# RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /lead_search: LinkedIn people search API

> Advanced LinkedIn lead search with 30+ filters including seniority, function, geography, company, title, Sales Navigator URL, and exclusion filter support.

RichAPI's LinkedIn people search API on its Sandbox plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 people. It returns 2 of the 13 key fields we check: Experience, Location.
The cheapest of the 194 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/richapi/free-sandbox-post-lead-search
- [Best LinkedIn people search API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-linkedin-people-search-api.txt)
- Get it: https://richapi.ai/pricing
- Its API docs: https://richapi.ai/data/leads-data
- Sold by: RichAPI (https://richapi.ai)
- Checked: 2026-10-25

## In the answer

- Completeness: 15%
- Experience: ✓ current job
- Location: ✓

## Price

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

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Per: result
- Start fee: $0.00
- Also pays for: from the same budget: 69 other calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Advanced LinkedIn lead search with 30+ filters including seniority, function, geography, company, title, Sales Navigator URL, and exclusion filter support.

## Data

- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 credits
- Enough for: 200 results, once

## Rate limit

- Per second: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: search_query, sales_nav_url, locations, geo_ids, seniority, functions, industries, company_size, years_of_experience, years_at_current_company, profile_languages, current_companies, past_companies, current_job_titles, past_job_titles, first_names, last_names, schools, recently_changed_jobs, company_headquarter_locations, exclude_seniority, exclude_industries, exclude_functions, exclude_locations, exclude_geo_ids, exclude_current_companies, exclude_past_companies, exclude_current_job_titles, exclude_past_job_titles, exclude_schools, exclude_company_headquarter_locations, page, session_id
- Method: POST
- Path: /lead_search

## About the plan

- Plan: Sandbox
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 26 fields the plan's answer can hold

profile ID, first name, last name, location, profile URL, premium, open profile, current positions title, current positions company, current positions started on, current positions tenure at company, current positions tenure at title, session ID, page size, page, total pages, total results, offset, request ID, execution time, credits consumed, credits remaining, credits status, credits reason code, credits reason, estimated credits charge

## RichAPI's plans (5)

- [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /lead_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-lead-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [RichAPI, $100 pack, Starter, POST /lead_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/100-pack-starter-post-lead-search/llms.txt): $10.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [RichAPI, $450 pack, Growth, POST /lead_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/450-pack-growth-post-lead-search/llms.txt): $9.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [RichAPI, $800 pack, Scale, POST /lead_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/800-pack-scale-post-lead-search/llms.txt): $8.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [RichAPI, contact us, Enterprise, POST /lead_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/contact-us-enterprise-post-lead-search/llms.txt): 15% complete

## RichAPI's calls (4)

- `POST /lead_search`: [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /lead_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-lead-search/llms.txt)
- `POST /linkedin_company_employees_search`: [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /linkedin_company_employees_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-linkedin-company-employees-search/llms.txt)
- `POST /profile_search`: [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /profile_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-profile-search/llms.txt)
- `POST /people_search`: [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /people_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-people-search/llms.txt)

## RichAPI's APIs (19)

- [RichAPI: LinkedIn company post API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-post-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn company search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-search-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn person comment API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-comment-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn person post API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-post-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn person reaction API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-reaction-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn job details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-details-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn post comment API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-comment-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn post details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn post reaction API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-reaction-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn post search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-search-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: company technology API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-technology-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: email verification API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: email finder API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: phone finder API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/find-phone-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: reverse email lookup API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/reverse-email-lookup-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 6 plans, POST /enrich_companies_bulk](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-companies-bulk/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 6 plans, POST /enrich_company](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-company/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 10 plans, POST /enrich_profiles_bulk](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-profiles-bulk/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 10 plans, POST /enrich_profile, Profile Enrichment](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-profile-profile-enrichment/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 10 plans, POST /enrich_profile, Profile Enrichment, full](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-profile-profile-enrichment-full/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, POST /lead_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-lead-search/llms.txt)

## RichAPI: LinkedIn people search API alternatives

- [Captain Data, $14,820 monthly, Platinum, 2,000,000 credits / month, GET /people/search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/captain-data/14820-monthly-platinum-2000000-credits-month-get-people-search/llms.txt): $7.706 per 1,000, 31% complete, live
- [WizLeads, $39 monthly, Freelancer, POST /tasks/add, Create Task (Account-Less Mode)](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/wizleads/39-monthly-freelancer-post-tasks-add-create-task-account-less-mode/llms.txt): $7.80 per 1,000, 38% complete, live
- [SocialCrawl, £15 pack, Starter, GET /v1/linkedin/company/people](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/socialcrawl/15-pack-starter-get-v1-linkedin-company-people/llms.txt): $8.001 per 1,000, 46% complete, live
- [Scrupp, $169 monthly, 20,000 credits / month, POST /linkedin/search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/scrupp/169-monthly-20000-credits-month-post-linkedin-search/llms.txt): $8.45 per 1,000, 15% complete, live
- [Bytemine, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/bytemine/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt): $10.00 per 1,000, 46% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-25.

- https://app.richapi.ai/api/openapi
- https://rapidapi.com/RichAPI/api/linkedin-scraper-api13
- https://rapidapi.com/RichAPI/api/linkedin-scraper-api13/pricing
- https://rapidapi.com/terms
- https://richapi.ai/data-transparency
- https://richapi.ai/data/leads-data
- https://richapi.ai/data/person-enrichment
- https://richapi.ai/pricing
- https://richapi.ai/pricing.md
- https://richapi.ai/security
- https://richapi.ai/terms