Check this how-to to see how to craft a people search on LinkedIn:
Inputs
A valid URL looks like this: https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?facetGeoRegion=%5B%22fr%3A0%22%5D&keywords=CTO
Parameters
Maximum number of results
"max_results": "1000"
⚠️ This parameter is usable via the API by using the above key / value combination.
- You can choose to cap the number of results extracted for the search by setting the maximum results.
- By default it is set to LinkedIn's system limit of 1000.
Only extract unique results
"only_extract_unique_profile" : true OR false
⚠️ This parameter is hidden AND set to "False" by default - if you want to use it though the API by using the above key value combination.
- You can choose to extract data only if the search return a unique profile. It is especially useful when doing enrichment from LinkedIn strict searches.
- For example: https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=%22Marc%20FRANCIS%22%20AND%20%22Captain%20Data%22&origin=SWITCH_SEARCH_VERTICAL&sid=%2CD_
- Here is a spreadsheet template built for this use case to help you generate such urls:
Extract more people
If you want/need to extract more people, you should create another configuration with a new segmentation.
Example:
You want to extract "growth hacker" profiles in France. If you build your search URL with the France segmentation, you'll be able to extract only 1000 profiles. In order to have more results, we suggest you do the following:
- One configuration with a "growth hacker" search in Paris
- A second configuration with a "growth hacker" search in Lyon
...
And do this for every city in France.
To use this setting with the API, you can pass max_results to the input_parameters field.