LinkedIn Followers API
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Check the audience size of a LinkedIn account from its path in username. Get follower, following, post, like and connection counts. A precision flag marks rounded figures such as 500+. It returns totals only, never the list of followers.
Send POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with platform set to linkedin and action set to followers. Price $0.56 per 1,000 requests ($0.000556 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.
LinkedIn Followers reads the audience numbers of one LinkedIn account: follower count, accounts followed, post count, likes and connection count, given the account path in username, such as company/openai for a company page. It returns counts only, never the list of followers. Social media managers, B2B marketers and analysts use it to benchmark company pages against competitors and, called on a schedule, to chart how fast an account's audience grows.
Each number reflects the moment of the call, so store the values with a date if you want a trend. A null count means LinkedIn does not disclose that number, which is not the same as zero. connection_count measures the account's network of connections, a different audience from its followers, and some counts are shown only approximately, which precision flags.
AI prompt
#Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra LinkedIn Followers endpoint (linkedin/followers).
How the endpoint works:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to linkedin and action to followers, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
- username: Specifies the username handle from a LinkedIn /in/ profile path or a full personal profile URL for person_profile, or an account path for followers.
- Optional parameters:
- channel: The followers action accepts an account path input, though the required username parameter takes precedence. This action returns a follower count object and does not export channel member lists.
- Returns one object. Main fields: id, username, url, follower_count, following_count, post_count, like_count, connection_count (Number of connections (person_profile,…), precision.
- Example request body:
{
"platform": "linkedin",
"action": "followers",
"params": {
"username": "company/openai"
}
}
- Price: $0.56 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.
Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.Request parameters
#| Name | In | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | header | string | Yes | - | Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository. |
platform | body | string | Yes | linkedin | Platform identifier, fixed value. |
action | body | string | Yes | followers | Capability identifier, fixed value. |
username | body.params | string | Yes | - | Specifies the username handle from a LinkedIn /in/ profile path or a full personal profile URL for person_profile, or an account path for followers. In the followers action, it returns the total follower count rather than a list of followers. |
channel | body.params | string | No | - | The followers action accepts an account path input, though the required username parameter takes precedence. This action returns a follower count object and does not export channel member lists. |
Code samples
#curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"platform": "linkedin",
"action": "followers",
"params": {
"username": "company/openai"
}
}'OpenAPI definition (JSON)Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.
Response example
#{ "id": "req_…", "platform": "linkedin", "action": "followers", "results": { "id": "company/openai", "username": "company/openai", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/•••", "follower_count": 11788468, "precision": "exact", "platform": "linkedin" }, "billing": { "charged": …, "charged_usd": …, "balance_after_usd": …, … }, "quota": { … }}
Response fields
#Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
id | The record's unique ID on the platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms. |
username | Username (@handle). |
url | Link to the record on the platform. |
follower_count | Followers. null means not disclosed, not 0. |
following_count | Accounts followed. null means not disclosed, not 0. |
post_count | Total posts. null means not disclosed, not 0. |
like_count | Likes. null means the platform or this capability does not disclose it; it is not 0. |
connection_count | Number of connections (person_profile, profile_search). |
precision | Keeps the platform's own meaning |
platform | Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok). |
FAQ
#Does this return the people who follow an account?
#No. It returns numbers, follower_count among them, not a list of followers, and channel does not export members either. To see people at a company, the LinkedIn Employees capability lists a public sample of its employees from the company's short name or page link.
What do I pass as username?
#The account path from the LinkedIn link, the part after linkedin.com/, such as company/openai for OpenAI's company page. Copy it from the address bar of the page you want to measure. channel accepts the same path for compatibility, but username is still required and takes priority when both are sent.
What does precision mean?
#It marks counts that LinkedIn displays approximately rather than exactly, such as 500+ connections. When a value carries this flag, read the number as a lower bound and store the flag beside it, so later comparisons do not treat a capped figure as an exact one.
Errors and billing
#- 401
- Missing or invalid key.
- 402
- Insufficient balance. Top up first.
- 422
- Invalid parameter name or value. Fix it using the suggestions in the error. No charge.
- 429
- Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After, then try again.
- 503
- Could not complete. The held charge is returned to your balance. If the outcome is unknown, verify it before you retry.
- 200 empty
- No data. No charge.
Official references
#Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.
- LinkedIn Official Documentation: Distinction Between Following and Connecting ↗
Following allows users to view public content, whereas Connecting establishes a mutual 1st-degree connection. Accordingly, `follower_count` and `connection_count` should be interpreted separately rather than combined into a single network size metric.
Checked 2026-09-04
- LinkedIn User Agreement: Public Identity Profiles Remain Subject to Terms of Use ↗
Profile and network information remains governed by the User Agreement, access restrictions, and privacy requirements. Parameter and field descriptions on this site do not serve as proof of platform authorization or contact permission.
Checked 2026-09-04