Skip to main content
GET
/
api
/
v1
/
profile
Get LinkedIn profile information
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.fetchin.io/api/v1/profile \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'
{
  "id": "urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAA8BYqEBCGLg_vT_ca6mMEqkpp9nVffJ3hc",
  "firstName": "Bill",
  "lastName": "Gates",
  "title": "Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy",
  "description": "Chair of the Gates Foundation. Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Co-founder of Microsoft. Voracious reader. Avid traveler. Active blogger.",
  "location": "Seattle, Washington, United States",
  "profilePictureUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
  "coverImageUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
  "publicIdentifier": "williamhgates",
  "profileId": "ACoAAA8BYqEBCGLg_vT_ca6mMEqkpp9nVffJ3hc",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "geoLocationName": "Seattle, Washington, United States",
  "geoCountryName": "United States",
  "geoUrn": "urn:li:fsd_geo:104116203",
  "connectionType": "OUT_OF_NETWORK",
  "creatorInfo": {
    "hashTags": ["#books", "#climatechange", "#healthcare", "#innovation", "#sustainability"],
    "website": "https://gatesnot.es/tgn"
  },
  "jobTitle": "Co-chair",
  "companyName": "Gates Foundation",
  "companyPublicId": "gates-foundation",
  "companyLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/gates-foundation/",
  "followerCount": 40076104,
  "connectionsCount": 8,
  "creator": true,
  "influencer": true,
  "premium": true,
  "isVerified": false,
  "experiences": [
    {
      "name": "Gates Foundation",
      "jobTitle": "Co-chair",
      "description": "",
      "dateRange": "2000 - Present",
      "timePeriod": {
        "startDate": { "year": 2000 },
        "endDate": null
      },
      "company": {
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/gates-foundation/",
        "name": "Gates Foundation",
        "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/..."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Microsoft",
      "jobTitle": "Co-founder",
      "description": "",
      "dateRange": "1975 - Present",
      "timePeriod": {
        "startDate": { "year": 1975 },
        "endDate": null
      },
      "company": {
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/",
        "name": "Microsoft",
        "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/..."
      }
    }
  ],
  "educations": [
    {
      "name": "Harvard University",
      "description": "",
      "dateRange": "1973 - 1975",
      "schoolLogo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
      "schoolUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-university/",
      "timePeriod": {
        "startDate": { "year": 1973 },
        "endDate": { "year": 1975 }
      }
    }
  ],
  "skills": [],
  "languages": [],
  "certifications": [],
  "volunteerCauses": []
}

Endpoint

GET /api/v1/profile

Authentication

Include your API key in the request header:
X-API-Key: your-api-key-here

Parameters

profileUrlOrUrn
string
required
LinkedIn profile URL or URN.Examples:
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/username
  • urn:li:member:123456789

Response

profile
object
LinkedIn profile information

Example Request

curl -X GET "https://api.fetchin.io/api/v1/profile?profileUrlOrUrn=https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key-here"

Example Response

{
  "id": "urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAA8BYqEBCGLg_vT_ca6mMEqkpp9nVffJ3hc",
  "firstName": "Bill",
  "lastName": "Gates",
  "title": "Chair, Gates Foundation and Founder, Breakthrough Energy",
  "description": "Chair of the Gates Foundation. Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Co-founder of Microsoft. Voracious reader. Avid traveler. Active blogger.",
  "location": "Seattle, Washington, United States",
  "profilePictureUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
  "coverImageUrl": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
  "publicIdentifier": "williamhgates",
  "profileId": "ACoAAA8BYqEBCGLg_vT_ca6mMEqkpp9nVffJ3hc",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "geoLocationName": "Seattle, Washington, United States",
  "geoCountryName": "United States",
  "geoUrn": "urn:li:fsd_geo:104116203",
  "connectionType": "OUT_OF_NETWORK",
  "creatorInfo": {
    "hashTags": ["#books", "#climatechange", "#healthcare", "#innovation", "#sustainability"],
    "website": "https://gatesnot.es/tgn"
  },
  "jobTitle": "Co-chair",
  "companyName": "Gates Foundation",
  "companyPublicId": "gates-foundation",
  "companyLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/gates-foundation/",
  "followerCount": 40076104,
  "connectionsCount": 8,
  "creator": true,
  "influencer": true,
  "premium": true,
  "isVerified": false,
  "experiences": [
    {
      "name": "Gates Foundation",
      "jobTitle": "Co-chair",
      "description": "",
      "dateRange": "2000 - Present",
      "timePeriod": {
        "startDate": { "year": 2000 },
        "endDate": null
      },
      "company": {
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/gates-foundation/",
        "name": "Gates Foundation",
        "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/..."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Microsoft",
      "jobTitle": "Co-founder",
      "description": "",
      "dateRange": "1975 - Present",
      "timePeriod": {
        "startDate": { "year": 1975 },
        "endDate": null
      },
      "company": {
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/",
        "name": "Microsoft",
        "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/..."
      }
    }
  ],
  "educations": [
    {
      "name": "Harvard University",
      "description": "",
      "dateRange": "1973 - 1975",
      "schoolLogo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/...",
      "schoolUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvard-university/",
      "timePeriod": {
        "startDate": { "year": 1973 },
        "endDate": { "year": 1975 }
      }
    }
  ],
  "skills": [],
  "languages": [],
  "certifications": [],
  "volunteerCauses": []
}

Notes

This endpoint consumes 1 credit from your monthly quota. Failed requests (errors) do not count against your quota.
Profile data is fetched in real-time from LinkedIn. Response times may vary.
Cache profile data for frequently accessed profiles to optimize quota usage.

Use Cases

Lead enrichment

Enhance your CRM with up-to-date LinkedIn profile data

Recruitment

Build candidate profiles from LinkedIn data

Research

Analyze professional backgrounds and career paths

Verification

Verify professional credentials and work history

Authorizations

X-API-Key
string
header
required

Query Parameters

profileUrlOrUrn
string
required

LinkedIn profile URL or URN

Example:

"https://www.linkedin.com/in/username"

Response

Successfully fetched profile

id
string

LinkedIn profile URN (unique identifier)

Example:

"urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAABCDEF"

firstName
string
lastName
string
title
string

Professional headline

description
string

About/summary section

location
string
profilePictureUrl
string
experiences
object[]
educations
object[]
volunteerCauses
string[]

Volunteer causes listed on the profile

skills
object[]
languages
object[]
certifications
object[]
coverImageUrl
string

Profile banner/background image URL

publicIdentifier
string

LinkedIn public identifier (slug)

profileId
string

LinkedIn member identifier

countryCode
string

ISO country code

geoLocationName
string

Full geographic location string

geoCountryName
string

Country name

geoUrn
string

LinkedIn geo URN

connectionType
string

Relationship to the authenticated account

creatorInfo
object

Creator mode information

jobTitle
string

Current job title

companyName
string

Current company name

companyPublicId
string

Current company LinkedIn slug

companyLinkedinUrl
string

Current company LinkedIn URL

followerCount
number

Number of followers

connectionsCount
number

Number of connections

creator
boolean

Whether Creator mode is enabled

influencer
boolean

Whether the profile is a LinkedIn Influencer

premium
boolean

Whether the profile has LinkedIn Premium

isVerified
boolean

Whether the profile has a verification badge