LinkedIn Why-Now Account Brief
Get briefed on any account in one run. Enter a LinkedIn company URL; the Actor combines headcount and hiring trends, open roles, recent posts and engagement, funding, and recent job changes into a single why-now brief with a score and talking points. No cookies, no login.
Inputs
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
company_url |
string | LinkedIn company page URL or slug to brief you on. |
max_posts |
integer | How many recent company posts to include in the brief. The main runtime and cost control. 1–25. |
days_ago |
integer | How far back to look for joiners and leavers. 1–365. |
What you get
One row per company — the brief:
{
"schemaVersion": "1.0",
"checkedAt": "2026-09-25T10:00:00+00:00",
"companyUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/globex",
"companyName": "Globex",
"companyIndustry": "Software Development",
"companyHeadcount": "850",
"companyWebsite": "https://globex.example",
"totalEmployees": 850,
"headcountGrowthPct": 12.5,
"hiringTrend": "up",
"totalOpenRoles": 41,
"topHiringFunction": "Engineering",
"recentPostsCount": 5,
"recentEngagementTotal": 1240,
"topPostText": "Public post text (truncated)",
"topPostUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/globex_activity-123-X/",
"fundingTotalUsd": 45000000,
"lastRoundType": "Series B",
"lastRoundDate": "2026-06-01",
"lastRoundAmountUsd": 25000000,
"recentJoiners": 14,
"recentLeavers": 3,
"whyNowScore": 92,
"whyNowReasons": ["Headcount grew 12.5%", "Hiring is trending up", "Raised $25,000,000 (Series B)"],
"talkingPoints": ["They are hiring heavily in Engineering.", "Last funding: Series B (2026-06-01)."],
"collectedAt": "2026-09-25T10:00:00+00:00"
}
The OUTPUT key-value-store record reports the company, why-now score, reasons, and posts read.
Pricing
$100.00 per 1,000 results (Free tier)
Actor start: $0.05 per GB
The actor is billed pay-per-result on Apify — you only pay for rows returned. See the live pricing on the Apify listing.
Runnable example
Paste this into the actor’s input (JSON) on Apify and press Start:
{
"company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/example",
"max_posts": 5,
"days_ago": 90
}
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