LinkedIn Influencer Discovery

Discover top LinkedIn influencers by topic, country, and follower count using the Apify powerai/influencer-filter-api-scraper actor. Queries a database of 3.6M+ influencer profiles filtered to those with LinkedIn presence.

Quick Start

Requires APIFY_API_TOKEN env var (or --token flag). Install dependency: pip install requests.

# Find top AI influencers with LinkedIn profiles
python3 skills/linkedin-influencer-discovery/scripts/discover_influencers.py \
  --topic "artificial intelligence" --max-results 50 --output summary

# Find SaaS influencers in the US
python3 skills/linkedin-influencer-discovery/scripts/discover_influencers.py \
  --topic "saas" --country "United States of America" --output summary

# Find marketing influencers with email available
python3 skills/linkedin-influencer-discovery/scripts/discover_influencers.py \
  --topic "marketing" --has-email --max-results 100

# Filter to a specific follower range
python3 skills/linkedin-influencer-discovery/scripts/discover_influencers.py \
  --topic "fintech" --min-followers 10000 --max-followers 500000 --output summary

CLI Reference

Flag	Default	Description
--topic	required	Topic to search (e.g. "artificial intelligence", "saas", "marketing")
--category	none	Category filter (e.g. "technology", "business", "lifestyle")
--country	none	Country (e.g. "United States of America", "United Kingdom")
--language	English	Language filter
--min-followers	0	Minimum follower count (client-side filter)
--max-followers	0 (unlimited)	Maximum follower count (client-side filter)
--has-email	false	Only return influencers with an email address
--max-results	100	Max influencers to discover (up to 1000)
--output	json	Output format: json or summary
--token	env var	Apify token (prefer APIFY_API_TOKEN env var)
--timeout	600	Max seconds to wait for Apify run

Cost

~$0.01 per result. 100 influencers ~ $1.00. The script prints a cost estimate before running.

Output Fields

Each influencer result includes (when available):

• full_name - Display name
• username - Social media handle
• biography - Bio text
• follower_count - Total followers (across platforms)
• following_count - Following count
• main_topic - Primary topic/niche
• topics - List of associated topics
• category_name - Category classification
• linkedin_url - LinkedIn profile URL
• has_email - Whether email is available
• external_url - Website URLs
• country, city - Location
• is_verified - Verification status

Notes

• Results are sorted by follower count (descending) by default
• The actor queries a pre-indexed database, not live LinkedIn search
• Follower counts are across all platforms, not LinkedIn-specific
• The --min-followers and --max-followers flags filter client-side after results return
• For detailed profile enrichment, use the Apify harvestapi/linkedin-profile-scraper actor on the discovered LinkedIn URLs
• For post analysis, use the Apify harvestapi/linkedin-profile-posts actor on the discovered LinkedIn URLs