Look up any LinkedIn profile

import requests
url = "https://li.scaleabm.org/api/profile/williamhgates"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

{
  "success": true,
  "profile": {
    "vanityName": "satyanadella",
    "fullName": "Satya Nadella",
    "headline": "Chairman and CEO at Microsoft",
    "entityUrn": "urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAAFiGGwB3YTL_lxNp...",
    "location": "Redmond, Washington, United States",
    "connectionDegree": "DISTANCE_3"
  },
  "positions": [
    {
      "title": "Chairman and CEO",
      "companyName": "Microsoft",
      "companyId": "1035",
      "locationName": "Redmond, WA",
      "timePeriod": {
        "startDate": {
          "month": 2,
          "year": 2014
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "school": "University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee",
      "degree": "Master of Science",
      "field": "Computer Science",
      "startYear": 1988,
      "endYear": 1990
    }
  ],
  "currentCompany": {
    "title": "Chairman and CEO",
    "companyName": "Microsoft",
    "companyId": "1035",
    "locationName": "Redmond, WA"
  }
}

Look up any LinkedIn member by their vanity name (the slug after /in/ in their profile URL). Returns profile summary, headline, location, connection degree, full career history, and education.

Vanity name extraction: If you have a full URL like https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/, extract just williamhgates as the path parameter.

Connection degree: The connectionDegree field shows your relationship: DISTANCE_1 (connected), DISTANCE_2 (2nd degree), DISTANCE_3 (3rd degree), or empty if unknown.

Uses LinkedIn’s REST API — fast (under 2s), no browser navigation.

Look up any LinkedIn member by their vanity name (the slug after `/in/` in their profile URL). Returns profile summary, headline, location, connection degree, full career history, and education. **Vanity name extraction:** If you have a full URL like `https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/`, extract just `williamhgates` as the path parameter. **Connection degree:** The `connectionDegree` field shows your relationship: `DISTANCE_1` (connected), `DISTANCE_2` (2nd degree), `DISTANCE_3` (3rd degree), or empty if unknown. Uses LinkedIn's REST API — fast (under 2s), no browser navigation.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Tenant API key (voy_xxx) or admin secret

Path parameters

vanityNamestringRequired

LinkedIn vanity URL slug — the part after /in/ (e.g. ‘williamhgates’, ‘satyanadella’)

Response

Profile with positions, education, and connection degree

successboolean

profileobject

positionslist of objects

educationlist of objects

currentCompanyobject or null

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error