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How to Scrape LinkedIn to View Company Followers

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Is there a way to scrape a company's LinkedIn page to see all of the "followers" they have?

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    Yes, we can help you discover how many followers a company has on LinkedIn. Our LinkedIn Followers data point allows you to see the number of followers for any company's LinkedIn page. Source: Data points: Company Linkedin Followers | Clay.com

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    Scrapeli

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    No, Scrapeli is not mentioned as a tool for scraping LinkedIn company followers in the information I've found. Clay offers a data point called "Company Linkedin Followers" which allows users to discover how popular a company is on LinkedIn by seeing the number of followers it has. Similarly, there's a data point for individual contacts called "Contact # LinkedIn Followers" which shows how popular a contact is on LinkedIn based on their follower count.Are you looking for a specific tool to gather LinkedIn follower data, or are you interested in how Clay can help with this kind of information? Sources: Data points: Company Linkedin Followers | Clay.com Data points: Contact # LinkedIn Followers | Clay.com

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    Avi M.
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    In looking to scrape the followers of a specific LinkedIn page

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    You can use Clay's scraping capabilities to get LinkedIn follower data. Here's how: 1. Use the Clay Chrome Extension to map the follower data fields on the LinkedIn page you want to scrape. 2. Once mapped, you can use Clay's scraper enrichment to extract the follower count data from the page.For companies, you can discover their LinkedIn follower count as a specific data point. For individual contacts, you can also see their number of LinkedIn followers.Note: You'll need to wait for the page to load completely when scraping (up to 10 seconds maximum) to ensure accurate data collection. Sources: Find Data from Page with Clay Scrapers Data points: Contact # LinkedIn Followers | Clay.com Data points: Company Linkedin Followers | Clay.com

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    Avi M. scrapeli

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    I apologize, but I don't have any specific information about a tool called "Scrapeli" for scraping LinkedIn followers. However, I can provide some general information about scraping LinkedIn data using Clay.Clay offers various methods to gather data from LinkedIn, including: 1. Integration with Sales Navigator: You can import Sales Navigator searches via URL in the Find People Search feature. This allows you to retrieve publicly available LinkedIn profile data, including names and profile links. 2. Clay Chrome Extension: This tool enables you to map and extract specific data fields from web pages, including LinkedIn. It's particularly useful for scraping structured data from listing or product pages. 3. LinkedIn Followers Data Point: Clay has a data point specifically for discovering the number of followers a contact has on LinkedIn.To ensure you're using the most appropriate and up-to-date method for your specific needs, could you please clarify what type of LinkedIn data you're looking to gather, and for what purpose? Sources: Find Data from Page with Clay Scrapers Data points: Contact # LinkedIn Followers | Clay.com

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    Hi Avi. You cannot set this up directly in clay at the moment. However tools like Phantombuster & Apify.com have scrapers that can pull follower data and the results can be imported through the integration. However, both options use your live session cookies which may risk your LI account. Let me know if this helps. ​ I found this actor, for example, which should get the job done for your specific use case. Apify integrates with Clay, so you'll be able to build tables based on Apify actor runs, or trigger actor runs at strategic points in your workflow. Here's how you can set up a Clay table from an Apify actor run: https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/w28k1kwz/1294872735/e4b451582ec70056285964fd7061/CleanShot-2B2024-08-06-2Bat-2B15_48_57.gif?expires=1734025500&signature=30964a8f51e1e8789bab94740ecb174856a8e93dd79ea71c91eccdec9e25b25b&req=dSIuEsF5n4ZcXPMW1HO4zSdBTkMklZ2dA%2FVYBjzKXQtIcQ%3D%3D%0A And here's how you can trigger an Apify actor in an active workflow: https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/w28k1kwz/1294872739/69388a285e719a6318d80fc73690/CleanShot-2B2024-08-07-2Bat-2B11_15_01.gif?expires=1734025500&signature=8457d2ab10f04e6b5f32a35db9d0ae3a1d3a57d392d65eb1720920e9f934057a&req=dSIuEsF5n4ZcUPMW1HO4zcOYYLqVmgIKudNkFJZ7RzAGpw%3D%3D%0A For the trigger-based approach you'll likely have to study the documentation of the specific actor, to see what JSON payload it expects to trigger the run. ​ I hope this was helpful. If there's anything else I can assist you with, please let me know!

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    Thanks for the detailed response!

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    Happy to help!

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    What I'm trying to do is find certain prospects that follow a linkedIn page.

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    It's not possible to know followers data from LinkedIn. The best way to do this would be to find who liked their posts with a tool like PhantomBuster and Apify to extract it!