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How to get LinkedIn company

TL;DR
To get LinkedIn company, sign up for a free Captapi key, then send one GET request to /v1/linkedin/company with your input. You get clean JSON back in seconds for 2 credits per call — no OAuth, scraping or platform SDKs. Fetch LinkedIn company page data — name, industry, size, and follower stats.

How to get LinkedIn company (step by step)

  1. 1

    Get a free API key

    Create a free Captapi account (100 credits, no card) and generate an API key from the dashboard.

  2. 2

    Call the LinkedIn Company API

    Send an authenticated GET request to /v1/linkedin/company with your input. No OAuth, no scraping setup.

  3. 3

    Read the JSON response

    Parse the clean JSON response. Pass cache=true for a free 24h cache hit; default is always fresh.

Code example

curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/linkedin/company?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fmicrosoft" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."
# or: -H "x-api-key: capt_live_..."

What the response looks like

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "platform": "linkedin",
    "type": "company",
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft",
    "name": "Microsoft",
    "industry": null,
    "description": "Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. \n\nMicrosoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.",
    "website": "https://news.microsoft.com/",
    "followers": 28741583,
    "employees": 233242,
    "headquarters": "Redmond, Washington, US",
    "logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D560BAQH32RJQCl3dDQ/company-logo_200_200/B56ZYQ0mrGGoAM-/0/1744038948046/microsoft_logo?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=ts9MGrTk7Lz3R1bmAfzCL8euuuuPWPCoXfdiLA2_IzM"
  }
}

Billing metadata (credits charged, cache hit/miss) is returned in the X-Captapi-Credits and X-Captapi-Cache response headers.

Request parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstring YesLinkedIn company URL, e.g. https://linkedin.com/company/slug. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble.
cachebooleanNoSet true to serve from the 24h response cache. Default false — always fetch fresh data.

Frequently asked questions

What does the LinkedIn Company API do?

The LinkedIn Company API lets you fetch profile or page details and audience stats from a public LinkedIn profile or page using one GET request to /v1/linkedin/company. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or infrastructure setup required.

How many credits does the LinkedIn Company API cost?

Each successful call costs 2 credits. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Failed or empty results are never charged.

Do I need a LinkedIn API key or OAuth?

No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Rumble, Spotify, Kwai, and more. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.

Is the LinkedIn Company API suitable for production use?

Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON and automatic retries. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h shared cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Use it for analytics, monitoring, and content automation.

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