Linkedin scraper

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Install

npx -y skills add gooseworks-ai/goose-skills --skill linkedin-scraper

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Get LinkedIn profiles, company pages, and posts

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LinkedIn Scraper

Setup

Read your credentials from ~/.gooseworks/credentials.json:

export GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.gooseworks/credentials.json'))['api_key'])")
export GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.gooseworks/credentials.json')).get('api_base','https://api.gooseworks.ai'))")

If ~/.gooseworks/credentials.json does not exist, tell the user to run: npx gooseworks login

All endpoints use Bearer auth: -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY"

Scrape public LinkedIn data including profiles, company pages, and posts.

When to Use

User asks about someone's LinkedIn profile
User wants company information from LinkedIn
Research on a professional or company

How It Works

Uses the Scrape Creators API via Orthogonal to scrape LinkedIn data.

Note: Scrape Creators LinkedIn endpoints use full LinkedIn URLs as the query parameter (not usernames).

Usage

Get User Profile

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/linkedin/profile","query":{"url":"https://linkedin.com/in/satyanadella"}}'

<details> <summary>curl equivalent</summary>

curl -X POST "https://api.orth.sh/v1/run" \

  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/linkedin/profile","query":{"url":"https://linkedin.com/in/satyanadella"}}'

</details>

Get Company Page

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/linkedin/company","query":{"url":"https://linkedin.com/company/anthropic"}}'

Get Specific Post

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/linkedin/post","query":{"url":"https://linkedin.com/posts/somepost"}}'

Parameters

User Profile

url (required) - LinkedIn profile URL (e.g., https://linkedin.com/in/username)

Company Page

url (required) - LinkedIn company page URL (e.g., https://linkedin.com/company/name)

Post

url (required) - LinkedIn post URL

Response

User Profile includes:

Name, headline, location
Current position
Education history
Skills
Connection count
Profile URL

Company Page includes:

Company name and description
Industry and size
Headquarters location
Founded date
Employee count
Specialties

Examples

User: "Look up Satya Nadella on LinkedIn"

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/linkedin/profile","query":{"url":"https://linkedin.com/in/satyanadella"}}'

User: "Tell me about Anthropic's LinkedIn page"

curl -s -X POST $GOOSEWORKS_API_BASE/v1/proxy/orthogonal/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOOSEWORKS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"scrapecreators","path":"/v1/linkedin/company","query":{"url":"https://linkedin.com/company/anthropic"}}'

Error Handling

success: false — the API may temporarily fail to access LinkedIn; retry after a few seconds
Private/restricted profiles return limited or no data
Rate limiting may apply — add short delays between sequential requests

Tips

Use full LinkedIn URLs (e.g., https://linkedin.com/in/USERNAME)
For companies, use the full company page URL
Some profiles may have restricted visibility