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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. Options: firstName, lastName, fullName, headline, about, connections, followers, email, profilePic, jobTitle, companyName, companyIndustry, companyWebsite, companySize, jobDuration, jobDurationYears, country, addressFull, addressLocal, mobileNumber, topSkills, totalSkills, recentExperience, totalExperience, education

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Returns

FieldTypeDescription
fullNamestringFull name
headlinestringProfile headline
jobTitlestringCurrent job title
companyNamestringCurrent company
aboutstringAbout section
topSkillsstring[]Top skills
emailstringEmail (if public)
mobileNumberstringPhone (if public)

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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. 
const withUrls = await canvas.linkedin.findUrls({
  people: contacts.map(c => ({
    firstName: c.first_name,
    lastName: c.last_name,
    company: c.company,
  })),
});

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Parameters

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people
object[]
required
People to find URLs for. Each needs firstName + lastName (or fullName) and company.

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Returns

Original person data plus linkedinUrl field.

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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"],
  maxPerPost: 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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maxPerPost
number
default:"50"
Max reactions per post (max 500).

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Returns

FieldTypeDescription
linkedinUrlstringProfile URL
namestringPerson’s name
headlinestringProfile headline
reactionTypestringType of reaction

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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],
    maxPerPost: 50,
  });
  allReactors.push(...reactors);
}

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