LINKEDIN API

LinkedIn Followed Companies API

List the companies from the interests section of a LinkedIn member's profile, each with its name, page link, logo and follower count. Page on with the `nextStart` from the previous response.

Endpoint
POST /linkedin/get-profile-interests/companies
Price
1 credit per request
SDK
client.linkedin.getProfileInterestCompanies()
MCP tool
linkedin_get_profile_interests_companies
Terminal
curl -X POST "https://api.bridgly.app/linkedin/get-profile-interests/companies" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $BRIDGLY_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"publicId": "williamhgates",
"count": 10
}'
[ REQUEST AND RESPONSE ]

What does the LinkedIn Followed Companies API return?

LinkedIn interests API: list the companies a LinkedIn member follows, with each company’s name, page link, logo and follower count. Every response has the same envelope: the result in data, plus timeMs and the creditsCost of the call.

Request body

startinteger
Number of results to skip. Defaults to 0.
publicIdstringrequired
The member public identity, or the profile link itself, e.g. "williamhgates" or "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates".
countinteger · 1–100 · default 10
Number of results to return (1–100). Defaults to 10.

Example response

200 OK · application/json
{
"timeMs": 1840,
"creditsCost": 1,
"data": {
"nextStart": 0,
"companies": [
{
"id": "string",
"name": "string",
"url": "string",
"logoUrl": "string",
"followerCount": 0
}
]
}
}
[ USE CASES ]

What can you build with the LinkedIn Followed Companies API?

Spot buying intent

See whether a prospect follows your company or your competitors.

Understand a candidate’s interests

Learn which employers and brands someone keeps up with.

Segment audiences

Group members by the companies they follow.

[ FAQ ]

LinkedIn Followed Companies API questions

Can I see which companies a LinkedIn user follows?

Yes. Send the slug after /in/ in their profile link as publicId to get the companies from the interests section of their profile, each with its name, page link, logo and follower count.

How do I get more of them?

Send the nextStart from the response back as start to get the next page, and repeat until nextStart is null.

How do I use the LinkedIn Followed Companies API?

Send a POST request to https://api.bridgly.app/linkedin/get-profile-interests/companies with publicId in the JSON body and your API key in the Authorization header. In the TypeScript SDK, call client.linkedin.getProfileInterestCompanies(). AI agents connected to Bridgly over MCP can call the linkedin_get_profile_interests_companies tool.

How much does the LinkedIn Followed Companies API cost?

Costs 1 credit per request. Credits cost $2.00 per 1,000 on pay-as-you-go and as low as $1.00 per 1,000 at volume. New accounts on a business email start with 100 free credits, and failed requests are never charged.

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