LinkedIn Employee Data

Get employee count, growth metrics, and search for employees at a company

LinkedIn Employee Data

Access employee count with growth metrics and search for specific employees at any company.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
POST /v1/linkedin/employees/count	Get employee count with growth metrics
POST /v1/linkedin/employees/search	Search for employees by role/department

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Employee Count

Get current employee count with historical growth metrics and department breakdown.

Endpoint

POST /v1/linkedin/employees/count

Request

domain · string

Company domain (e.g., “stripe.com”)

linkedin_url · string

LinkedIn company URL (alternative to domain)

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.gtmapis.com/v1/linkedin/employees/count \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: gtm_test_your_key_here" \
  -d '{"domain": "stripe.com"}'

Response

{
  "domain": "stripe.com",
  "company_name": "Stripe",
  "employee_count": 8000,
  "employee_count_range": "5001-10000",
  "growth_1m": 2.1,
  "growth_3m": 5.8,
  "growth_6m": 12.5,
  "growth_1y": 28.0,
  "growth_2y": 65.0,
  "historical_counts": [
    {"date": "2026-01-01", "count": 8000},
    {"date": "2025-10-01", "count": 7800},
    {"date": "2025-07-01", "count": 7100}
  ],
  "department_breakdown": {
    "Engineering": 3200,
    "Sales": 1600,
    "Operations": 1200,
    "Marketing": 800,
    "Other": 1200
  },
  "source_provider": "proxycurl",
  "credits_charged": 1,
  "latency_ms": 654,
  "cache_hit": false
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
employee_count	integer	Current employee count
growth_1m	number	1-month growth percentage
growth_3m	number	3-month growth percentage
growth_6m	number	6-month growth percentage
growth_1y	number	1-year growth percentage
growth_2y	number	2-year growth percentage
department_breakdown	object	Employees by department

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Employee Search

Search for employees at a company by title, department, or seniority level.

Endpoint

POST /v1/linkedin/employees/search

Request

domain · string · required

Company domain (e.g., “stripe.com”)

title_keywords · array

Keywords to search in job titles (e.g., [“sales”, “director”])

seniority · array

Seniority levels to filter by: C-Level, VP, Director, Manager, Senior, IC

department · string

Department to filter by: Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations

limit · integer · default: "10"

Max results to return (1-100)

Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.gtmapis.com/v1/linkedin/employees/search \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: gtm_test_your_key_here" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "stripe.com",
    "seniority": ["VP", "Director"],
    "department": "Sales",
    "limit": 10
  }'

Response

{
  "domain": "stripe.com",
  "employees": [
    {
      "first_name": "Sarah",
      "last_name": "Johnson",
      "full_name": "Sarah Johnson",
      "title": "VP of Sales",
      "seniority": "VP",
      "department": "Sales",
      "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/sarahjohnson",
      "location": "San Francisco, CA",
      "start_date": "2023-01-15"
    },
    {
      "first_name": "Michael",
      "last_name": "Chen",
      "full_name": "Michael Chen",
      "title": "Director of Enterprise Sales",
      "seniority": "Director",
      "department": "Sales",
      "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/michaelchen",
      "location": "New York, NY",
      "start_date": "2022-06-01"
    }
  ],
  "total": 2,
  "has_more": false,
  "source_provider": "proxycurl",
  "credits_charged": 2,
  "latency_ms": 1234,
  "cache_hit": false
}

Employee Object

Field	Type	Description
first_name	string	First name
last_name	string	Last name
full_name	string	Full name
title	string	Job title
seniority	string	Seniority level
department	string	Department
linkedin_url	string	LinkedIn profile URL
location	string	Location
start_date	string	Start date at company
email	string	Email (if available)
phone	string	Phone (if available)

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Credit Pricing

Endpoint	Credits
Employee Count (fresh)	1 credit
Employee Count (cache hit)	0 credits
Employee Search	2 credits

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Use Cases

Monitor company growth

Track growth_1m, growth_3m, etc. to identify fast-growing companies for prospecting.

Find decision makers

Use employee search with seniority: ["C-Level", "VP", "Director"] to find executives.

Department targeting

Filter by department to find your target buyers (e.g., Sales, Engineering, Marketing).

Identify hiring trends

Compare historical counts to understand company direction and budget allocation.