People/Get Profile
GET
/api/profile/{profile_id}Get Profile
Retrieve a LinkedIn profile by username or URL. Returns comprehensive profile data including experience, education, skills, and more.
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| profile_id | string | Required | LinkedIn username or profile URL (e.g., 'williamhgates' or 'https://linkedin.com/in/williamhgates') |
| details | string | Optional | Comma-separated sections for paginated fetch: skills, experience, education, publications, certifications, projects, volunteering, honors, patents, courses, organizations |
| parallel | boolean | Optional | Fetch sections in parallel (default: true). Set to false to avoid LinkedIn fuse rate limits.Default: true |
Response Example
{
"profile_id": "ACoAAA8BYqEBwN0LvLCk...",
"public_identifier": "williamhgates",
"first_name": "Bill",
"last_name": "Gates",
"headline": "Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation",
"location": {
"location_name": "Seattle, Washington, United States",
"city": "Seattle, Washington",
"country_code": "US"
},
"connections_count": 500,
"follower_count": 36542180,
"is_verified": true,
"is_premium": true
}Try it out
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LinkedIn username or profile URL (e.g., 'williamhgates' or 'https://linkedin.com/in/williamhgates')
Comma-separated sections for paginated fetch: skills, experience, education, publications, certifications, projects, volunteering, honors, patents, courses, organizations
Fetch sections in parallel (default: true). Set to false to avoid LinkedIn fuse rate limits.
Code Examples
curl -X GET "https://api.heyscraper.io/api/profile/<profile_id>" \ -H "X-API-Key: hs_live_your_api_key"