# LinkedIn Profile Search (basic) API

> 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.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/linkedin/search-profiles-thin
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/linkedin/search-profiles-thin/docs

## Facts

- Provider: LinkedIn
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/search-profiles-thin`
- Price: From $0.04 per call
- Capabilities: api, linkedin, social media
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/search-profiles-thin` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | yes |  |
| `title` | string | no |  |
| `cursor` | string | no |  |
| `lastName` | string | no |  |
| `schoolId` | string | no |  |
| `firstName` | string | no |  |
| `industryId` | string | no |  |
| `locationId` | string | no |  |
| `followerOfUrn` | string | no |  |
| `pastCompanyId` | string | no |  |
| `profileLanguage` | string | no |  |
| `currentCompanyId` | string | no |  |
| `serviceCategoryId` | string | no |  |

## 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.

## README

### LinkedIn Profile Search (basic) API

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.

#### Request

```bash
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.