LinkedIn Scraper MCP

Extract profiles, job postings, and company data from LinkedIn for AI agents. Session-based authentication with persistent cookies -- log in once, scrape headlessly.

Free alternative to Proxycurl ($50/mo), PhantomBuster ($69/mo), and Snov.io ($39/mo).

Why This Tool?

Feature	This Tool	Proxycurl	PhantomBuster	Snov.io
Free to use	Yes	$49/mo	$69/mo	$39/mo
MCP server (for AI agents)	Yes	No	No	No
Profile scraping	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Job search	Yes	No	Yes	No
Company pages	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial
People search	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
No API key needed	Yes	No	No	No
Works without login (jobs)	Yes	N/A	No	N/A

How It Works

1. Log in to LinkedIn once via a visible browser window (your real credentials)
2. Session cookies are saved locally in .sessions/
3. All subsequent scraping runs headlessly using those cookies
4. Session typically lasts days/weeks before re-login needed

Job search and company pages work without login. People search and full profiles require a login session.

Quick Start

As MCP Server (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-servers/linkedin/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Install dependencies:

pip install "mcp[cli]" playwright playwright-stealth
playwright install chromium

Tools

login

Opens a browser window for manual LinkedIn login. You only need to do this once.

search_jobs (no login required)

Search LinkedIn job postings with filters.

{
  "query": "python developer",
  "location": "Dubai",
  "remote": "remote",
  "job_type": "full-time",
  "experience": "mid-senior",
  "max_results": 25
}

Example output:

{
  "query": "python developer",
  "type": "jobs",
  "count": 25,
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Senior Python Developer",
      "company": "Tech Corp",
      "location": "Dubai, UAE (Remote)",
      "posted_date": "2 days ago",
      "job_url": "https://linkedin.com/jobs/view/..."
    }
  ]
}

Filters: remote (remote/onsite/hybrid), job_type (full-time/part-time/contract/internship), experience (entry/mid-senior/director/executive)

get_company (no login required)

Get company page data.

{"company_slug": "google"}

Output:

{
  "name": "Google",
  "tagline": "Organizing the world's information...",
  "industry": "Technology, Information and Internet",
  "company_size": "10,001+ employees",
  "headquarters": "Mountain View, CA",
  "website": "https://google.com",
  "founded": "1998",
  "specialties": ["search", "advertising", "cloud computing", "AI"]
}

get_profile (full data requires login)

Get a LinkedIn profile.

{"username": "johndoe"}

Output:

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "headline": "Senior Software Engineer at Google",
  "location": "San Francisco Bay Area",
  "current_title": "Senior Software Engineer",
  "current_company": "Google",
  "connections": "500+",
  "skills": ["Python", "Machine Learning", "Go", "Kubernetes"],
  "profile_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/johndoe/"
}

search_people (login required)

Search for people by keywords, company, title, or location.

{
  "query": "CTO",
  "company": "startup",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "max_results": 20
}

Authentication

LinkedIn is aggressive with bot detection. This tool uses a session-based approach:

1. Call the login tool -- a browser window opens
2. Log in with your LinkedIn credentials manually
3. Close the browser -- cookies are saved to .sessions/linkedin.json
4. All future requests use these cookies in headless mode

Your credentials are never stored -- only the session cookies, which are gitignored.

Rate limiting: LinkedIn soft-blocks after ~50 pages/hour. The tool adds delays automatically, but avoid rapid-fire requests.

What Works Without Login

Feature	Without Login	With Login
Job search	Full access	Full access
Company pages	Full access	Full access
Profiles	Name, headline, location only	Full profile
People search	Not available	Full access

Use Cases

• Recruiting: Search for candidates by skills, location, company
• Sales prospecting: Find decision-makers at target companies
• Job hunting: Monitor job postings with specific filters
• Competitive intelligence: Track competitor company pages
• Market research: Analyze hiring trends and company growth

License

MIT