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Linked API pricing and alternatives: LinkedIn people search API, POST /workflows, st.searchPeople

Linked API's sitellms.txtBest cached LinkedIn people search API in 2026
23% complete: 3 of the 13 key fields we checkSee the 13 fields
$0.00per 1,000 people
Plan: 7-day free trial of Core or Plus one of Linked API's 6 plans
Call: POST /workflows, st.searchPeople one of Linked API's 4 calls
API: LinkedIn people search API one of Linked API's 14 APIs

About this item

  • Live. The call searches LinkedIn when you make it.
  • 3 of the 13 key fields we check. Headline, Location, Photo.
  • Nothing to pay. You get as many results as you like.
  • One call. You send term or customSearchUrl to POST /workflows. You set actionType to "st.searchPeople". The call returns a job. You fetch the answer once the job is done. Or the provider sends the answer to your webhook.
  • Who can get it: with conditions. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

Linked API: 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 planLinked API, free, 7-day free trial of Core or Plus, POST /workflows, st.searchPeopleHarvestAPI, free, Free, GET /linkedin/lead-searchlobstr.io, free, Free, POST /v1/runs, LinkedIn Leads ScraperLinkupAPI, free, 7-day free trial, POST /v2/profiles, Search PeopleOutX.ai, free
$ per 1,000$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Completeness23%23%92%23%23%
Billingfreefreefreefreefree
Pay$0$0$0$0$0
Enough forno limit10 pages, once100 results a monthno limit150,000 calls a month
Freshnesslivelivelivelivelive
Who can get itnew 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")anyoneprofessionals, not consumers, through their own LinkedIn account synced to lobstr.ioonce 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 operateanyone at least 18 (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction) who can enter a binding agreement, with a valid LinkedIn account and the OutX Chrome extension on a team member's browser

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. linkedapi.io/docs/action-st-search-people
  2. linkedapi.io/docs/admin-limits
  3. linkedapi.io/docs/common-errors
  4. linkedapi.io/docs/workflows-overview
  5. linkedapi.io/guides/linkedin-profile-scraper
  6. linkedapi.io/guides/understanding-linkedin-limits
  7. linkedapi.io/pricing
  8. linkedapi.io/terms-of-use

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
  • Photo
  • 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
Perresult
Most per search1,000
Also pays forStandard LinkedIn profile views · Standard LinkedIn company page views · Connection requests sent · Messages sent · Post reactions · Skill endorsements · Post comments · Posts and reposts created · from the same budget: LinkedIn search queries
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchThis action allows you to search for people applying various filtering criteria.
Data
Freshnesslive
Keep datano limit
Use dataa limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use Linked API for your internal business purposes [...] you may write software that calls our API endpoints for your company’s use [...] You may not sublicense, resell, or commercially exploit access to our Service to third parties (for example, offering Linked API functionality as a service bureau or as part of a competing product) without our explicit permission [...] You may use Linked API only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms [...] It is crucial that you use the Service in compliance with LinkedIn’s User Agreement, Professional Community Policies, and any other applicable LinkedIn terms [...] you agree to process any personal data in compliance with all applicable data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and any applicable third‑party terms. You must use such data only for legitimate purposes for which you have a documented lawful basis, and you must not resell, republish, or otherwise distribute LinkedIn‑derived data in a manner that violates applicable law or third‑party terms
Plan
Pay$0
Enough forno limit
Rate limit
Per second1.67
Concurrent1
Batch1
Speed
Answerby polling or webhook
The call
You sendactionType "st.searchPeople" and term or customSearchUrl. Optional: label, limit, filter (firstName, lastName, position, locations, industries, currentCompanies, previousCompanies, schools, connectionDegrees), then.actionType
MethodPOST
Path/workflows
About the plan
Plan7-day free trial of Core or Plus
Who can get itnew 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")
The 7 fields the plan's answer can hold

name, member ID, profile URL, headline, location, profile picture, connection degree

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