Extract LinkedIn Followers

LinkedIn Followers Extractor extracts the list of your LinkedIn profile's followers.

Edges is not related to LinkedIn and is not an official LinkedIn product.

API Endpoint

POST/v1/actions/linkedin-extract-followers/run/live

Parameters

Request parameters

Integration Parameters

Guide

What Extract LinkedIn Followers does

Extract LinkedIn Followers pulls the list of people who follow your LinkedIn profile into a structured dataset you can segment, enrich, and route. You get a row per follower with profile metadata, not just a vanity count.

The action runs on the LinkedIn level and is designed for creators, founders, and revenue teams who treat the follower graph as a warm demand list.

How it works

You provide your profile URL (or leave it empty to default to the connected account), and Edges paginates through your follower list using your authenticated LinkedIn session. The run happens on Edges infrastructure with safe rate pacing; you do not manage headless browsers or cookies.

The action returns rows as JSON. Large follower bases are processed async so pagination completes without timing out on a single request.

When to use Extract LinkedIn Followers

Reach for Extract LinkedIn Followers whenever you want to operationalise your network — turn passive followers into a queryable list. It maps to the LinkedIn search API use case and plugs into any workflow where audience is the input, not the output.

Creators run it after each post spike to see which new followers the content pulled in. Founders run it to route inbound interest to the right AE.

Use cases

  • Founder-led sales. Extract LinkedIn Followers weekly, intersect with your CRM, and flag followers who match ICP for AE follow-up.
  • Creator audience analysis. Understand the company/title distribution of your followers to sharpen content strategy.
  • Warm outbound. Message 2nd-degree followers who work at target accounts before running cold outreach.
  • Newsletter growth. Invite followers to subscribe to your newsletter via LinkedIn DM with a personalised first line.
  • Churn-proofing. Track follower deltas over time to spot when content falls flat or when high-value accounts disengage.

Best practices

  • Cache and diff. Run the extract on a weekly cadence and store snapshots so you can diff new followers vs. churned ones.
  • Enrich downstream. Pair with Extract LinkedIn Profile for deeper fields like experience and skills before you route to the CRM.
  • Mind the rate guardrails. Large follower bases (50k+) should run async so Edges can page politely.
  • Segment before you act. A blanket DM to every follower is noise. Filter on title, company, or connection degree first.

Common questions

How many followers can I extract per run?

Edges paginates the entire list. Very large accounts should run async so the job completes in the background rather than hanging a synchronous call.

Does Extract LinkedIn Followers use my LinkedIn account or a shared pool?

Your account. Followers are visible through your authenticated LinkedIn session on Edges, and the extraction uses that session directly.

Can I chain Extract LinkedIn Followers with other Edges actions?

Yes. Common chains are Extract LinkedIn Followers into Extract Linkedin User Contact Info for email enrichment, or into Message LinkedIn Profile for a first-touch sequence.

Get started

Run Extract LinkedIn Followers from the Edges library, wire it into your CRM sync, or call it directly from the Edges API. Browse the full Actions library to see what you can chain after the extraction.

Code Examples

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.edges.run/v1/actions/linkedin-extract-followers/run/live" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "identity_ids": [
    "your-identity-uuid"
  ],
  "identity_mode": "direct"
}'

Output Example

[
  {
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "full_name": "John Doe",
    "job_title": "Software Engineer at Example Corp",
    "linkedin_profile_handle": "example-123",
    "linkedin_profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-profile",
    "linkedin_profile_id": 42,
    "sales_navigator_profile_id": "example-123"
  }
]

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