. A value that differs from the page doesn't count. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.8981 = 89.81, shown as 90
    Cost to get started score
    69Cost to get started score: 69 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): anyone • Billing (Price): a pack you pay first • Pay (Plan): $280 Formula Cost to get started score = 100 × (who + billing + least) / 3 who = closed to new users 0, on approval or after a call 0.3, a crypto wallet 0.5, a business email 0.7, none of these 1 billing = pay as you go or free 1, a pack 0.8, monthly 0.7, quarterly 0.5, half-yearly 0.4, yearly 0.3, contact us 0 least = $10 or less 1, else 1 − log10(least / $10) / 2, never under 0 This plan who = 1 billing = 0.8 least = 1 − log10($280 / $10) / 2 = 0.276 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.8 + 0.276) / 3 = 69.20, shown as 69
    Bundle score
    50Bundle score: 50 What goes in • Also pays for: 1 other call: each API request Formula Bundle score = 100 × other calls / (other calls + 1) other calls = what its price also pays for, with its own limit or from the same credits (not read yet: 0) This plan Bundle score = 100 × 1 / (1 + 1) = 50.00, shown as 50
    Performance score
    92Performance score: 92 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 20 October 2026, minus the baseline: 1.239 s • Up2Data, the fastest benchmarked provider: 1.141 s Formula Performance score = 100 × the fastest median / this median time = the call's time minus the mean of three free calls to the same provider just before it, on the same connection where that mean is longer than the call: minus the provider's median baseline, capped at the call's time This plan Performance score = 100 × 1.141 / 1.239 = 92.09, shown as 92
    $ per 1,000
    $2.30
  2. #2

    treg, $200 pack

    Overall score
    55.8Overall score: 55.8 What goes in • Price score: 88, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Data score: 15, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Cost to get started score: 72, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Bundle score: 50, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Performance score: 83, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) Formula Overall score = (40 × price score + 40 × data score + 10 × cost to get started score + 10 × bundle score + 10 × performance score) / 110 This plan Overall score = (40 × 87.50 + 40 × 15.00 + 10 × 71.65 + 10 × 50.00 + 10 × 82.68) / 110 = 55.8482, shown as 55.8
    Price score
    88Price score: 88 What goes in • $ per 1,000 (Price): $0.984 • $ per 1,000 (Not found): $5.113 • The scored plans of this API: 25, 0 of them cheaper per 1,000 Formula Price score = 100 × (35 × rank + 5 × not found) / 40 rank = 1 − plans cheaper / scored plans (no limit: 1, blank: 0) not found = 1 − not found $ per 1,000 / $ per 1,000, never under 0 (nothing charged: 1, either one blank: 0) This plan rank = 1 − 0 / 25 = 1 not found = 1 − $5.113 / $0.984 = −4.196, under 0, so 0 Price score = 100 × (35 × 1 + 5 × 0) / 40 = 87.50, shown as 88
    Data score
    15Data score: 15 What goes in • Our benchmark of 20 October 2026 (this score's link), where we called every provider on the same 20 posts • This call's share there: 0.15 Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on LinkedIn post details The share of a LinkedIn post the call returns, out of 100: the average share of each part we count that the call filled. We also read each post's own LinkedIn page and count every part it shows. A value that differs from the page doesn't count. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.15 = 15.00, shown as 15
    Cost to get started score
    72Cost to get started score: 72 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): anyone 16 or over, topping up by hand (automatic top-ups earn no bonus) • Billing (Price): a pack you pay first • Pay (Plan): $200 Formula Cost to get started score = 100 × (who + billing + least) / 3 who = closed to new users 0, on approval or after a call 0.3, a crypto wallet 0.5, a business email 0.7, none of these 1 billing = pay as you go or free 1, a pack 0.8, monthly 0.7, quarterly 0.5, half-yearly 0.4, yearly 0.3, contact us 0 least = $10 or less 1, else 1 − log10(least / $10) / 2, never under 0 This plan who = 1 billing = 0.8 least = 1 − log10($200 / $10) / 2 = 0.349 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.8 + 0.349) / 3 = 71.63, shown as 72
    Bundle score
    50Bundle score: 50 What goes in • Also pays for: 1 other call: every metered catalog call Formula Bundle score = 100 × other calls / (other calls + 1) other calls = what its price also pays for, with its own limit or from the same credits (not read yet: 0) This plan Bundle score = 100 × 1 / (1 + 1) = 50.00, shown as 50
    Performance score
    83Performance score: 83 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 20 October 2026, minus the baseline: 1.38 s • Up2Data, the fastest benchmarked provider: 1.141 s Formula Performance score = 100 × the fastest median / this median time = the call's time minus the mean of three free calls to the same provider just before it, on the same connection where that mean is longer than the call: minus the provider's median baseline, capped at the call's time This plan Performance score = 100 × 1.141 / 1.38 = 82.68, shown as 83
    $ per 1,000
    $0.984
  3. #3

