LinkedIn people search API benchmark
We called each provider once on the same 20 searches, on 20 October 2026. Time is each call minus a baseline, so the distance to the provider's servers drops out.
| API | Score | People matched | Time per search | The LinkedIn people search call | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | Data score | Performance score | Searches run | Returned | Match the search | Another title | Work elsewhere now | Not confirmed | Median | 10th percentile | 90th percentile | Fastest | Slowest | Baseline | Call | Charged per search |
| HarvestAPI | 93 | 100 | 20 of 20 | 200 of 200 | 185 of 200 | 3 of 200 | 12 of 200 | 0 of 200 | 1.94 s | 1.73 s | 2.87 s | 1.46 s | 3.51 s | 0.32 s | GET api.harvest-api.com/linkedin/lead-search?currentCompanies=¤tJobTitles= | $0.0579 |