staffspy 0.2.25
Staff scraper library for LinkedIn
Requires Python: <4.0,>=3.10

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**StaffSpy** is a staff scraper library for LinkedIn.

_why pay $100/mo for LSN when you could do it for free and get a nice csv to go along with it?_

## Features

- Scrapes staff from a company on **LinkedIn**
- Obtains skills, experiences, certifications & more
- Fetch individuals users / comments on posts
- Export all your connections with their contact info
- Aggregates the employees in a Pandas DataFrame

[Video Guide for StaffSpy](https://youtu.be/DNFmjvpZBTs) - _updated for release v0.2.18_

### Installation

```
pip install -U staffspy[browser]
```

_Python version >= [3.10](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3100/) required_

### Usage

```python
from staffspy import LinkedInAccount, SolverType, DriverType, BrowserType

account = LinkedInAccount(
    # driver_type=DriverType( # if issues with webdriver, specify its exact location, download link in the FAQ
    #     browser_type=BrowserType.CHROME,
    #     executable_path="/Users/pc/chromedriver-mac-arm64/chromedriver"
    # ),
    session_file="session.pkl", # save login cookies to only log in once (lasts a week or so)
    log_level=1, # 0 for no logs
)

# search by company
staff = account.scrape_staff(
    company_name="openai",
    search_term="software engineer",
    location="london",
    extra_profile_data=True, # fetch all past experiences, schools, & skills
    max_results=50, # can go up to 1000
    # block=True # if you want to block the user after scraping, to exclude from future search results
    # connect=True # if you want to connect with the users till you hit your limit
)
# or fetch by user ids
users = account.scrape_users(
    user_ids=['williamhgates', 'rbranson', 'jeffweiner08']
    # connect=True,
    # block=True
)

# fetch all comments on two of Bill Gates' posts 
comments = account.scrape_comments(
    ['7252421958540091394','7253083989547048961']
)

# fetch company details
companies = account.scrape_companies(
    company_names=['openai', 'microsoft']
)

# fetch connections (also gets their contact info if available)
connections = account.scrape_connections(
    extra_profile_data=True,
    max_results=50
)

# export any of the results to csv
staff.to_csv("staff.csv", index=False)
```

#### Browser login

If you rather use a browser to log in, install the browser add-on to StaffSpy .

`pip install staffspy[browser]`

If you do not pass the `username` & `password` params, then a browser will open to sign in to LinkedIn on the first sign-in. Press enter after signing in to begin scraping.

### Output

| profile_id       | name           | first_name | last_name | location                        | age | position                        | followers | connections | company | past_company1 | past_company2 | school1                             | school2                    | skill1   | skill2     | skill3     | is_connection | premium | creator | potential_email                                  | profile_link                                 | profile_photo                                                                                                                                                               |
| ---------------- | -------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | --- | ------------------------------- | --------- | ----------- | ------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| javiersierra2102 | Javier Sierra  | Javier     | Sierra    | London, England, United Kingdom | 39  | Software Engineer               | 735       | 725         | OpenAI  | Meta          | Oculus VR     | Hult International Business School | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Java     | JavaScript | C++        | FALSE         | FALSE   | FALSE   | javier.sierra@openai.com, jsierra@openai.com     | https://www.linkedin.com/in/javiersierra2102 | https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4D03AQHEyUg1kGT08Q/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1516504680512?e=1727913600&v=beta&t=3enCmNDBtJ7LxfbW6j1hDD8qNtHjO2jb2XTONECxUXw |
| dougli           | Douglas Li     | Douglas    | Li        | London, England, United Kingdom | 37  | @ OpenAI UK, previously at Meta | 583       | 401         | OpenAI  | Shift Lab     | Facebook      | Washington University in St. Louis |                           | Java     | Python     | JavaScript | FALSE         | TRUE    | FALSE   | douglas.li@openai.com, dli@openai.com            | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougli           | https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E03AQETmRyb3_GB8A/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1687996628597?e=1727913600&v=beta&t=HRYGJ4RxsTMcPF1YcSikXlbz99hx353csho3PWT6fOQ |
| nkartashov       | Nick Kartashov | Nick       | Kartashov | London, England, United Kingdom | 33  | Software Engineer               | 2186      | 2182        | OpenAI  | Google        | DeepMind      | St. Petersburg Academic University | Bioinformatics Institute  | Teamwork | Java       | Haskell    | FALSE         | FALSE   | FALSE   | nick.kartashov@openai.com, nkartashov@openai.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nkartashov       | https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E03AQEjOKxC5UgwWw/profile-displayphoto-shrink_800_800/0/1680706122689?e=1727913600&v=beta&t=m-JnG9nm0zxp1Z7njnInwbCoXyqa3AN-vJZntLfbzQ4 |