    Up2Data, $90 pack

    Overall score
    51.9Overall score: 51.9 What goes in • Price score: 18, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Data score: 57, its weight 40 (under Score, on the right) • Cost to get started score: 77, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Bundle score: 96, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) • Performance score: 100, its weight 10 (under Score, on the right) Formula Overall score = (40 × price score + 40 × data score + 10 × cost to get started score + 10 × bundle score + 10 × performance score) / 110 This plan Overall score = (40 × 17.50 + 40 × 57.06 + 10 × 77.43 + 10 × 95.65 + 10 × 100.00) / 110 = 51.9382, shown as 51.9
    Price score
    18Price score: 18 What goes in • $ per 1,000 (Price): $9.00 • $ per 1,000 (Not found): $9.00 • The scored plans of this API: 25, 20 of them cheaper per 1,000 Formula Price score = 100 × (35 × rank + 5 × not found) / 40 rank = 1 − plans cheaper / scored plans (no limit: 1, blank: 0) not found = 1 − not found $ per 1,000 / $ per 1,000, never under 0 (nothing charged: 1, either one blank: 0) This plan rank = 1 − 20 / 25 = 0.2 not found = 1 − $9.00 / $9.00 = 0 Price score = 100 × (35 × 0.2 + 5 × 0) / 40 = 17.50, shown as 18
    Data score
    57Data score: 57 What goes in • Our benchmark of 20 October 2026 (this score's link), where we called every provider on the same 20 posts • This call's share there: 0.5706 Formula Data score = 100 × the share The Data score on LinkedIn post details The share of a LinkedIn post the call returns, out of 100: the average share of each part we count that the call filled. We also read each post's own LinkedIn page and count every part it shows. A value that differs from the page doesn't count. This plan Data score = 100 × 0.5706 = 57.06, shown as 57
    Cost to get started score
    77Cost to get started score: 77 What goes in • Who can get it (About the plan): anyone 18 or over able to form a binding contract • Billing (Price): a pack you pay first • Pay (Plan): $90 Formula Cost to get started score = 100 × (who + billing + least) / 3 who = closed to new users 0, on approval or after a call 0.3, a crypto wallet 0.5, a business email 0.7, none of these 1 billing = pay as you go or free 1, a pack 0.8, monthly 0.7, quarterly 0.5, half-yearly 0.4, yearly 0.3, contact us 0 least = $10 or less 1, else 1 − log10(least / $10) / 2, never under 0 This plan who = 1 billing = 0.8 least = 1 − log10($90 / $10) / 2 = 0.523 Cost to get started score = 100 × (1 + 0.8 + 0.523) / 3 = 77.43, shown as 77
    Bundle score
    96Bundle score: 96 What goes in • Also pays for: 22 other calls: Enrich a profile, Get profile activity, Get profile recommendations, Get profile interests, Enrich a company, Count company job openings, Get company posts, Find custom headcount, Enrich a job, Search jobs, Search posts, Get post comments, Get post reactions, Get post reposts, Search people, Search people (Sales Navigator), Search people (standard), Search companies, Search companies (Sales Navigator), Search companies (standard), Create a batch job, Signal checks Formula Bundle score = 100 × other calls / (other calls + 1) other calls = what its price also pays for, with its own limit or from the same credits (not read yet: 0) This plan Bundle score = 100 × 22 / (22 + 1) = 95.65, shown as 96
    Performance score
    100Performance score: 100 What goes in • Its median time per call in our benchmark of 20 October 2026, minus the baseline: 1.141 s • Up2Data, the fastest benchmarked provider: 1.141 s Formula Performance score = 100 × the fastest median / this median time = the call's time minus the mean of three free calls to the same provider just before it, on the same connection where that mean is longer than the call: minus the provider's median baseline, capped at the call's time This plan Performance score = 100 × 1.141 / 1.141 = 100.00, shown as 100
    $ per 1,000
    $9.00