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CaptAPI pricing and alternatives: LinkedIn post search API

CaptAPI's sitellms.txtBest LinkedIn post search API in 2026
43% complete: 3 of the 7 key fields we checkSee the 7 fields
$0.00per 1,000 postsThe cheapest of the 55 plans we rank by price is Fetchin, $475 monthly, at $0.019 per 1,000.
Plan: Free one of CaptAPI's 4 plans
Call: GET /v1/linkedin/search-posts CaptAPI's only call
API: LinkedIn post search API one of CaptAPI's 5 APIs

About this item

  • Live. The call looks for the posts when you make it.
  • 3 of the 7 key fields we check. Text, Engagement, Author.
  • Nothing to pay. You get 100 credits once, enough for 125 results.
  • One call. You send q to GET /v1/linkedin/search-posts. You can also send sort, limit, cursor and cache. The call returns the matching posts.
  • Who can get it: anyone at least 18 years old, once their email is verified. Keep data: no limit. Use data: with conditions.

CaptAPI: LinkedIn post search API alternatives

The table starts with CaptAPI's cheapest paid plan. Next come plans from other providers with the price per 1,000 posts closest to CaptAPI's. Each plan in the table gives live data.

CaptAPI, $9 monthlyBridgly, top-up from $5RouterGrowth, $499 monthlylobstr.io, $192 yearly, Starter, POST /v1/runs, LinkedIn Search Scraper, fullEdges, $54,780 monthly
$ per 1,000$3.60$2.00$2.60$3.20$4.11
Completeness43%71%0%57%71%
Billingmonthlypay firstmonthlyyearlymonthly
Pay$9$5$499$192$54,780
Enough for2,500 results a month2,500 resultsabout 191,923 results a month5,000 results a monthabout 13,333,333 results a month
Freshnesslivelivelivelivelive
Who can get itanyone at least 18 years oldanyone with the legal capacity to agree to its terms, not a minor where they liveanyoneprofessionals, not consumers, through their own LinkedIn account synced to lobstr.ioprofessionals (anyone acting for their commercial, industrial or liberal activity)

Every LinkedIn post search API provider we score, ranked

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.

  1. captapi.com/apis/linkedin-profile
  2. captapi.com/apis/linkedin-search-posts
  3. captapi.com/docs
  4. captapi.com/legal/acceptable-use
  5. captapi.com/legal/terms
  6. captapi.com/llms.txt
  7. captapi.com/openapi.json
  8. captapi.com/pricing

Product details

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

  • Text
  • Media, not in the answer
  • Links and tags, not in the answer
  • Reshared post, not in the answer
  • Engagement
  • Author
  • Audience, not in the answer
Price
$ per 1,000$0.00
Billingfree
Aggregators
Aggregatorsnone
Charges
Repeat free24 hours
Perresult
Most per search50
Also pays forfrom the same budget: 178 other calls
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchKeyword search of public LinkedIn posts — offset cursor, ceiling 50.
Data
Freshnesslive
Keep datano limit
Use dataYou agree not to use the Service, or data obtained through it, to: Harm or target individuals — stalking, harassment, doxxing, re-identification of anonymous users, or building profiles used to threaten, intimidate, or discriminate against people. Process personal data unlawfully — in violation of the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or other applicable data-protection laws, including using public personal data for a purpose the individual would not reasonably expect without a lawful basis. Enable unlawful discrimination — such as decisions about credit, employment, housing, or insurance based on protected characteristics. Infringe intellectual property — reproduce or redistribute content in violation of copyright, trademark, or database rights. Send spam or run deceptive campaigns — unsolicited bulk messaging, phishing, fraud, or impersonation. Circumvent controls — bypass authentication, rate limits, or access restrictions on any platform, or attempt to access non-public data. Break the law — any use that is illegal in your jurisdiction or that facilitates illegal activity. Resell or clone the Service — resell raw API access as a standalone substitute for Captapi or build a directly competing data API. [...] You must have a lawful basis for your processing, honor deletion and opt-out requests from data subjects, keep appropriate security, and comply with the terms of any platform you interact with.
Plan
Pay$0
You get100 credits
Enough for125 results, once
Rate limit
Per second0.67
Batch1
Speed
Answerin the call
The call
You sendq. Optional: sort, limit, cursor, cache
MethodGET
Path/v1/linkedin/search-posts
About the plan
PlanFree
Who can get itanyone at least 18 years old, once their email is verified
The 15 fields the plan's answer can hold

search parameters, results returned, next cursor, has more, post ID, post URL, text, date, author name, author URL, author ID, author headline, likes, comments, reposts

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