/similar-profilesGet Similar Profiles
Profile APIs
Cost / request
$0.01
Response format
JSON
Protocol
REST
About this endpoint
Find professionals similar to a given LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn's recommendation algorithm surfaces people with comparable roles, industries, skills, and career trajectories. Perfect for talent sourcing, building look-alike audiences, and expanding candidate pipelines from a seed profile.
Use cases
Expand candidate pipelines from a single seed profile
Build look-alike audiences for targeted professional advertising
Discover potential leads similar to your best customers' champions
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | query | string | required | —Default: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/ |
Responses
OK
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"urn": {
"type": "string"
},
"username": {
"type": "string"
},
"firstName": {
"type": "string"
},
"lastName": {
"type": "string"
},
"profilePictures": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"width": {
"type": "integer"
},
"height": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
}
},
"headline": {
"type": "string"
},
"geo": {
"type": "object"
},
"projects": {
"type": "object"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}Agent / Developer Schema
Machine-readable formats for integrating this endpoint into AI agents and toolchains.
{
"operationId": "Get_Similar_Profiles",
"method": "get",
"path": "/similar-profiles",
"summary": "Get Similar Profiles",
"description": "Returns profiles that are similar to the provided profile",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "url",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/"
}
}
],
"responses": [
{
"statusCode": "200",
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"success": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"urn": {
"type": "string"
},
"username": {
"type": "string"
},
"firstName": {
"type": "string"
},
"lastName": {
"type": "string"
},
"profilePictures": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"width": {
"type": "integer"
},
"height": {
"type": "integer"
}
}
}
},
"headline": {
"type": "string"
},
"geo": {
"type": "object"
},
"projects": {
"type": "object"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"example": {
"success": true,
"message": "success",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": 322149465,
"urn": "ACoAABMznFkB_XPgkYHnUl33kIHTWt1DtMAV6Pg",
"username": "jenhsunhuang",
"firstName": "Jensen",
"lastName": "Huang",
"profilePictures": [
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5603AQHOzNxbdK5hrg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/1724130099593?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=MflSUiQX6SidjJEUY1T9PfTsctCJkAMIaECz7YQeaG4",
"width": 100,
"height": 100
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5603AQHOzNxbdK5hrg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1724130099593?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=xUSMMxT912veDf3CjFkRao1OMiBXKuqvgiXt8G1h4q0",
"width": 200,
"height": 200
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5603AQHOzNxbdK5hrg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1724130099593?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=lBl4nadQjM-5-nyKuwqn-fyq2JnvpJzza_PfKe7csg4",
"width": 400,
"height": 400
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D5603AQHOzNxbdK5hrg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1724130099627?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=nC51tEw-_srorq7ekhm8RfL0C-D0X-dD_xCJUPsZxfQ",
"width": 800,
"height": 800
}
],
"headline": "Founder and CEO, NVIDIA",
"geo": {},
"projects": {}
},
{
"id": 1523653,
"urn": "ACoAAAAXP8UB4_GzJNUYcEDdAM6IBQNKZYe-WOU",
"username": "andy-jassy-8b1615",
"firstName": "Andy",
"lastName": "Jassy",
"profilePictures": [
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5603AQGSl0b1ZCh2sQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/1631724420241?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=48zYYgmOunwVvMDTHEuewxhkN7v6pTsohrRCmQaHxFQ",
"width": 100,
"height": 100
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5603AQGSl0b1ZCh2sQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1631724420241?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=uOwQzhkxMDNn6vdP_iriv3AhvOuETyCLcHRyqqavDH0",
"width": 200,
"height": 200
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5603AQGSl0b1ZCh2sQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1631724420241?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=_LDl0q9pZ_1R0bSKCt0cwhRTOGHY1iDrDwf7fyMjgF4",
"width": 400,
"height": 400
