# Pipecorn, free, Free, POST /leads: LinkedIn people search API

> Initiates a new lead search based on the provided parameters.

Pipecorn's LinkedIn people search API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 people. It returns 4 of the 13 key fields we check: Experience, Headline, Location, Photo.
You get 150 credits a month, which pay for Pipecorn's other calls. This call costs none of them for up to 500 results a month.
The cheapest of the 198 plans we rank by price is [EnvoAPI, $499 monthly, Scale, GET /v1/companies/people](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/envoapi/499-monthly-scale-get-v1-companies-people/llms.txt), at $0.02 per 1,000.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-leads
- [Best LinkedIn people search API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-linkedin-people-search-api.txt)
- Get it: https://pipecorn.com/pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.pipecorn.com/api-reference/endpoints/extract/leads
- Sold by: Pipecorn (https://pipecorn.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-26

## In the answer

- Completeness: 31%
- Experience: ✓
- Headline: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Photo: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000: $0.00
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Per: result
- Most per search: 500
- Also pays for: Asynchronous Single Contact Enrichment · Synchronous Single Contact Enrichment · Enrich people · Enrich people, live on LinkedIn · Enrich account · Enrich account, live on LinkedIn · Reverse email lookup · Reverse phone lookup · Department headcount · Department headcount, live on Sales Navigator · # people at company · # people at company, live on Sales Navigator · from the same budget: Search leads by filters · Search leads by filters, from the Pipecorn people database · Find people at company · Find people at company, from the Pipecorn people database · Post engagers

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Initiates a new lead search based on the provided parameters.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: exclusively for professional needs and in compliance with their intended purpose, must use the Services lawfully and only for the intended purposes defined in the Terms and Conditions, and not engage in any activities that would violate applicable laws or infringe on intellectual property rights

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 150 credits a month
- Enough for: 500 results a month
- Expires: do not roll over

## Rate limit

- Per second: 0.017
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: by webhook

## The call

- You send: one of search_url or persona_id. Optional: Idempotency-Key header, webhook_url, name, streaming, custom, limit, scale
- Method: POST
- Path: /leads

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: the natural person or legal entity entering into the Terms and Conditions for professional purposes, with a LinkedIn Sales Navigator seat connected to Pipecorn

## The 38 fields the plan's answer can hold

qualification status, rejection reasons, first name, last name, gender, email, email status, phone, profile URL, ID-based profile URL, profile picture, location, current title, headline, hire type, current position, previous position, jobs, years in position, months in position, years in company, months in company, current company, current company cleaned name, current company website, current company location, current company industry, current company headquarters, current company description, current company URL, current company ID, current company size, current company logo, page, page size, total results, has more, next cursor

## Pipecorn's plans (34)

- [Pipecorn, free, Free, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-leads/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $49 monthly, Build, 3,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/49-monthly-build-3000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): $9.80 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $99 monthly, Build, 6,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/99-monthly-build-6000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): $19.80 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $149 monthly, Grow, 9,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly-grow-9000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): $5.96 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $189 monthly, Grow, 12,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/189-monthly-grow-12000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): $7.56 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $279 monthly, Grow, 18,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/279-monthly-grow-18000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): $11.16 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $399 monthly, Grow, 27,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/399-monthly-grow-27000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): $15.96 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $699 monthly, Scale, 48,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/699-monthly-scale-48000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $1,199 monthly, Scale, 96,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/1199-monthly-scale-96000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $1,749 monthly, Scale, 144,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/1749-monthly-scale-144000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $2,149 monthly, Scale, 192,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/2149-monthly-scale-192000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $2,649 monthly, Scale, 240,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/2649-monthly-scale-240000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $3,249 monthly, Scale, 300,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/3249-monthly-scale-300000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $3,799 monthly, Scale, 360,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/3799-monthly-scale-360000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $4,349 monthly, Scale, 420,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/4349-monthly-scale-420000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $4,899 monthly, Scale, 480,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/4899-monthly-scale-480000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $5,399 monthly, Scale, 540,000 credits a month, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/5399-monthly-scale-540000-credits-a-month-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $490 yearly, Build, 3,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/490-yearly-build-3000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): $8.167 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $990 yearly, Build, 6,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/990-yearly-build-6000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): $16.50 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $1,490 yearly, Grow, 9,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/1490-yearly-grow-9000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): $4.967 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $1,890 yearly, Grow, 12,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/1890-yearly-grow-12000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): $6.30 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $2,790 yearly, Grow, 18,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/2790-yearly-grow-18000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): $9.30 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $3,990 yearly, Grow, 27,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/3990-yearly-grow-27000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): $13.30 per 1,000, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $6,990 yearly, Scale, 48,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/6990-yearly-scale-48000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $11,990 yearly, Scale, 96,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/11990-yearly-scale-96000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $17,490 yearly, Scale, 144,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/17490-yearly-scale-144000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $21,490 yearly, Scale, 192,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/21490-yearly-scale-192000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $26,490 yearly, Scale, 240,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/26490-yearly-scale-240000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $32,490 yearly, Scale, 300,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/32490-yearly-scale-300000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $37,990 yearly, Scale, 360,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/37990-yearly-scale-360000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $43,490 yearly, Scale, 420,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/43490-yearly-scale-420000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $48,990 yearly, Scale, 480,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/48990-yearly-scale-480000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, $53,990 yearly, Scale, 540,000 credits a month, billed yearly, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/53990-yearly-scale-540000-credits-a-month-billed-yearly-post-leads/llms.txt): no limit, 31% complete
- [Pipecorn, contact us, Scale, custom volume, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/contact-us-scale-custom-volume-post-leads/llms.txt): 31% complete

