# LinkedIn Profile Complete API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/linkedin/profile-complete)

> Returns a LinkedIn member's full background in one premium call, in place of `/v1/linkedin/profile` plus `/v1/linkedin/profile/experiences`, `/profile/educations`, `/profile/skills` and `/profile/recommendations`. Two keys carry it in SocialCrawl's own shapes. `author` is the same Author object `/v1/linkedin/profile` returns (`username`, `display_name`, `bio`, `location`, `avatar_url` and the `ext` flags, `urn` and `member_id` included); `followers` and `following` are null because this call reports no counts. `background` holds `summary` (the About text, or null) and five arrays whose items match the matching `/v1/linkedin/profile/*` endpoint item for item: `experiences` (`title`, `description`, `location`, `date` such as `{start: "Apr 2025", end: "Present"}`, `employment_type`, `skills`, `company` with `id`, `name`, `url` and `logo`), `educations` (`id`, `school`, `date`, `degree`), `skills` (`skill`, `is_passed_skill_assessment`), `recommendations` (received) and `given_recommendations` (`text`, `date`, `type`, `recommender`). A leaf this call does not carry is null rather than missing, for example a role's `skills` and a recommender's `urn`, and `educations` is an empty array when the member lists none. Every other top-level key (`firstName`, `fullPositions`, `languages`, `projects` and the rest) is the original packed record, kept unchanged for compatibility; languages and projects are only available there.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/linkedin/profile/complete` costs 10 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | yes | Full URL of the LinkedIn profile. |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/complete" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanroslansky/" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### What does the LinkedIn Profile Complete API return?

Returns a member's full background: author in the /profile shape, and background with About, experiences, educations, skills and recommendations in the profile/* item shapes. The response uses the same JSON envelope as every SocialCrawl endpoint, with the data, credits_used and request_id fields.

### When should I use the LinkedIn Profile Complete endpoint?

Use it for background checks and enrichment, where one premium call replaces profile, profile/experiences, profile/educations, profile/skills and profile/recommendations. Not for follower or connection counts, which come back null (linkedin/profile/with-posts, linkedin/profile/all), or for recent posts (linkedin/profile/with-posts).

### How much does the LinkedIn Profile Complete API cost?

Each call costs 10 credits, so the 100 free credits every new account gets cover 10 calls. Credits for failed or empty calls are refunded automatically, and there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the LinkedIn Profile Complete API need?

The one required parameter is url (full URL of the LinkedIn profile).

### How do I call the LinkedIn Profile Complete API?

Send a GET request to https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/profile/complete?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fryanroslansky%2F with your API key in the x-api-key header. An Authorization: Bearer header works too.

See the full LinkedIn API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/linkedin

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

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