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5603AQGSl0b1ZCh2sQ/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1631724420241?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=GB6ViAeRChIsIvI6f9ZaYsYZJgb5tMfCiZSNqv9e_ww",
"width": 800,
"height": 800
}
],
"headline": "President and CEO at Amazon",
"geo": {},
"projects": {}
},
{
"id": 955327387,
"urn": "ACoAADjxI5sB8zh1KYWtStYxnRHjvVa6ckeE8Eo",
"username": "nitin-gadkari-5b7b2b227",
"firstName": "Nitin",
"lastName": "Gadkari",
"profilePictures": [
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D03AQFuxFsr9M-Xlg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/1723815535172?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=nVHIlaw1j5ZET5__8T1uBTeW7ImmYLUuI7vYL_o7OFA",
"width": 100,
"height": 100
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D03AQFuxFsr9M-Xlg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1723815535172?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=FTmHqA35LGm5IKF9wrn0sMptzwoWRNmtkCoQXafxZI0",
"width": 200,
"height": 200
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D03AQFuxFsr9M-Xlg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1723815535172?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=Duln3ZuOyS9vHhe9qnlUF05UJlgKMt8_azoU_xPKTFY",
"width": 400,
"height": 400
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D03AQFuxFsr9M-Xlg/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1723815535181?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=3dhSHckYav_vhVlzEV78ow9cG99k6i0C5DwIkh3nEPo",
"width": 601,
"height": 601
}
],
"headline": "Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India at Government of India",
"geo": {},
"projects": {}
},
{
"id": 226626655,
"urn": "ACoAAA2CDF8BlyDd8jHcvIujtyUS6YDtx6EOzJ4",
"username": "justintrudeau",
"firstName": "Justin",
"lastName": "Trudeau",
"profilePictures": [
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQGD-PJnXZmU8g/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/1629053585597?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=FLAG2xE9jYE5IfHScSZOEPMNqw2JOthR49Hrhq599rg",
"width": 100,
"height": 100
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQGD-PJnXZmU8g/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1629053585597?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=76tN96km7yCZBeE0waqyHyKeiQDD1Ij5uXEy_EXF8t4",
"width": 200,
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},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQGD-PJnXZmU8g/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1629053585597?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=SKjEuEcCbRR-RPd8T0UhM9hMbfEP5wLrWXxIOrMzOSE",
"width": 400,
"height": 400
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4E03AQGD-PJnXZmU8g/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1629053585597?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=x-wF7rVEk27HPo2eFSZwI0wjQxopqoJOVqVyUMJ8hbE",
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}
],
"headline": "Prime Minister of Canada | Premier ministre du Canada",
"geo": {},
"projects": {}
},
{
"id": 454269,
"urn": "ACoAAAAG7n0BqIWxwKBc4aC0Io6sFM1Rzg3vONI",
"username": "khanacademy",
"firstName": "Sal",
"lastName": "Khan",
"profilePictures": [
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D03AQGac362dD7snA/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/1615325372156?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=PAWj5X0i9Ps6DxiR8TE3ptbBgGUxnOXAjehRxQ4dm3k",
"width": 100,
"height": 100
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D03AQGac362dD7snA/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1615325372156?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=KRspN-fATjfv7LTdo4nnMcOR2gBRzw1-EvWkTKJANWE",
"width": 200,
"height": 200
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D03AQGac362dD7snA/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/profile-displayphoto-shrink_400_400/0/1615325372156?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=9ype_hPnsN2l36torJSePKHG8wRfzIshgh5An7P_Zc0",
"width": 400,
"height": 400
},
{
"url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D03AQGac362dD7snA/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1615325372156?e=1739404800&v=beta&t=NTAS0usgF1yP9Ke1C-3zAppE4WwPImM6I3cm7yih1ME",
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}
],
"headline": "Khan Academy, Schoolhouse.world, Khan Lab School, Khan Lab High School",
"geo": {},
"projects": {}
}
]
}
}
}
}
}
]
}Pricing
$0.01per successful request
Credits are deducted from your agntdata balance on each successful API call. Failed requests (4xx/5xx) are not charged.
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