# RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /profile_social_metrics: LinkedIn profile API

> Get LinkedIn profile verification status, follower count, and connection count.

RichAPI's LinkedIn profile API on its Sandbox plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 profiles. It returns 2 of the 13 LinkedIn profile sections we check: Followers, Connections.
The cheapest of the 453 plans we rank by price is [DataForB2B, $499 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/dataforb2b/499-monthly/llms.txt), at $0.10 per 1,000.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-profile-social-metrics
- [Best LinkedIn profile API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-linkedin-profile-api.txt)
- Get it: https://richapi.ai/pricing
- Its API docs: https://richapi.ai/data/enrichment-data
- Sold by: RichAPI (https://richapi.ai)
- Checked: 2026-10-25

## In the answer

- Completeness: 15%
- Followers: ✓
- Connections: ✓

## 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: Get LinkedIn profile verification status, follower count, and connection count.

## Data

- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 100 credits
- Enough for: 100 calls, once

## Rate limit

- Per second: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: url. Optional: useCache
- Method: POST
- Path: /profile_social_metrics

## About the plan

- Plan: Sandbox
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 3 fields the plan's answer can hold

followers, connections, verified

## RichAPI's plans (10)

- [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /profile_social_metrics](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-profile-social-metrics/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [RichAPI, free, Basic](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 69% complete
- [RichAPI, $100 pack, Starter, POST /profile_social_metrics](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/100-pack-starter-post-profile-social-metrics/llms.txt): $20.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [RichAPI, $450 pack, Growth, POST /profile_social_metrics](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/450-pack-growth-post-profile-social-metrics/llms.txt): $18.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [RichAPI, $800 pack, Scale, POST /profile_social_metrics](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/800-pack-scale-post-profile-social-metrics/llms.txt): $16.00 per 1,000, 15% complete
- [RichAPI, $75 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/75-monthly/llms.txt): $7.50 per 1,000, 69% complete
- [RichAPI, $300 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/300-monthly/llms.txt): $6.00 per 1,000, 69% complete
- [RichAPI, $1,000 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/1000-monthly/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 69% complete
- [RichAPI, $3,588 yearly, Enrichment Pass, POST /enrich_profiles_bulk](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/3588-yearly-enrichment-pass-post-enrich-profiles-bulk/llms.txt): $5.98 per 1,000, 85% complete
- [RichAPI, contact us, Enterprise, POST /profile_social_metrics](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/contact-us-enterprise-post-profile-social-metrics/llms.txt): 15% complete

## RichAPI's calls for this API (5)

- `POST /enrich_profiles_bulk`: [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /enrich_profiles_bulk](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-profiles-bulk/llms.txt)
- `GET /v2/person-profile`: [RichAPI, free, Basic](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- `POST /enrich_profile`, Profile Enrichment: [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /enrich_profile, Profile Enrichment](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-profile-profile-enrichment/llms.txt)
- `POST /enrich_profile`, Profile Enrichment, full: [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /enrich_profile, Profile Enrichment, full](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-profile-profile-enrichment-full/llms.txt)
- `POST /profile_social_metrics`: [RichAPI, free, Sandbox, POST /profile_social_metrics](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-profile-social-metrics/llms.txt)

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- [RichAPI: company enrichment API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
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- [RichAPI: LinkedIn company search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-search-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn profile comment API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-comment-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn profile post API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-post-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn profile reaction API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-person-reaction-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn job details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-details-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn post comment API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-comment-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn post details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-details-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn post reaction API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-reaction-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn post search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-post-search-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: email verification API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/validate-email-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: phone finder API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/find-phone-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: reverse email lookup API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/reverse-email-lookup-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
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- [RichAPI: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 6 plans, POST /enrich_company](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-enrich-company/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 10 plans, POST /profile_social_metrics](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-profile-social-metrics/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: email finder API pricing, 5 plans, POST /email_finder](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: email finder API pricing, 5 plans, POST /find_personal_email](https://datacircle.dev/find-email-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-find-personal-email/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, POST /lead_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-lead-search/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, POST /linkedin_company_employees_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-linkedin-company-employees-search/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, POST /profile_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-profile-search/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: LinkedIn people search API pricing, 5 plans, POST /people_search](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-people-search-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-people-search/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: tech stack API pricing, 5 plans, POST /web_tech_stack](https://datacircle.dev/company-technology-apis/richapi/free/llms.txt)
- [RichAPI: tech stack API pricing, 5 plans, POST /website_intelligence](https://datacircle.dev/company-technology-apis/richapi/free-sandbox-post-website-intelligence/llms.txt)

## RichAPI: LinkedIn profile API alternatives

- [Anysite, $200 monthly, Growth, POST /api/linkedin/user, /linkedin/user, full](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/anysite/200-monthly-growth-post-api-linkedin-user-linkedin-user-full/llms.txt): $16.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, live
- [Santhej Kallada on Apify, $999 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/santhej-kallada-on-apify/999-monthly/llms.txt): $16.00 per 1,000, 46% complete, live
- [Oppora, $96 quarterly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/oppora/96-quarterly/llms.txt): $16.00 per 1,000, 23% complete, live
- [Pratik Dani on Apify, $204 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/pratik-dani-on-apify/204-yearly/llms.txt): $16.105 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 2026-10-25.

- https://app.richapi.ai/api/openapi
- https://rapidapi.com/RichAPI/api/linkedin-scraper-api13
- https://rapidapi.com/RichAPI/api/linkedin-scraper-api13/pricing
- https://rapidapi.com/terms
- https://richapi.ai/data-transparency
- https://richapi.ai/data/enrichment-data
- https://richapi.ai/data/person-enrichment
- https://richapi.ai/pricing
- https://richapi.ai/pricing.md
- https://richapi.ai/security
- https://richapi.ai/terms