Linkedin profile post scraper

Scrape recent posts from LinkedIn profiles using Apify.

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LinkedIn Profile Post Scraper

Scrape recent posts from specific LinkedIn profiles using the Apify harvestapi/linkedin-profile-posts actor.

Quick Start

Requires APIFY_API_TOKEN env var (or --token flag). Install dependency: pip install requests.

# Scrape recent posts from a profile
python3 skills/linkedin-profile-post-scraper/scripts/scrape_linkedin_posts.py \
  --profiles "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelsantilli" --max-posts 10

# Multiple profiles with keyword filtering
python3 skills/linkedin-profile-post-scraper/scripts/scrape_linkedin_posts.py \
  --profiles "https://www.linkedin.com/in/person1,https://www.linkedin.com/in/person2" \
  --keywords "AI,growth" --days 30

# Summary table
python3 skills/linkedin-profile-post-scraper/scripts/scrape_linkedin_posts.py \
  --profiles "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelsantilli" --output summary

CLI Reference

Flag	Default	Description
`--profiles`	required	LinkedIn profile URL(s), comma-separated
`--max-posts`	20	Max posts to scrape per profile
`--keywords`	none	Keywords to filter (comma-separated, OR logic)
`--days`	30	Only include posts from last N days
`--output`	json	Output format: `json` or `summary`
`--token`	env var	Apify token (prefer `APIFY_API_TOKEN` env var)
`--timeout`	300	Max seconds to wait for the Apify run

Cost

~$2 per 1,000 posts scraped. The script prints a cost estimate before running.

Notes

No native date filtering — dates are filtered client-side on postedAt/postedDate
Profile URLs must be full LinkedIn URLs (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/in/username)

1	---
2	name: linkedin-profile-post-scraper
3	description: >
4	Scrape recent posts from LinkedIn profiles using Apify. Use when you need to
5	monitor what specific people are posting on LinkedIn, track founder/exec activity,
6	or gather LinkedIn content for competitive intelligence.
7	---
8
9	# LinkedIn Profile Post Scraper
10
11	Scrape recent posts from specific LinkedIn profiles using the Apify `harvestapi/linkedin-profile-posts` actor.
12
13	## Quick Start
14
15	Requires `APIFY_API_TOKEN` env var (or `--token` flag). Install dependency: `pip install requests`.
16
17	```bash
18	# Scrape recent posts from a profile
19	python3 skills/linkedin-profile-post-scraper/scripts/scrape_linkedin_posts.py \
20	--profiles "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelsantilli" --max-posts 10
21
22	# Multiple profiles with keyword filtering
23	python3 skills/linkedin-profile-post-scraper/scripts/scrape_linkedin_posts.py \
24	--profiles "https://www.linkedin.com/in/person1,https://www.linkedin.com/in/person2" \
25	--keywords "AI,growth" --days 30
26
27	# Summary table
28	python3 skills/linkedin-profile-post-scraper/scripts/scrape_linkedin_posts.py \
29	--profiles "https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelsantilli" --output summary
30	```
31
32	## CLI Reference
33
34	\| Flag \| Default \| Description \|
35	\|------\|---------\|-------------\|
36	\| `--profiles` \| required \| LinkedIn profile URL(s), comma-separated \|
37	\| `--max-posts` \| 20 \| Max posts to scrape per profile \|
38	\| `--keywords` \| none \| Keywords to filter (comma-separated, OR logic) \|
39	\| `--days` \| 30 \| Only include posts from last N days \|
40	\| `--output` \| json \| Output format: `json` or `summary` \|
41	\| `--token` \| env var \| Apify token (prefer `APIFY_API_TOKEN` env var) \|
42	\| `--timeout` \| 300 \| Max seconds to wait for the Apify run \|
43
44	## Cost
45
46	~$2 per 1,000 posts scraped. The script prints a cost estimate before running.
47
48	## Notes
49
50	- No native date filtering — dates are filtered client-side on `postedAt`/`postedDate`
51	- Profile URLs must be full LinkedIn URLs (e.g. `https://www.linkedin.com/in/username`)
52

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