LinkedIn people search API
Bright Data, top-up
$1.50per 1,000 peopleThe median plan costs $1.013 per 1,000. This plan costs less than 46% of the 148 priced plans.
Plan: Pay as you go one of Bright Data's 4 plans
- FreeFree Tier$0.00 per 1,000
- Top-upPay as you go$1.50 per 1,000
- $499 monthlyScale$1.30 per 1,000
- Contact usEnterprise
Call:
POST / datasets/ v3/ scrape?dataset_ id=gd_ m8d03he47z8nwb5xc Bright Data's only callAbout this item
- Live. The call searches LinkedIn when you make it.
- You buy a pack of credits, then spend them on calls.
- One call. You send url (https://www.linkedin.com), first name, last name to
POST /. The call returns the answer if it's ready in time, or a job that another call reads.datasets/ v3/ scrape?dataset_ id=gd_ m8d03he47z8nwb5xc - Who can get it: anyone 18 or over, not sanctioned or in Russia, Belarus, Syria or Lebanon. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.
Compare with similar plans
Other providers' plans with the closest prices per 1,000. Like this plan, each is live.
| This planBright Data, top-up | HarvestAPI, free | Generect, free | Evaboot, free | Up2Data, $25 pack | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ per 1,000 | $1.50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 |
| Billing | pay first | free | free | free | pay first |
| Pay | any amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25 |
| Enough for | as many as you pay for | not published | 250 results, once | not published | 10,000 pages |
| Freshness | live | live | live | live | live |
| Who can get it | anyone 18 or over, not sanctioned or in Russia, Belarus, Syria or Lebanon | anyone | anyone with a work email | anyone with a LinkedIn Sales Navigator seat, once per person and per company | anyone |
Sources
From each provider's own pricing page and docs. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-14.
- brightdata.com/acceptable-use-policy
- brightdata.com/legal-governance
- brightdata.com/license
- brightdata.com/llms.txt
- brightdata.com/pricing/web-scraper
- docs.brightdata.com/api-reference/scrapers/social-media-apis/linkedin-people-discover-new-profiles
- docs.brightdata.com/api-reference/scrapers/synchronous-requests
- docs.brightdata.com/general/account/billing-and-pricing/billing
- docs.brightdata.com/general/account/billing-and-pricing/free-tier
- docs.brightdata.com/general/policy/acceptable-use-policy
- docs.brightdata.com/products/scrapers/error-codes
- docs.brightdata.com/products/scrapers/limits
- docs.brightdata.com/products/scrapers/linkedin/introduction
- docs.brightdata.com/products/scrapers/linkedin/send-first-request
- docs.brightdata.com/products/scrapers/scrapers-library/faqs
- docs.brightdata.com/scrapers/gd_m8d03he47z8nwb5xc.json
Product details
We list each column of this plan's row on the sheet that has a value.
| $ per 1,000 | $1.50 |
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| Billing | pay first |
| Per | result |
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| $ per 1,000 | $0.00 |
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| Their pitch | Discover new LinkedIn profiles by first and last name using the Bright Data Scraper API with dataset ID gd_m8d03he47z8nwb5xc for prospect research. |
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| Freshness | live |
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| Keep data | no limit |
| Use data | The Client shall not use the Services in violation of applicable law or regulations or any third party rights (including intellectual property rights) and not use the Service in any manner or for any purpose other than as stated in the intended use case provided to Bright Data, if applicable. [...] the Client will only use the Service in accordance with the Acceptable Use Policy, as may be amended from time to time. [...] When using the Data Services, the Client shall not distribute, transmit, reproduce, publish, license, transfer, or sell any Data in order to offer a similar or competitive product. [...] Client’s use of the data collector service is subject to all applicable laws, including without limitation data protection and privacy laws. To the extent applicable to processing of personal data, Client is solely responsible for determining the lawful grounds, providing notices, respecting data subject rights and all other related obligations. [...] Bright Data’s platform, technology, and network (collectively, “Services”) are meant for legitimate and legal purposes only and are subject to the Bright Data Master Service Agreement. [...] Any use of the Bright Data Services for illegal, fraudulent, or abusive activities is strictly prohibited. [...] Forbidden activities include, but are not limited to: Collection of nonpublic information (i.e data behind login), DDoS attacks, Spam: mass posting any mail/message boards/IRC/comments messages and images, Ad fraud or click fraud, Impersonation or spoofing for fraudulent purposes, Creating fake accounts or content, Use of automatic ticket purchasing (ticket-bots), Raffles, lottery, or gambling, Fake engagement (likes, comments, shares, etc.), Gaming or trading of in games items/currency, Reselling of proxies without Bright Data’s prior written approval (see our partners programs), Use of streaming related domains (videos, music or images streaming), Trading crypto/virtual currency or NFT, Any Search Engine Optimization (SEO) manipulation (i.e: fake clicks in search engines results), Posting on classified, used, and resell sites (such as Craig’s list), Completion of surveys in return for a benefit or anything of value, Any form of activity that is in violation of applicable law or regulations or any third party rights |
| Concurrent | 5,000 |
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| Answer | in the call or by polling |
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| You send | url (https://www.linkedin.com), first name, last name |
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| Method | POST |
| Path | /datasets/v3/scrape?dataset_id=gd_m8d03he47z8nwb5xc |
| Plan | Pay as you go |
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| Who can get it | anyone 18 or over, not sanctioned or in Russia, Belarus, Syria or Lebanon |
The 7 fields in the plan's answer
profile URL, name, headline, location, jobs, schools, profile picture