LinkedIn Profile Search (basic)

Name: LinkedIn Profile Search (basic)
Price: 0.036 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: LinkedIn

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/search-profiles-thin

Cheap people search: name/handle, headline, VANITY profile URL, location. No full profile or email - for full profiles per hit use linkedin.search_profiles, add emails with linkedin.search_profiles_email.

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Price: $0.04USD / call
Method: POST
Response: JSON
Parameters: 1 required · 12 optional

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Input

Query(string)

Search query for LinkedIn profiles - a role, name, or keywords (e.g. 'Marketing Manager').

Title(string)

Filter by job title or headline (e.g. Head of Talent).

Cursor(string)

Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response's nextCursor. Omit for the first page; a page holds 10 profiles.

LastName(string)

Filter by last name (e.g. Okafor).

SchoolId(string)

Filter by school, using a LinkedIn school id.

FirstName(string)

Filter by first name (e.g. Jane).

IndustryId(string)

Filter by industry, using a LinkedIn industry id.

LocationId(string)

Filter by location, using a LinkedIn geocode id.

FollowerOfUrn(string)

Return only people who follow this member, given the member's LinkedIn URN.

PastCompanyId(string)

Filter by a previous employer, using a numeric LinkedIn company id.

ProfileLanguage(string)

Filter by the language the profile is written in (ISO 2-letter code, e.g. en).

CurrentCompanyId(string)

Filter by current employer, using a numeric LinkedIn company id. Comma-separate for several.

ServiceCategoryId(string)

Filter by service category, using a numeric service-category id.

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price: $0.04 / run

Request & response

Method: POST
Request body: application/json
Response: application/json
Execution: sync

Parameters

query: string · required
title: string · optional
cursor: string · optional
lastName: string · optional
schoolId: string · optional
firstName: string · optional
industryId: string · optional
locationId: string · optional
followerOfUrn: string · optional
pastCompanyId: string · optional
profileLanguage: string · optional
currentCompanyId: string · optional
More: +1 optional parameters

Access

Provider: LinkedIn
API: Platform API
Base URL: https://api.sandbase.ai
Endpoint: /v1/api/linkedin/search-profiles-thin
Authentication: Bearer API key

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LinkedIn Profile Search (basic) API

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "linkedin/search-profiles-thin", "query": "recruiter"}'

The result is returned in outputs[0].data. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns found: false.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	Yes	Search query for LinkedIn profiles - a role, name, or keywords (e.g. 'Marketing Manager').
`currentCompanyId`	string	No	Filter by current employer, using a numeric LinkedIn company id. Comma-separate for several.
`cursor`	string	No	Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response's nextCursor. Omit for the first page; a page holds 10 profiles.
`firstName`	string	No	Filter by first name (e.g. Jane).
`followerOfUrn`	string	No	Return only people who follow this member, given the member's LinkedIn URN.
`industryId`	string	No	Filter by industry, using a LinkedIn industry id.
`lastName`	string	No	Filter by last name (e.g. Okafor).
`locationId`	string	No	Filter by location, using a LinkedIn geocode id.
`pastCompanyId`	string	No	Filter by a previous employer, using a numeric LinkedIn company id.
`profileLanguage`	string	No	Filter by the language the profile is written in (ISO 2-letter code, e.g. en).
`schoolId`	string	No	Filter by school, using a LinkedIn school id.
`serviceCategoryId`	string	No	Filter by service category, using a numeric service-category id.
`title`	string	No	Filter by job title or headline (e.g. Head of Talent).

Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.036 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.

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Platform API endpoint

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/search-profiles-thin

Authorization header

Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY

# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/search-profiles-thin" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "query": "recruiter"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I use the LinkedIn Profile Search (basic) API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/search-profiles-thin with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

How much does the LinkedIn Profile Search (basic) API cost?

From $0.04 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

What parameters does the LinkedIn Profile Search (basic) API accept?

Required: query (string). Optional: title (string), cursor (string), lastName (string), schoolId (string), firstName (string) and industryId (string) and 6 more. The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

What does the LinkedIn Profile Search (basic) API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

Do I need a LinkedIn developer account or API key?

No. LinkedIn Profile Search (basic) runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for LinkedIn API access separately.