LinkedIn and Web Scraping Actions (Apify)
This article covers all Apify-powered actions in TexAu for scraping LinkedIn profiles, companies, jobs, posts, Sales Navigator results, Google Maps places, and website content.
Before you begin
- A TexAu account on any paid plan
- No separate Apify account needed (TexAu handles the connection)
LinkedIn Profile Actions
Search LinkedIn Profiles (Apify)
Credits: 8 | Category: Enrichment
Searches LinkedIn for people matching your filters and returns full profile data including work history, education, and skills.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Search Query | Yes | Person's name or keyword |
| Current Company | No | Filter by current employer |
| Past Company | No | Filter by previous employer |
| Current Job Title | No | e.g., Software Engineer |
| Location | No | e.g., United States |
Outputs
Returns first name, last name, headline, LinkedIn URL, city, country, about section, open-to-work flag, account status flags (verified, premium, influencer), profile photo, follower and connection counts, current companies and titles, full work history, education, and skills.
Use case: Search for "VP of Sales" at SaaS companies in New York to build a targeted outreach list.
Get LinkedIn Profile Detail (Apify)
Credits: 1 | Category: Enrichment
Given a LinkedIn profile URL, returns the full profile including experience, education, skills, and email when available.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Profile URL | Yes | e.g., linkedin.com/in/username |
Outputs
Returns full name, headline, about section, profile URL, profile picture, city, country, current company, current company URL, top skills, connection and follower counts, status flags (creator, influencer, premium, open to work), and email.
Use case: Enrich a list of LinkedIn URLs from a conference attendee sheet to get job titles before outreach.
LinkedIn Company Actions
Search LinkedIn Companies (Apify)
Credits: 8 base + 0.5 per record | Category: Enrichment
Searches LinkedIn for companies matching a query and returns detailed company profiles.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Search Query | Yes | Company name or keyword |
| Max Items | No | Default: 5 |
| Start Page | No | Pagination start |
Outputs
Returns company name, ID, LinkedIn URL, website, phone, description, tagline, logo, founded year, employee count and range, follower count, industry names, office locations, and verification status.
Use case: Search for competitor companies in your industry to build an account list for ABM campaigns.
Scrape LinkedIn Company Employees (Apify)
Credits: 8 base + 0.5 per record | Category: Enrichment
Fetches employee profiles from a specific LinkedIn company page.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Company URL | Yes | Company LinkedIn page URL |
| Limit | Yes | Number of employees to return |
Outputs
Returns employee full name, first name, last name, LinkedIn profile URL, headline, city, country, full location, current company, status flags (creator, influencer, premium), and profile picture.
Use case: Pull employee lists from target accounts to identify decision-makers for account-based sales.
LinkedIn Job Actions
Get LinkedIn Job Listings (Apify)
Credits: 2 | Category: Jobs
Retrieves active job listings from LinkedIn with filters for company, location, and experience level.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Company Names | Yes | One or more company names |
| Job Title | No | Role keyword (e.g., Engineer) |
| Job Location | No | Default: United States |
| Total Rows | No | Default: 50 |
| Published At / Work Type / Contract Type / Experience Level | No | Additional filters |
Outputs
Returns job title, ID, company name, location, salary, publish date, job URL, apply URL, applications count, experience level, contract type, work type, and sector.
Use case: Monitor job postings at target accounts to identify hiring signals and time your outreach.
Get LinkedIn Job Postings (Apify)
Credits: 2 | Category: Jobs
Retrieves job posting data from LinkedIn based on keyword search with salary, skills, and benefits.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Keywords | Yes | Search keywords for job postings |
Outputs
Returns job title, company name and LinkedIn URL, full description, location details, base salary (min, max, currency), seniority level, employment type, skills, benefits, education requirements, dates, application status, and apply URL.
Use case: Track open roles at competitor companies to understand their hiring priorities.
LinkedIn Post Actions
Get LinkedIn Posts from Profile (Apify)
Credits: 8 | Category: Enrichment
Retrieves LinkedIn posts from a profile URL with optional keyword and sort filters.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Profile URL | Yes | Full profile URL |
| Search Keywords | No | Filter by keyword |
| Company Name | No | Filter by company |
| Sort By | No | date or relevance (default: date) |
Outputs
Returns post ID, content, post type (post or repost), posted date, author name and profile URL, likes/comments/shares counts, and image URLs.
