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LinkedIn scraper to parse user profiles

Project description

linkedin-user-scrape

linkedin-user-scrape is a Python package for scraping user profile data from LinkedIn.

Installation

You can install linkedin-user-scrape via pip:

pip install linkedin-user-scrape

Example Usage

from linkedin_user_scrape import *
import json

email = "<your_email>"
password = "<your_password>"
cookie = "<your_cookie>"

userId = "<linkedin_user_id>"

user_details = get_user_profile_data(userId, cookie, email, password)

print(json.dumps(user_details, indent=4))

How to Obtain the LinkedIn Cookie (li_at)

To use the get_user_profile_data function, you need to provide a LinkedIn cookie (li_at). You can obtain this cookie by following these steps:

  1. Open LinkedIn in your web browser and log in.
  2. Right-click on the page and select "Inspect" (or press Ctrl + Shift + I).
  3. Go to the "Application" tab (in Chrome) or "Storage" tab (in Firefox).
  4. Expand the "Cookies" dropdown and select the LinkedIn URL.
  5. Locate the li_at cookie and copy its value.

Response Format

The get_user_profile_data function returns a dictionary with the following structure:

{
    "Basic Details": basic_details,
    "Work Experience Details": work_experience_details,
    "Education Details": education_details,
    "Project Details": projects_details,
    "Recommendations": recommendations
}
  • basic_details: Contains basic information about the LinkedIn user. (Name, Title, Summary)
  • work_experience_details: Contains details of the user's work experience (Title, Company, Duration).
  • education_details: Contains details of the user's education (Institure, Course, Duration, Summary).
  • projects_details: Contains details of the user's projects.
  • recommendations: Contains recommendations received by the user.

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