# Needle, free: LinkedIn profile API

> Returns a profile by public identifier or user id.

Needle's LinkedIn profile API on its Free Trial plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. Needle's docs list 8 of the 13 LinkedIn profile sections we check: Experience, Education, Skills, Headline, About, Location, Photo, Open to work.
You get 1 linked account. This call is free. Needle limits how many calls you get but gives no number.
We haven't run Needle through [our LinkedIn profile API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-linkedin-profile-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 1,070 plans for LinkedIn profile APIs by price. Half the plans cost $10.00 per 1,000 profiles or less.
[Village's $1 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/village/1-monthly-core-post-v2-people-enrich-enrich-person-cached-only/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 profiles. Village's $1 monthly plan charges nothing per call. You get as many profiles as Village's rate limit allows.
Village's $1 monthly plan covers any number of profiles on the call named “[Enrich Person (Bulk), cached only](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/village/1-monthly-core-post-v2-people-enrich-bulk-enrich-person-bulk-cached-only/llms.txt)”.
[Bridgly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/bridgly/300-pack/llms.txt), [Reverse Contact](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/reverse-contact/449-monthly/llms.txt) and [DataForB2B](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/dataforb2b/499-monthly/llms.txt) are the best LinkedIn profile API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/needle/free
- [LinkedIn profile API: the best of 80+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-linkedin-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://needle.app/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkedin-profile-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://needle.app/api/v1/linkedin/profiles/{identity}`
- API key: with the plan, on https://needle.app/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkedin-profile-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://needle.app/docs/api-reference/get-linkedin-profile?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkedin-profile-api-pricing
- Sold by: Needle (https://needle.app?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkedin-profile-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-06

## In the answer

- Completeness: 62%
- Experience: ✓ current job
- Education: ✓
- Skills: ✓
- Headline: ✓
- About: ✓
- Location: ✓
- Photo: ✓
- Open to work: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 profiles: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Returns a profile by public identifier or user id.

## Data

- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: You may use Needle only in compliance with these terms and all applicable laws. [...] You agree not to misuse the service, including by attempting to access it in unauthorized ways, disrupting its operation, or using it to violate the rights of others.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1 linked account
- Expires: 7 days

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: identity, connectedAccountId
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/v1/linkedin/profiles/{identity}

## About the plan

- Plan: Free Trial
- Who can get it: anyone with a LinkedIn, Instagram or email account to connect

## The 35 fields the plan's answer can hold

username, profile URL, first name, last name, full name, headline, about, location, current company, current title, profile picture, profile picture large, cover image, follower count, connection degree, connection status, invitation status, open profile, open to work, is hiring, experience, education, school name, school degree, school start date, school end date, skills, endorsements, projects, project name, project description, project start date, project end date, project skills, websites

## Needle's plans (4)

- [Needle, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/needle/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete
- [Needle, $69 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/needle/69-monthly/llms.txt): 62% complete
- [Needle, $724 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/needle/724-monthly/llms.txt): 62% complete
- [Needle, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/needle/contact-us/llms.txt): 62% complete

## Needle's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /api/v1/linkedin/profiles/{identity}`: [Needle, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)

## Needle's APIs (16)

- [Needle: Local business search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: Instagram post API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: Instagram profile API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: company open jobs API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-open-job-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn company post API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-post-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn company search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn profile post API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-post-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn job details API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-details-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn post comment API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-comment-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn post details API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn post reaction API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-reaction-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)
- [Needle: LinkedIn post search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-search-apis/needle/free/llms.txt)

## Needle: LinkedIn profile API alternatives

- [Bridgly, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/bridgly/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 77% complete, live
- [Reverse Contact, free trial, POST /v2/fetch/persons](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/reverse-contact/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, stored
- [Fetchin, free, GET /api/v1/profile, Get Profile](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/fetchin/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [Mart.dev, free, GET /v1/linkedin, Profile](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/mart-dev/free-free-get-v1-linkedin-profile/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [Data Doping on Apify, free](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/data-doping-on-apify/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% 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 2026-11-06.

- https://needle.app/api/v1/openapi?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkedin-profile-api-pricing
- https://needle.app/docs/api-reference/get-linkedin-profile?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkedin-profile-api-pricing
- https://needle.app/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkedin-profile-api-pricing
- https://needle.app/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkedin-profile-api-pricing