LinkedIn API

The LinkedIn Data API for Developers

Get LinkedIn profile data, company information, work emails, and lead lists from one simple REST endpoint — no Marketing Developer Platform approval, no LinkedIn account, no partner contract. Just an API key and a request.

Self-serve, no approval
No LinkedIn account needed
25 free credits
REST + JSON
1
Endpoint for Everything
~3s
Avg Response Time
1
Credit per Request
25
Free Credits to Start
Official LinkedIn API vs LinkFinder AI
If you've looked at LinkedIn's official API, you've probably hit a wall. Here's the honest difference.
 Official LinkedIn APILinkFinder AI
AccessPartner / MDP approval, often weeks to monthsSelf-serve — instant API key
Typical cost$10,000–$50,000+ per year (partnerships)Monthly plans, 25 free credits to start
Profile enrichment & prospectingLargely not supportedCore use case
Company data & employee lookupLimited, partner-gatedSupported
Work email / contact dataNot availableSupported
Natural-language lead searchNoYes
Best forEnterprises inside LinkedIn's ad / marketing ecosystemDevelopers building data, sales & enrichment products

Official LinkedIn API access terms verified from public sources, 2026. LinkFinder AI is an independent data provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn.

Code examples
One endpoint, one auth header. Change the type field to choose the lookup. Works in any language or automation platform.
curl -X POST 'https://api.linkfinderai.com' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "type": "leads_finder_ai",
    "input_data": "VP Sales at B2B SaaS startup in the United States",
    "fetch_count": 25
  }'

Every request costs 1 credit. A successful call can still return an empty result if no match is found. See the full reference in the API documentation.

What the LinkedIn API can do
All from the same endpoint — just change the request type.
leads_finder_ai AI Lead Finder. Describe your ideal customer in plain English and get back up to 100 matching LinkedIn profiles with contact and company data.
company_name_to_website Company resolution. Turn a company name into its website and core company details.
profile_lookup Profile data. Pull structured profile information from a LinkedIn URL — name, title, experience, and more. (Confirm the exact type string in your API docs.)
company_enrichment Company enrichment. Employee count, industry, and firmographics for a company. (Confirm the exact type string in your API docs.)
See all request types in the API docs →
Use cases
What developers build with the LinkedIn API.
🎯
Lead Generation
Generate targeted prospect lists from a natural-language description of your ideal customer, complete with LinkedIn profiles and contact data.
🔄
CRM Enrichment
Enrich records with fresh LinkedIn and company data — titles, employers, company size — to keep your CRM clean and routing accurate.
📥
Sign-up Enrichment
Turn an email or name captured at sign-up into a full profile so you can qualify, score, and personalize onboarding automatically.
🏢
Account Intelligence
Pull company firmographics and key personnel before outreach so your sales team walks into every conversation prepared.
🤖
AI Agents & Apps
Give your AI agents a structured-data source for people and companies, without scraping infrastructure or a LinkedIn account.
📊
Market Research
Analyze companies and roles at scale for competitive intelligence, talent mapping, and market sizing.
Integrate in minutes
It's a standard REST API, so it drops into the tools your team already uses.
n8n
HTTP Request node — no plugin needed
Make
HTTP module in any scenario
Zapier
Webhooks by Zapier action
REST API
Any language, any platform
Explore the full Data Enrichment API →
Frequently asked questions
Is LinkFinder AI the official LinkedIn API?
No. LinkFinder AI is an independent LinkedIn data API, not LinkedIn's official API, and isn't affiliated with LinkedIn. The official API requires Marketing Developer Platform approval, is generally reserved for enterprise partners, and doesn't cover most profile-data or prospecting use cases. LinkFinder gives developers programmatic LinkedIn data without that approval process.
Why not just use LinkedIn's official API?
For most developers it's a dead end. Access requires a partner application that can take weeks to months, companies commonly report spending $10,000–$50,000+ per year on partnerships, and many use cases — profile enrichment, prospecting, outreach — aren't supported. LinkFinder AI is self-serve: get a key, send a request, build.
What data can I get from the API?
LinkedIn profile data, company information, work emails and contact details, and lead lists generated from a plain-English description of your target audience — all returned as structured JSON from a single REST endpoint.
Do I need a LinkedIn account to use the API?
No. LinkFinder AI doesn't use or require your LinkedIn account, so there's no risk of your personal account being restricted or banned for automated activity.
How is the API priced?
Simple: 1 credit = 1 API request, regardless of the lookup type. New accounts get 25 free credits, and billing is monthly with no long-term commitment. See the pricing page for current limits.
What languages and tools are supported?
Any language that can make an HTTP request — Python, Node.js, Go, Ruby, PHP, Java, and more — plus no-code tools like Zapier, Make, and n8n via their HTTP action/module. The docs include cURL, Python, and Node.js examples.

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