# Coresignal, $3,000 monthly, Scale, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}: LinkedIn profile API

> Use the Real-time Employee API when you need the most current data of a profile – ideal for Sales Tech, HR, Investment and AI applications.

Coresignal's LinkedIn profile API on its Scale plan, $15.00 per 1,000 profiles. 12 of the 13 LinkedIn profile sections: Experience, Education, Skills, Headline, About, Location, Photo, Followers, Connections, Certifications, Languages, Recommendations.
The median plan costs $3.98 per 1,000. This plan costs less than 15% of the 1,336 priced plans.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/3000-monthly-scale-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name
- Get it: https://coresignal.com/pricing/
- Its API docs: https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/api/collect#collection-using-profile-urls-or-shorthand-names
- Sold by: Coresignal (https://coresignal.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-16

## In the answer

- Completeness: 92%
- Experience: ✓
- Education: ✓
- Skills: ✓
- Headline: ✓
- About: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Connections: ✓
- Certifications: ✓
- Languages: ✓
- Recommendations: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000: $15.00
- Billing: monthly
- $ a month: $3,000

## Strengths

- Strengths: 60+ fields, nothing charged when not found

## Charges

- Per: call
- Also pays for: from the same budget: Jobs APIs · Employee Posts APIs · Company Posts APIs · Historical Headcount API · Real-time Employee API · Company APIs · Search Preview · Agentic Search API · Employee contact enrichment · Elasticsearch DSL search · Search filter · Bulk Collect · Webhooks

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Use the Real-time Employee API when you need the most current data of a profile – ideal for Sales Tech, HR, Investment and AI applications.

## Data

- Freshness: stored
- Keep data: “Upon written request, either Party will return or destroy all copies of the other Party’s Confidential Information that are in its possession or control”, the Data being “a confidential, proprietary, trade secret and copyrighted work of Coresignal”
- Use data: “a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide, limited license to use the Data for internal business purposes” [...] “The Client has no right to communicate or display to the public the Data, Substantial part of the Data, or the Data’s logic and structure.” [...] “Client shall not re-utilize the Data. For the purpose of the Agreement, ‘Re-utilization’ shall mean any form of making available to the public the Data or a Substantial part of the Data by the distribution of copies, renting, online, or other forms of transmission (including but not limited to sub-licensing).” “Notwithstanding Article 1.2. of the Agreement, the Client is permitted to create derivative works using the Data and license such works to its clients as long as the Client complies with the terms and conditions of the Agreement. [...] works created by the Client shall entail sufficient alteration of the Data to constitute derivate works (e.g., integration of individual data points taken from the Data to the Client’s own product or service).” “The Client shall not, directly or indirectly, use the Data or any of the contents of the Data to conduct or operate any bulk mail activity” [...] “The Client shall only use or otherwise process such information in accordance with all applicable data protection laws. The Client shall be solely responsible for assessment and compliance of the Data’s use by the Client with all applicable data protection laws and regulations.”

## Plan

- Pay: $3,000
- You get: 4,000,000 credits a month
- Enough for: 200,000 calls a month
- Expires: rolled over, up to 3 months after they're added

## Rate limit

- Per second: 100
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: profile_url/shorthand_name, bundle, fields
- Method: GET
- Path: /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}

## About the plan

- Plan: Scale
- Who can get it: anyone with a business email

## The 186 fields in the plan's answer

provider record ID, parent record ID, created at, updated at, processed at, checked at, deleted, main record, public profile ID, profile score, historical record IDs, name, first name, first initial, middle name, middle initial, last name, last initial, headline, about, profile picture, services, profile URL, username, canonical username, Facebook URL, X URL, financial website URL, personal website, city, region, country, country code, country ISO3 code, location, location regions, location coordinates, has current position, current company ID, current company universal name, current company logo, current title, current job description, current department, current seniority, decision maker, jobs, position ID, job is current, job title, job department, job seniority, job location, job description, job start date, job end date, job duration, job company ID, job company, job company URL, job company logo, order in profile, total experience, schools, school degree, school description, school URL, school ID, school logo, school name, school location, school start date, school end date, school activities, education degrees, last graduation date, skills, historical skills, languages, language proficiency, interests, connections, followers, certifications, certification name, certification issuer, certification issuer URL, certification credential ID, certification URL, certification logo, certification issue date, certification expiration date, certification count, courses, course organizer, course name, honors, award name, award issuer, award description, award date, honor count, organizations, organization name, organization position, organization description, organization start date, organization end date, recommendations, recommendation text, recommender name, recommender URL, recommendations count, patents, patent name, patent status, patent description, patent URL, patent filing date, patent number, patent count, patent topics, publications, publication name, publication description, publication URL, publication publisher, publication date, publication count, publication topics, projects, project name, project description, project URL, project start date, project end date, project count, project topics, personal investments, personal investment date, personal investment company, personal investment lead investor, personal investment funding round, personal investment amount raised, partner investments, partner investment date, partner investment company, partner investment lead investor, partner investment funding round, partner investment amount raised, partner investment investor name, exits, exit company, events, event name, event role, event date, event location, changed at, job change identified date, recently started jobs, recently closed jobs, job company universal name, profile field changes, collection field changes, changed field name, field change type, field last changed at, average tenure in months, median tenure in months, current tenure in months, longest tenure in months, promotion count, average months per promotion, recently promoted, months in management, experience by department, experience by management level, projected base salary, projected additional pay, projected additional pay type, projected total pay, projected pay period, projected pay currency, projected pay updated at, influence score

