n8n-nodes-linkedin-profile-api

An n8n community node that collects public LinkedIn person profiles and returns clean, structured data: name, headline, location, current company and title, work experience, education, and follower counts. It is backed by the LinkedIn Profile API on Apify and bills per profile, so there are no subscriptions and no minimums.

Installation · Credentials · Operations · Output · Example workflows · Pricing · Resources

What it does

Give the node one or more public LinkedIn profile URLs, and it returns one item per profile with the person's name, headline, location, current company and title, work experience, education, honors, and follower and connection counts. All URLs are collected in one batch and returned as one row per profile. It also works as an AI Agent tool, so an agent can look up profiles on demand.

• Collect one or many public LinkedIn profiles in a single run (up to 1000 per run)
• Get structured fields: name, headline, location, company, title, experience, education, followers
• Choose how much data to return per profile: Simplified, Raw, or Selected Fields
• Use it directly in a workflow or attach it as a tool to an AI Agent

Installation

Follow the n8n community nodes installation guide:

1. In n8n, open Settings > Community Nodes.
2. Select Install.
3. Enter n8n-nodes-linkedin-profile-api as the npm package name.
4. Agree to the risks of using community nodes, then select Install.

After it installs, the LinkedIn Profile node appears in the nodes panel.

n8n Cloud only allows verified community nodes. Until this node is verified, install it on a self-hosted n8n instance.

Credentials

You need a free Apify account and an API token.

1. Sign in to the Apify Console.
2. Open Settings > Integrations and copy your Personal API token.
3. In n8n, create a new Apify API credential and paste the token.
4. Use the credential's Test button to confirm it works.

The node also supports Apify OAuth2 if you prefer to connect that way.

Operations

Profile > Get collects one or more public LinkedIn profiles.

| Parameter | Description | | --- | --- | | Profile URLs | One or more public LinkedIn personal profile URLs. Required. Up to 1000 per run. | | Output | How much data to return: Simplified, Raw, or Selected Fields. |

URLs that are not LinkedIn /in/ profile URLs are skipped.

Output

Each profile is returned as its own n8n item. The API returns more than ten fields per profile, so the Output parameter lets you choose how much to return:

• Simplified (default): a compact object with result_type, name, headline, currentCompany, currentTitle, location, followers, publicUrl, and summary. This mode is also used automatically when the node runs as an AI Agent tool, to keep responses small.
• Raw: every field the API returns for each profile, using the original field names below.
• Selected Fields: pick exactly which fields to include.

Each row carries a result_type of profile or error. Error rows include error_message and error_type instead of profile fields.

Fields (Raw and Selected Fields)

| Field | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | result_type | string | profile for a collected profile, or error for a validation or collection error row | | name | string | The person's full name | | firstName | string | The person's first name | | lastName | string | The person's last name | | headline | string | The profile headline / current position line | | about | string | The profile's About / summary section | | location | string | The person's location as shown on LinkedIn | | countryCode | string | Two-letter country code | | currentCompany | string | The person's current company name | | currentTitle | string | The person's current job title | | experience | array | Work experience entries (title, company, dates, location) | | pastCompanies | array | Distinct company names from the experience history | | education | array | Education entries (school, degree, field, dates) | | honorsAndAwards | array | Honors and awards listed on the profile | | followers | integer | Number of followers | | connections | integer | Number of connections (capped at 500 by LinkedIn) | | avatar | string | Profile photo URL | | email | string | Always null. Email is not available from this data source | | linkedinId | string | The profile's LinkedIn identifier / handle | | publicUrl | string | The public LinkedIn profile URL | | summary | string | Plain-language one-line interpretation of the profile | | fetched_at | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of when this row was produced | | error_message | string | Human-readable error description (error rows only) | | error_type | string | Machine-readable error category (error rows only) |

Example workflows

1. Enrich a list of profile URLs

1. Manual Trigger or a spreadsheet read that yields profile URLs.
2. LinkedIn Profile: add the URLs to Profile URLs, Output Simplified.
3. Google Sheets / Airtable: append name, headline, currentCompany, and location.

2. Build a prospecting shortlist

1. Manual Trigger.
2. LinkedIn Profile: paste candidate profile URLs, Output Selected Fields with name, currentTitle, currentCompany, and publicUrl.
3. Filter: keep only rows where result_type is profile.

3. Let an AI Agent look up a profile

1. AI Agent node.
2. Attach LinkedIn Profile as a tool.
3. Ask "Summarize the profile at this LinkedIn URL." The agent calls the node (in Simplified mode) and returns the structured profile.

Pricing

This node calls the LinkedIn Profile API on Apify, which is billed pay-per-result (per profile returned), with no subscription and no minimums. Apify also includes a free monthly usage tier that covers typical volumes. See the Actor page for current rates.

Resources

• LinkedIn Profile API on Apify
• Example repo and quick start
• npm package
• n8n community nodes documentation
• Apify n8n integration guide

License

MIT