LinkedIn Company API

The LinkedIn Company API retrieves public company page information from LinkedIn, including the company description, follower count, employee range, and logo.

Endpoint

https://api.socialkit.dev/linkedin/company

Example Request

GET https://api.socialkit.dev/linkedin/company?access_key=<your-access-key>&url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/openai/

Response

{
	"success": true,
	"data": {
		"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/openai/",
		"name": "OpenAI",
		"description": "OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.",
		"followers": 2800000,
		"employees": 1500,
		"logo": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C560BAQGkHHd7DQ-s-Q/company-logo_200_200/0/1657312978670"
	}
}

Parameters

url string Required
The LinkedIn company page URL (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/company/openai/).

access_key string Required
Your API access key. Can be provided via the access_key query parameter, x-access-key header, or request body.

cache boolean Optional Defaults to false
Cache the response for faster subsequent requests.

cache_ttl number Optional Defaults to 2592000
Cache the response for a custom TTL (in seconds). Maximum 2592000 seconds (1 month), minimum 3600 seconds (1 hour).

Response Fields

The API returns the following data fields:

• url: The original LinkedIn company page URL provided
• name: The company’s display name
• description: The company’s about/description text from their LinkedIn page
• followers: Total LinkedIn follower count for the company page (number)
• employees: Approximate employee count as reported on LinkedIn (number)
• logo: URL to the company’s LinkedIn logo image

Use Cases

• Market Research: Pull company profiles for competitive analysis reports
• Lead Enrichment: Enrich B2B contact data with company size and follower reach
• Sales Intelligence: Qualify accounts by employee count and LinkedIn presence before outreach
• Investor Research: Monitor company growth signals via follower and employee count changes
• Directory Builders: Populate company listings with structured LinkedIn data
• CRM Automation: Keep company records up to date with live LinkedIn metadata
• Partnership Evaluation: Assess brand reach and company scale before co-marketing

Notes

• Only public LinkedIn company pages are supported
• The employees field reflects the LinkedIn-reported figure, which is based on members who list the company as their employer and may differ from official headcount
• Follower counts are retrieved in real-time
• The description field returns the full about text and may be lengthy for large enterprises