# LinkedIn Scraper API, free: LinkedIn profile API

> Our LinkedIn profile scraper takes a public /in/ profile URL or a bare vanity slug and returns structured JSON: name, headline, location, about, profile image, current company, follower count, and experience and education arrays, all in one request.

LinkedIn Scraper API's LinkedIn profile API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 8 of the 13 LinkedIn profile sections we check: Experience, Education, Headline, About, Location, Photo, Followers, Connections.
The cheapest of the 1,656 priced plans is [John on Apify, $204 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/john-on-apify/204-yearly/llms.txt), at $0.018 per 1,000.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free
- Get it: https://linkedinscraperapi.com/pricing
- Its API docs: https://linkedinscraperapi.com/linkedin-profile-scraper
- Sold by: LinkedIn Scraper API (https://linkedinscraperapi.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-22

## In the answer

- Completeness: 62%
- Experience: ✓
- Education: ✓
- Headline: ✓
- About: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Followers: ✓
- Connections: ✓

## Price

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

## Strengths

- Strengths: read live

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Per: call

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Our LinkedIn profile scraper takes a public /in/ profile URL or a bare vanity slug and returns structured JSON: name, headline, location, about, profile image, current company, follower count, and experience and education arrays, all in one request.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the API in line with these terms. You agree not to use the service for unlawful, infringing, deceptive, or abusive purposes, or to access data you are not permitted to access. You agree not to resell raw access or attempt to circumvent plan limits. Data you retrieve may be subject to the rights of the underlying source. You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and with the terms of service and robots policies of any site you target through the API.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1,000 requests
- Enough for: 1,000 calls

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 10
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 2.60 s

## The call

- You send: one of url or username
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/v1/linkedin/profile

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone of legal age to form a binding contract

## The 14 fields the plan's answer can hold

username, name, headline, location, about, profile URL, profile picture, current company, followers, connections, jobs, job company, schools, school name

## LinkedIn Scraper API's plans (5)

- [LinkedIn Scraper API, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, live
- [LinkedIn Scraper API, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/top-up/llms.txt): $0.90 per 1,000, 62% complete, live
- [LinkedIn Scraper API, $19 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/19-monthly/llms.txt): $0.704 per 1,000, 62% complete, live
- [LinkedIn Scraper API, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/49-monthly/llms.txt): $0.598 per 1,000, 62% complete, live
- [LinkedIn Scraper API, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/contact-us/llms.txt): 62% complete, live

## LinkedIn Scraper API's calls (1)

- `GET /api/v1/linkedin/profile`: [LinkedIn Scraper API, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free/llms.txt)

## LinkedIn Scraper API's APIs (6)

- [LinkedIn Scraper API: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free/llms.txt)
- [LinkedIn Scraper API: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free/llms.txt)
- [LinkedIn Scraper API: LinkedIn job details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-details-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free/llms.txt)
- [LinkedIn Scraper API: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free/llms.txt)
- [LinkedIn Scraper API: LinkedIn post details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free/llms.txt)
- [LinkedIn Scraper API: email finder API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/linkedin-scraper-api/free/llms.txt)

## LinkedIn Scraper API: LinkedIn profile API alternatives

- [Fetchin, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/fetchin/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [HarvestAPI, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/harvestapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [Renidly, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/renidly/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, live
- [Scrappa, free, Basic](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/scrappa/free-basic/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 69% complete, live
- [LinkedIn Quest, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/linkedin-quest/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 85% 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 2026-10-22.

- https://linkedinscraperapi.com
- https://linkedinscraperapi.com/docs
- https://linkedinscraperapi.com/linkedin-profile-scraper
- https://linkedinscraperapi.com/pricing
- https://linkedinscraperapi.com/privacy
- https://linkedinscraperapi.com/terms