## Coresignal's plans (14)

- [Coresignal, free, trial, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/free-trial-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/49-monthly/llms.txt): $392.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $199 monthly, Starter, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/199-monthly-starter-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $331.667 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $499 monthly, Pro, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/499-monthly-pro-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $285.143 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $1,000 monthly, Growth, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/1000-monthly-growth-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $133.333 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $1,500 monthly, Premium, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/1500-monthly-premium-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $30.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $3,000 monthly, Scale, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/3000-monthly-scale-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $15.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $5,000 monthly, Elite, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/5000-monthly-elite-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $10.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $2,149 yearly, Starter, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/2149-yearly-starter-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $298.472 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $5,389 yearly, Pro, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/5389-yearly-pro-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $256.619 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $10,800 yearly, Growth, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/10800-yearly-growth-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $120.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $16,200 yearly, Premium, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/16200-yearly-premium-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $27.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $32,400 yearly, Scale, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/32400-yearly-scale-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $13.50 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored
- [Coresignal, $54,000 yearly, Elite, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/54000-yearly-elite-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt): $9.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored

## Coresignal's calls (2)

- `GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}`: [Coresignal, $3,000 monthly, Scale, GET /v2/employee_multi_source/collect/{profile_url/shorthand_name}](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/3000-monthly-scale-get-v2-employee-multi-source-collect-profile-url-shorthand-name/llms.txt)
- `POST /rtapi/v2/employee/scrape`: [Coresignal, $3,000 monthly, Scale, POST /rtapi/v2/employee/scrape](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coresignal/3000-monthly-scale-post-rtapi-v2-employee-scrape/llms.txt)

## Similar plans of other providers

- [Tomba, $441 yearly, Basic, GET /linkedin](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/tomba/441-yearly-basic-get-linkedin/llms.txt): $14.70 per 1,000, 15% complete, stored
- [Hunter, $306 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/hunter/306-yearly/llms.txt): $15.30 per 1,000, 31% complete, stored
- [Reverse Contact, $250 pack](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/reverse-contact/250-pack/llms.txt): $16.667 per 1,000, 100% complete, stored
- [Enrich Layer, $588 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/enrich-layer/588-yearly/llms.txt): $16.80 per 1,000, 92% complete, stored

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-16.

- https://coresignal.com/data-transparency/
- https://coresignal.com/pricing/
- https://coresignal.com/terms-and-conditions-api-dashboard/
- https://coresignal.com/terms-and-conditions/
- https://dashboard.coresignal.com/sign-up
- https://docs.coresignal.com/additional-sources/professional-network-data
- https://docs.coresignal.com/api-introduction/credits
- https://docs.coresignal.com/api-introduction/rate-limits
- https://docs.coresignal.com/api-introduction/response-codes
- https://docs.coresignal.com/company-data/overview
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/api/collect.md
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/bundles.md
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/bundles/career-intelligence.md
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/bundles/core.md
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/bundles/employer-information.md
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/bundles/social-influence.md
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/overview
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/real-time-employee-api
- https://docs.coresignal.com/employee-data/record-sample.md
- https://docs.coresignal.com/introduction/data-and-compliance
- https://docs.coresignal.com/introduction/faq
- https://docs.coresignal.com/introduction/product-comparison
- https://docs.coresignal.com/introduction/welcome-to-coresignal
- https://docs.coresignal.com/jobs-data/overview
- https://docs.coresignal.com/pricing/pricing
- https://docs.coresignal.com/release-notes/october-2026
- https://docs.coresignal.com/social-posts-data/employee-posts