### Parameters for `LinkedInAccount()`

```plaintext
Optional
├── session_file (str):
|    file path to save session cookies, so only one manual login is needed.
|    can use mult profiles this way
|
| For automated login
├── username (str):
|    linkedin account email
│
├── password (str):
|    linkedin account password
|
├── driver_type (DriverType):
|    signs in with the given BrowserType (Chrome, Firefox) and executable_path
|
├── solver_service (SolverType):
|    solves the captcha using the desired service - either CapSolver, or 2Captcha (worse of the two)
|
├── solver_api_key (str):
|    api key for the solver provider
│
├── log_level (int):
|    Controls the verbosity of the runtime printouts
|    (0 prints only errors, 1 is info, 2 is all logs. Default is 0.)
```

### Parameters for `scrape_staff()`

```plaintext
Optional
├── company_name (str):
|    company identifier on linkedin, will search for that company if that company id does not exist
|    e.g. openai from https://www.linkedin.com/company/openai
|
├── search_term (str):
|    staff title to search for
|    e.g. software engineer
|
├── location (str):
|    location the staff resides
|    e.g. london
│
├── extra_profile_data (bool)
|    fetches educations, experiences, skills, certifications (Default false)
│
├── max_results (int):
|    number of staff to fetch, default/max is 1000 for a search imposed by LinkedIn
|
├── block (bool):
|    whether to block the user after scraping
|
├── connect (bool):
|    whether to conncet with the user after scraping
```

### Parameters for `scrape_users()`

```plaintext
├── user_ids (list):
|    user ids to scrape from
|     e.g. dougmcmillon from https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougmcmillon
|
├── block (bool):
|    whether to block the user after scraping
|
├── connect (bool):
|    whether to conncet with the user after scraping
```


### Parameters for `scrape_comments()`

```plaintext
├── post_ids (list):
|    post ids to scrape from
|     e.g. 7252381444906364929 from https://www.linkedin.com/posts/williamhgates_technology-transformtheeveryday-activity-7252381444906364929-Bkls
```


### Parameters for `scrape_companies()`

```plaintext
├── company_names (list):
|    list of company names to scrape details from
|     e.g. ['openai', 'microsoft', 'google']
```


### Parameters for `scrape_connections()`

```plaintext
├── max_results (int):
|    maximum number of connections to fetch
|
├── extra_profile_data (bool):
|    fetches educations, experiences, skills, certifications & contact info for each connection (Default false)
```

### LinkedIn notes

    - only 1000 max results per search
    - extra_profile_data increases runtime by O(n)
    - if rate limited, the program will stop scraping
    - if using non-browser sign in, turn off 2fa

---

## Frequently Asked Questions

---

**Q: Can I get my account banned?**  
**A:** It is a possibility, although there are no recorded incidents. Let me know if you are the first. However, to protect you, the code does not allow you to run it if LinkedIn is blocking you

---

**Q: Scraped 999 staff members, with 869 hidden LinkedIn Members?**  
**A:** It means your LinkedIn account is bad. Not sure how they classify it but unverified email, new account, low connections and a bunch of factors go into it.

---

**Q: How to get around the 1000 search limit result?**  
**A:** Check the examples folder. We can block the user after searching and try many different locations and search terms to maximize results.

---

**Q: Exception: driver not found for selenium?**  
**A:** You need chromedriver installed (not the chrome): https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/#stable

---

**Q: Encountering issues with your queries?**  
**A:** If problems
persist, [submit an issue](https://github.com/cullenwatson/StaffSpy/issues).


### Staff Schema

```plaintext
Staff
├── Personal Information
│   ├── search_term
│   ├── id
│   ├── name
│   ├── first_name
│   ├── last_name
│   ├── location
│   └── bio
│
├── Professional Details
│   ├── position
│   ├── profile_id
│   ├── profile_link
│   ├── potential_emails
│   └── estimated_age
│
├── Social Connectivity
│   ├── followers
│   ├── connections
│   └── mutuals_count
│
├── Status
│   ├── influencer
│   ├── creator
│   ├── premium
│   ├── open_to_work
│   ├── is_hiring
│   └── is_connection
│
├── Visuals
│   ├── profile_photo
│   └── banner_photo
│
├── Skills
│   ├── name
│   └── endorsements
│
├── Experiences
│   ├── from_date
│   ├── to_date
│   ├── duration
│   ├── title
│   ├── company
│   ├── location
│   └── emp_type
│
├── Certifications
│   ├── title
│   ├── issuer
│   ├── date_issued
│   ├── cert_id
│   └── cert_link
│
├── Educational Background
|   ├── years
|   ├── school
|   └── degree
│
└── Connection Info (only when a connection and enabled on their profile)
    ├── email_address
    ├── address
    ├── birthday
    ├── websites
    ├── phone_numbers
    └── created_at
```