Regular search
Search LinkedIn by keyword, title, location and more, then page through the results and feed them straight into your pipeline.
Search docs →The LinkedIn people search API
Find the right people on LinkedIn and pull their profile data programmatically, over MCP or REST. Run searches, replay saved searches, and enrich every result, all at a human pace that stays inside LinkedIn's limits.
# Run a people search (REST)
POST /api/v1/search_regular
x-api-key: your_api_key
x-api-secret: your_api_secret
{ "accountId": "...", "keyword": "Head of Growth", "location": "United States" }Search, then enrich
A complete set of search and profile actions, callable from your own backend over REST or from an AI assistant over MCP.
Saved search
Replay a search you already built and saved on LinkedIn, so your targeting logic lives in one place and stays in sync.
Saved search →Profile details
Fetch full profile details from a profile URL, so you can qualify and personalize before you ever reach out.
Profile docs →Contact details
Pull a profile's contact details where available, so enrichment and outreach share a single source of truth.
Contact docs →Recent posts
Read a profile's recent posts to find a timely hook, so your first message lands with real context.
Posts docs →Safe by default
Searches and profile pulls run at a human pace with automatic rate management, kept inside LinkedIn's limits on every account.
Safety →Two ways to call it
Over MCP
Point Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client at We-Link and it can search for people and read profiles in the flow of a conversation, no integration code.
Over REST
Call the search endpoints from your own backend or a workflow tool like n8n, Make or Zapier. Asynchronous, with results over webhooks.
FAQ
People search API questions
What is the We-Link LinkedIn people search API?+
It is an API for finding people on LinkedIn and pulling their profile data programmatically. You can run a regular search, replay a saved search, and fetch profile and contact details, over MCP or REST.
Can I run Sales Navigator style searches?+
Yes. You can run regular searches and replay searches you have already saved on LinkedIn, then page through the results and feed them straight into your pipeline.
What profile data can I pull?+
You can fetch full profile details from a profile URL, pull a profile's contact details where available, and read a profile's recent posts, so you can enrich and qualify a lead before you reach out.
Is it safe to search at scale?+
Every search and profile pull runs at a human pace with automatic rate management, kept inside LinkedIn's limits, on infrastructure built to keep the account healthy.
How is it priced?+
Pricing is credit-based, not per seat. You pay for the API credits you use, with no per-seat or per-account fees, and a free trial of 100 API credits with no credit card required.
Start finding people on LinkedIn. 100 API credits, 14 days, no credit card required.