UnifAPI DocsList LinkedIn profiles similar to a user
Returns LinkedIn profiles that LinkedIn shows as similar to a user ("People also viewed").
Pricing — $$ · min $0.02
Minimum 18 credits ($0.02) per call. Records returned above the minimum bill 1 credit ($0.001) each.
Authorization
bearerAuth AuthorizationBearer <token>
UnifAPI API key. Provider credentials are managed by UnifAPI.
In: header
Path Parameters
username*string
LinkedIn vanity username (as in linkedin.com/in/{username}) or entity id (ACoAA…).
Length
1 <= length <= 500Header Parameters
Unifapi-Version?"2026-07-01"
Pin the API version an integration was built against (date-based, e.g. 2026-07-01). Omit to use the current version. Public URL paths stay stable and unversioned; breaking changes ship under a new dated version and are announced with Deprecation and Sunset response headers. The served version is echoed in every response's Unifapi-Version header. Policy: https://unifapi.com/versioning.md
Default
"2026-07-01"Value in
- "2026-07-01"
Response Body
application/json
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curl -X GET "https://example.com/linkedin/users/string/similar"{ "request_id": "string", "data": [ { "data_id": "string", "live_numeric_id": "string", "entity_id": "string", "username": "string", "profile_url": "string", "first_name": "string", "last_name": "string", "full_name": "string", "headline": "string", "summary": "string", "profile_picture_url": "string", "profile_pictures": [ { "url": "string", "width": 0, "height": 0 } ], "background_images": [ { "url": "string", "width": 0, "height": 0 } ], "follower_count": 0, "connections_count": 0, "is_creator": true, "is_premium": true, "is_influencer": true, "is_open_to_work": true, "is_hiring": true, "geo": { "city": "string", "full": "string", "country": "string", "country_code": "string" }, "location": "string", "geo_city": "string", "geo_full": "string", "geo_country": "string", "geo_country_code": "string", "primary_language": "string", "languages": [ { "name": "string", "proficiency": "string" } ], "supported_locales": [ { "language": "string", "country": "string" } ], "multi_locale_first_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_last_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_headline": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "industry": { "entity_id": "string", "name": "string" }, "updated_at": 0, "current_positions": [ { "title": "string", "subtitle": "string", "description": "string", "employment_type": "string", "location": "string", "location_type": "string", "duration": "string", "is_current": true, "is_multi_positions": true, "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "duration_parsed": { "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "period": "string", "is_present": true }, "organization": { "id": "string", "name": "string", "url": "string", "logo_url": "string" }, "organization_id": "string", "organization_name": "string", "organization_url": "string", "organization_logo": "string", "organization_handle": "string", "organization_slug": "string", "organization_industry": "string", "organization_headcount_range": "string", "multi_locale_title": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_organization_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "skills": [ "string" ] } ], "positions": [ { "title": "string", "subtitle": "string", "description": "string", "employment_type": "string", "location": "string", "location_type": "string", "duration": "string", "is_current": true, "is_multi_positions": true, "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "duration_parsed": { "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "period": "string", "is_present": true }, "organization": { "id": "string", "name": "string", "url": "string", "logo_url": "string" }, "organization_id": "string", "organization_name": "string", "organization_url": "string", "organization_logo": "string", "organization_handle": "string", "organization_slug": "string", "organization_industry": "string", "organization_headcount_range": "string", "multi_locale_title": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_organization_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "skills": [ "string" ] } ], "full_positions": [ { "title": "string", "subtitle": "string", "description": "string", "employment_type": "string", "location": "string", "location_type": "string", "duration": "string", "is_current": true, "is_multi_positions": true, "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "duration_parsed": { "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "period": "string", "is_present": true }, "organization": { "id": "string", "name": "string", "url": "string", "logo_url": "string" }, "organization_id": "string", "organization_name": "string", "organization_url": "string", "organization_logo": "string", "organization_handle": "string", "organization_slug": "string", "organization_industry": "string", "organization_headcount_range": "string", "multi_locale_title": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_organization_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "skills": [ "string" ] } ], "all_positions": [ { "title": "string", "subtitle": "string", "description": "string", "employment_type": "string", "location": "string", "location_type": "string", "duration": "string", "is_current": true, "is_multi_positions": true, "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "duration_parsed": { "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "period": "string", "is_present": true }, "organization": { "id": "string", "name": "string", "url": "string", "logo_url": "string" }, "organization_id": "string", "organization_name": "string", "organization_url": "string", "organization_logo": "string", "organization_handle": "string", "organization_slug": "string", "organization_industry": "string", "organization_headcount_range": "string", "multi_locale_title": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_organization_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "skills": [ "string" ] } ], "education": [ { "school_name": "string", "school_url": "string", "school_logo": "string", "school_id": "string", "school_id_v2": "string", "institution_id": "string", "degree_name": "string", "field_of_study": "string", "grade": "string", "activities": "string", "description": "string", "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "multi_locale_school_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_degree_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_field_of_study": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ] } ], "skills": [ { "name": "string", "normalized_name": "string", "source": "string", "is_verified": true, "is_passed_assessment": true } ], "certifications": [ { "title": "string", "name": "string", "authority": "string", "license_number": "string", "url": "string", "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "organization": { "id": "string", "name": "string", "url": "string", "logo_url": "string" } } ], "publications": [ { "title": "string", "description": "string", "publisher": "string", "url": "string", "published_on": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "authors": [ "string" ] } ], "volunteering": [ { "title": "string", "role": "string", "organization_name": "string", "organization_id": "string", "organization_url": "string", "organization_logo": "string", "cause": "string", "description": "string", "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "multi_locale_title": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_organization_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_description": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ] } ], "projects": [ { "title": "string", "description": "string", "url": "string", "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "contributors": [ { "entity_id": "string", "first_name": "string", "last_name": "string", "username": "string", "headline": "string", "profile_picture_url": "string" } ], "multi_locale_title": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_description": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ] } ], "patents": [ { "title": "string", "description": "string", "issuer": "string", "issuer_locale": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_title": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "patent_number": "string", "application_number": "string", "url": "string", "is_pending": true, "filed_on": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "issued_on": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "inventors": [ { "entity_id": "string", "first_name": "string", "last_name": "string", "username": "string", "headline": "string", "profile_picture_url": "string" } ] } ], "courses": [ { "title": "string", "number": "string" } ], "honors_and_awards": [ { "title": "string", "issuer": "string", "date": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "description": "string", "multi_locale_title": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_issuer": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_description": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ] } ], "organizations": [ { "name": "string", "position": "string", "description": "string", "start": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "end": { "day": 0, "month": 0, "year": 0 }, "multi_locale_name": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_position": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ], "multi_locale_description": [ { "locale": "string", "value": "string" } ] } ] } ], "pagination": { "has_more": true, "next_cursor": "string" }, "billing": { "credits_charged": 0, "records_charged": 0, "balance_remaining": 0, "truncated_due_to_balance": true }}