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Access LinkedIn profile data, posts, and engagement signals for social selling and research.
MethodDescription
canvas.linkedin.profiles()Scrape profile data from LinkedIn URLs
canvas.linkedin.posts()Get recent posts from profiles
canvas.linkedin.findUrls()Find LinkedIn URLs by name + company
canvas.linkedin.reactions()Get people who reacted to posts

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canvas.linkedin.profiles()

Scrape detailed profile information from LinkedIn profile URLs. 
const profiles = await canvas.linkedin.profiles({
  urls: ["https://linkedin.com/in/johndoe"],
  fields: ["headline", "jobTitle", "companyName", "topSkills"],
});

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Parameters

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urls
string[]
required
LinkedIn profile URLs to scrape.
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fields
string[]
Fields to return. Defaults to all.

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Returns

FieldTypeDescription
fullNamestringFull name
headlinestringProfile headline
aboutstringAbout section
jobTitlestringCurrent job title
companyNamestringCurrent company
companyIndustrystringCompany industry
companyWebsitestringCompany website
companySizestringCompany size
connectionsnumberConnection count
followersnumberFollower count
emailstringEmail (if public)
mobileNumberstringPhone (if public)
topSkillsstring[]Top skills
countrystringCountry
educationobject[]Education history

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canvas.linkedin.posts()

Get recent posts from LinkedIn profiles. 
const posts = await canvas.linkedin.posts({
  urls: profiles.map(p => p.linkedinUrl),
  postsPerProfile: 5,
  includeComments: true,
});

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Parameters

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urls
string[]
required
LinkedIn profile URLs to get posts from.
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postsPerProfile
number
default:"20"
Posts to fetch per profile (max 100).
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includeReposts
boolean
default:"false"
Include reposts/shares.
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includeComments
boolean
default:"false"
Include top 10 comments per post.

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Returns

FieldTypeDescription
postTextstringPost content
postLinkstringDirect link to post
postedAgostringWhen posted
numLikesnumberLike count
numCommentsnumberComment count
numSharesnumberShare count
isRepostbooleanWhether it’s a repost

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canvas.linkedin.findUrls()

Find LinkedIn profile URLs for people by name and company using Fiber AI. 
const withUrls = await canvas.linkedin.findUrls({
  people: contacts.map(c => ({
    firstName: c.first_name,
    lastName: c.last_name,
    company: c.company,
  })),
});

// Filter by confidence
const highConfidence = withUrls.filter(p => (p.confidence ?? 0) > 0.8);

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Parameters

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people
object[]
required
People to find URLs for. Each needs firstName, lastName, and company.

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Returns

FieldTypeDescription
firstNamestringFirst name (from input)
lastNamestringLast name (from input)
companystringCompany name (from input)
linkedinUrlstringFound LinkedIn profile URL
confidencenumberMatch confidence score (0-1)
errorstringError message if lookup failed

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canvas.linkedin.reactions()

Get people who reacted to LinkedIn posts. Great for finding engaged prospects. 
const reactors = await canvas.linkedin.reactions({
  postUrls: ["https://linkedin.com/posts/competitor_announcement-123456"],
  reactionTypes: ["LIKE", "CELEBRATE"],
  limit: 100,
});

// Enrich these engaged prospects
const contacts = await canvas.contacts.enrich({ people: reactors });

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Parameters

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postUrls
string[]
required
LinkedIn post URLs to get reactions from.
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reactionTypes
string[]
Filter by reaction type. Options: LIKE, CELEBRATE, SUPPORT, LOVE, INSIGHTFUL, FUNNY. Defaults to all types.
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limit
number
default:"100"
Max total reactions to return.

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Returns

FieldTypeDescription
fullNamestringPerson’s full name
profileUrlstringLinkedIn profile URL
headlinestringProfile headline
reactionTypestringType of reaction
jobTitlestringCurrent job title
companyNamestringCurrent company

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Example: Content-Based Lead Gen

Find prospects who engage with competitor or industry content: 
// Get posts from industry influencers
const posts = await canvas.linkedin.posts({
  urls: ["https://linkedin.com/in/industry-leader"],
  postsPerProfile: 10,
});

// Get reactors from top posts
const topPosts = posts.filter(p => p.numLikes > 100).slice(0, 3);

const allReactors = [];
for (const post of topPosts) {
  const reactors = await canvas.linkedin.reactions({
    postUrls: [post.postLink],
    limit: 50,
  });
  allReactors.push(...reactors);
}

// Dedupe by profile URL and return
const unique = [...new Map(allReactors.map(r => [r.profileUrl, r])).values()];
return unique;