Extract commenters from LinkedIn posts via Apify

LinkedIn Commenter Extractor

Extract names, titles, companies, LinkedIn URLs, and comment text from people who commented on specific LinkedIn posts. Uses Apify — no LinkedIn cookies required.

Quick Start

Requires requests and APIFY_API_TOKEN environment variable.

# Extract commenters from a single post
python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py \
  --post-url "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/someone_topic-activity-123456789"

# Multiple posts
python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py \
  --post-url URL1 --post-url URL2

# Limit comments per post
python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py \
  --post-url URL --max-comments 50

# Output formats
python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py --post-url URL --output json
python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py --post-url URL --output csv
python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py --post-url URL --output summary

# Deduplicate across multiple posts
python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py \
  --post-url URL1 --post-url URL2 --dedup

How It Works

1. Takes one or more LinkedIn post URLs
2. Calls the harvestapi~linkedin-post-comments Apify actor (no cookies needed)
3. Extracts commenter name, headline (title + company), LinkedIn profile URL, and comment text
4. Parses headline into separate title and company fields where possible
5. Optionally deduplicates across multiple posts by LinkedIn profile URL

CLI Reference

Flag	Default	Description
--post-url	required	LinkedIn post URL (can be repeated for multiple posts)
--max-comments	100	Max comments to extract per post
--output	json	Output format: json, csv, summary
--dedup	false	Deduplicate commenters across multiple posts
--token	env var	Apify API token (overrides APIFY_API_TOKEN env var)
--timeout	120	Max seconds to wait for Apify run

Output Schema

{
  "name": "Jane Smith",
  "headline": "VP of Finance at Acme Corp",
  "title": "VP of Finance",
  "company": "Acme Corp",
  "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/janesmith",
  "comment_text": "Great insights on AI in accounting...",
  "post_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/...",
  "profile_image_url": "https://..."
}

Cost

Uses harvestapi~linkedin-post-comments Apify actor — ~$2 per 1,000 comments. No LinkedIn cookies or login required.