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InsightSocial pricing and alternatives: LinkedIn people search API, GET /v1/linkedin/search/people/by-url

InsightSocial's sitellms.txtBest cached LinkedIn people search API in 2026
8% complete: 1 of the 13 key fields we checkSee the 13 fields
$0.00per 1,000 people
Plan: Free one of InsightSocial's 10 plans
Call: GET /v1/linkedin/search/people/by-url one of InsightSocial's 3 calls
API: LinkedIn people search API one of InsightSocial's 22 APIs

About this item

  • Live. The call searches LinkedIn when you make it.
  • 1 of the 13 key fields we check. Headline.
  • Nothing to pay. You get 500 credits a month, enough for 5 pages. Monthly credits reset at the start of each calendar month and don't roll over.
  • One call. You send url to GET /v1/linkedin/search/people/by-url. You can also send dry_run. The call returns the matching people.
  • Who can get it: anyone with a Google account. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

InsightSocial: LinkedIn people search API alternatives

We list other providers' plans closest to this plan in price per 1,000 people. Each plan in the table gives live data, like this plan.

This planInsightSocial, free, Free, GET /v1/linkedin/search/people/by-urlHarvestAPI, free, Free, GET /linkedin/lead-searchlobstr.io, free, Free, POST /v1/runs, LinkedIn Leads ScraperLinked API, free, 7-day free trial of Core or Plus, POST /workflows, nv.retrieveCompanyEmployeesLinkupAPI, free, 7-day free trial, POST /v2/profiles, Search People
$ per 1,000$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Completeness8%23%92%23%23%
Billingfreefreefreefreefree
Pay$0$0$0$0$0
Enough for5 pages a month10 pages, once100 results a month30,000 calls a monthno limit
Freshnesslivelivelivelivelive
Who can get itanyone with a Google accountanyoneprofessionals, not consumers, through their own LinkedIn account synced to lobstr.ionew users, for one seat, with a payment method on file, businesses and professionals 18 or over, not consumers, a seat for each LinkedIn account they connect ("One seat = one LinkedIn account")once per customer (one workspace, one Stripe customer), on the first subscription only, with a valid payment method, at least 18 years old, using the service for professional purposes, with accounts you own or that their owner has explicitly authorized you to connect and operate

Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-23.

  1. insightsocial.app/docs/api-reference/linkedin/search-people-by-url.md
  2. insightsocial.app/docs/caching
  3. insightsocial.app/docs/credits.md
  4. insightsocial.app/docs/endpoint-pricing
  5. insightsocial.app/docs/rate-limits.md
  6. insightsocial.app/pricing
  7. insightsocial.app/privacy-policy
  8. insightsocial.app/social-media-api/linkedin

Product details

The key fields this plan's answer can hold, then each filled column in its row on the sheet.

  • Experience, not in the answer
  • Education, not in the answer
  • Skills, not in the answer
  • Headline
  • About, not in the answer
  • Location, not in the answer
  • Photo, not in the answer
  • Followers, not in the answer
  • Connections, not in the answer
  • Certifications, not in the answer
  • Languages, not in the answer
  • Recommendations, not in the answer
  • Open to work, not in the answer
Price
$ per 1,000$0.00
Billingfree
Aggregators
Aggregatorsnone
Charges
Repeat freenever
Perpage, size not stated
Also pays forfrom the same budget: every other API endpoint
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchReturns LinkedIn members from a people-search results URL, each with handle, headline, and profile URL.
Data
Freshnesslive
Keep datano limit
Use dataYou are responsible for using InsightSocial in compliance with the terms of service of each platform or site you scrape, and with applicable law (including data protection laws such as GDPR and CCPA where they apply to you) [...] You agree not to use the Service to harvest personal data for harassment, stalking, mass unsolicited contact, or any unlawful purpose.
Plan
Pay$0
You get500 credits a month
Enough for5 pages a month
Expiresmonthly credits reset at the start of each calendar month and don't roll over
Rate limit
Per second1
Concurrent10
Batch1
Speed
Answerin the call
The call
You sendurl. Optional: dry_run
MethodGET
Path/v1/linkedin/search/people/by-url
About the plan
PlanFree
Who can get itanyone with a Google account
The 3 fields the plan's answer can hold

username, headline, profile URL

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