## Pipecorn's calls (3)

- `POST /leads/search`: [Pipecorn, free, Free, POST /leads/search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-leads-search/llms.txt)
- `POST /leads`: [Pipecorn, free, Free, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-leads/llms.txt)
- `POST /leads/advanced_search`: [Pipecorn, free, Free, POST /leads/advanced_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-leads-advanced-search/llms.txt)

## Pipecorn's APIs (24)

- [Pipecorn: cached reverse email lookup API pricing, 34 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-reverse-email-lookup-apis/pipecorn/free/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: email finder API pricing, 34 plans, POST /contacts/single_enrich, Asynchronous Single Contact Enrichment](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-contacts-single-enrich-asynchronous-single-contact-enrichment/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: email finder API pricing, 34 plans, POST /contacts/single_enrich, Synchronous Single Contact Enrichment](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-contacts-single-enrich-synchronous-single-contact-enrichment/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: phone finder API pricing, 34 plans, POST /contacts/single_enrich, Asynchronous Single Contact Enrichment](https://datacircle.dev/find-phone-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-contacts-single-enrich-asynchronous-single-contact-enrichment/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: phone finder API pricing, 34 plans, POST /contacts/single_enrich, Synchronous Single Contact Enrichment](https://datacircle.dev/find-phone-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-contacts-single-enrich-synchronous-single-contact-enrichment/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: cached company headcount API pricing, 34 plans, POST /accounts/headcount](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-headcount-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-accounts-headcount/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: cached company headcount API pricing, 34 plans, POST /accounts/count_profiles](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-headcount-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-accounts-count-profiles/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: company headcount API pricing, 34 plans, POST /accounts/headcount](https://datacircle.dev/company-headcount-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-accounts-headcount/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: company headcount API pricing, 34 plans, POST /accounts/count_profiles](https://datacircle.dev/company-headcount-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-accounts-count-profiles/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: cached LinkedIn company data API pricing, 34 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-linkedin-company-profile-apis/pipecorn/free/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 34 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/pipecorn/free/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: cached LinkedIn profile API pricing, 34 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-linkedin-profile-apis/pipecorn/free/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 34 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/pipecorn/free/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 34 plans, POST /leads](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-leads/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: cached LinkedIn people search API pricing, 34 plans, POST /leads/search](https://datacircle.dev/cached-linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-leads-search/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: cached LinkedIn people search API pricing, 34 plans, POST /leads/advanced_search](https://datacircle.dev/cached-linkedin-people-search-apis/pipecorn/free-free-post-leads-advanced-search/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn company search API pricing, 33 plans, POST /accounts](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-search-apis/pipecorn/49-monthly-build-3000-credits-a-month-post-accounts/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn company search API pricing, 33 plans, POST /accounts/search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-search-apis/pipecorn/49-monthly-build-3000-credits-a-month-post-accounts-search/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: similar companies API pricing, 33 plans](https://datacircle.dev/similar-company-apis/pipecorn/49-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: cached similar companies API pricing, 33 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-similar-company-apis/pipecorn/49-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: cached LinkedIn company search API pricing, 33 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-linkedin-company-search-apis/pipecorn/49-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn company post API pricing, 29 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-post-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn profile comment API pricing, 29 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-comment-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn profile post API pricing, 29 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-post-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn profile reaction API pricing, 29 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-reaction-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn post comment API pricing, 29 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-comment-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: LinkedIn post reaction API pricing, 29 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-reaction-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: company open jobs API pricing, 29 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-open-job-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: company technology API pricing, 29 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-technology-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: company discovery API pricing, 29 plans, POST /intents/accounts/stack](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly-grow-9000-credits-a-month-post-intents-accounts-stack/llms.txt)
- [Pipecorn: company discovery API pricing, 29 plans, POST /intents/accounts/hiring](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/pipecorn/149-monthly-grow-9000-credits-a-month-post-intents-accounts-hiring/llms.txt)

## Pipecorn: LinkedIn people search API alternatives

- [Edges, $32,890 monthly, DIAMOND, 10,000,000 credits / month, POST /actions/salesnavigator-search-people/run/live](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/edges/32890-monthly-diamond-10000000-credits-month-post-actions-salesnavigator-search-people-run-live/llms.txt): $4.935 per 1,000, 31% complete, live
- [WizLeads, $99 monthly, Agency, POST /tasks/add, Create Task (Account-Less Mode)](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/wizleads/99-monthly-agency-post-tasks-add-create-task-account-less-mode/llms.txt): $4.95 per 1,000, 38% complete, live
- [Emelia, $99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/emelia/99-monthly/llms.txt): $4.95 per 1,000, 23% complete, live
- [Scrupp, $499 monthly, 100,000 credits / month, POST /linkedin/search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/scrupp/499-monthly-100000-credits-month-post-linkedin-search/llms.txt): $4.99 per 1,000, 15% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-26.

- https://docs.pipecorn.com/api-reference/credits-vs-limits
- https://docs.pipecorn.com/api-reference/endpoints/extract/leads
- https://docs.pipecorn.com/essentials/rate-limiting
- https://pipecorn.com/pricing
- https://pipecorn.com/pricing.md
- https://pipecorn.com/terms-of-service