This package allows to fetch data about individuals or companies on Linkedin.
npm i linkedin-client
You need your Linkedin cookie called "li_at". This way, requests will be sent on your behalf.
You can follow these instructions to retrieve your Linkedin session cookie.
const LinkedinClient = require('linkedin-client');
(async () => {
const client = new LinkedinClient('YOUR_LINKEDIN_COOKIE');
const data = await client.fetch('https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/');
console.log(data);
})();
If you want to retrieve people details :
node src/cli.js https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/
Or if you want to retrieve company information :
node src/cli.js https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/
npm test
If you want to run the web interface on you own, you can do as follows :
git clone https://github.com/Cooya/Linkedin-Client.git linkedin-client
cd linkedin-client
npm install
npm run build
echo "module.exports = { cookie: 'YOUR_LINKEDIN_COOKIE' };" > config.js
npm start
- Folder src/v1 : At the very beginning, the project was a freelance mission for a client needing some leads. I used Linkedin API v1.
- Folder src/v2 : After that I decided to design a web interface to showcase the tool. I was limited by the Linkedin API, so I somehow completed it by retrieving data with Puppeteer, a driver for an headless Google Chrome browser.
- The Linkedin API v1 is now deprecated and the v2 is not really usable so, in this third version, there is no more use of the API and I completely skipped the use of web browser, it is a simple HTTP request and Cheerio does the job.