Use case: Analyze a prospect's recent posts to personalize your outreach with a relevant reference.
Get LinkedIn Post Data (Apify)
Credits: 2 | Category: Scraping
Retrieves detailed data for a single LinkedIn post by URL, including engagement metrics and comments.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Post URL | Yes | Direct URL to the post |
Outputs
Returns post text, type, URL, URN, author details (name, occupation, profile URL, picture), like/comment/share counts, posted timestamp, comments and reactions arrays, share audience, and images.
Use case: Pull engagement data from a viral post to identify active commenters as warm leads.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator Actions
Search LinkedIn Sales Navigator People (Apify)
Credits: 30 base + 0.5 per record | Category: Enrichment
Scrapes people search results from Sales Navigator, returning profiles with name, title, company, and location.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Navigator Search URL | Yes | Full URL from your search results page |
| Limit | No | Default: 5 |
| Page Number | No | Default: 1 |
Outputs
Returns full name, first name, last name, job title, company, company ID, location, LinkedIn URL, about text, and profile ID.
Use case: Export your Sales Navigator lead search into TexAu for enrichment and CRM sync.
Search LinkedIn Sales Navigator Accounts (Apify)
Credits: 30 base + 0.5 per record | Category: Enrichment
Scrapes company search results from Sales Navigator, returning account details with domain, headcount, and HQ location.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Navigator Search URL | Yes | Full URL from your account search page |
| Limit | No | Default: 5 |
| Page Number | No | Default: 1 |
Outputs
Returns company name, ID, domain, website, LinkedIn URL, description, industry, employee count, HQ city, HQ country, and logo URL.
Use case: Pull your Sales Navigator account list into TexAu to enrich with domain data, then waterfall into email finding.
Google Maps and Web Actions
Get Google Maps Places (Apify)
Credits: 0.04 per record | Category: Enrichment
Scrapes Google Maps for businesses matching a search string and location.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Search String | Yes | Business type (e.g., restaurant) |
| Location Query | Yes | Area (e.g., New York) |
| Max Places Per Search | No | Default: 5 |
Outputs
Returns business name, full address, phone, website, Google Maps URL, primary category, rating, reviews count, coordinates, main image, and status flags (claimed, closed, advertisement).
Use case: Build a list of local businesses in a target city for a regional marketing campaign.
Crawl Website Content (Apify)
Credits: 2 | Category: Enrichment
Crawls a webpage and extracts structured text content and metadata.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Website URL | Yes | Full URL including https:// |
Outputs
Returns page text content, page title, meta description, canonical URL, language code, loaded URL, and referrer URL.
Use case: Extract homepage copy from prospect websites to feed into an AI column for personalized outreach.
Scrape Website to Markdown (Apify)
Credits: 2 | Category: Scraping
Converts a webpage to structured Markdown format with full metadata.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Target URL | Yes | Full URL with https:// prefix |
Outputs
Returns Markdown content, page title, meta description, keywords, language, Open Graph tags (title, description, URL, image), source URL, and canonical URL.
Use case: Convert competitor landing pages to Markdown for AI-powered content comparison.
Take Webpage Screenshot (Apify)
Credits: 1 | Category: Scraping
Captures a full-page screenshot of any webpage and returns the image URL.
Inputs
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Target URL | Yes | URL of the page to capture |
Outputs
Returns screenshot URL, screenshot key, page URL, and start URL.
Use case: Capture screenshots of prospect websites to include as visual context in sales decks.
Troubleshooting
Action returns empty results for a LinkedIn search. LinkedIn may not surface results for very narrow filter combinations. Broaden your search by removing one filter at a time. Start with only the search query, then add filters until results appear.
Sales Navigator actions fail or return no data.
The Sales Navigator Search URL must not contain a sessionId parameter. TexAu strips this automatically, but if the URL was truncated or modified, the action may fail. Copy the full URL directly from your browser's address bar.
Google Maps returns fewer results than expected. Google Maps limits visible results for some queries. If you set Max Places Per Search to 100 but receive only 20, try broader search terms or a larger geographic area.
Website crawler returns empty page text. Some websites load content with JavaScript after the initial page load. Try Scrape Website to Markdown as an alternative, which uses a different rendering approach.
Rate limit errors on large runs. Apify actions share a daily request limit. If you run multiple Apify actions in parallel across large datasets, you may hit the combined cap. Spread large runs across multiple days or schedule them during off-peak hours.