This tutorial will show you how to build find the LinkedIn profile of a company or an individual using Linkup.

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What We’ll Build

This tutorial will show you how to build find the LinkedIn profile of a company or an individual using Linkup.

  • Input: Any text prompt that describes the profile you’re after (company, school, person, etc.).
  • Process:
    1. Send the prompt to the Linkup API with depth="standard".
    2. Ask for sourcedAnswer output so we can inspect citations.
    3. Decide whether we’re ≥ 99 % sure.
  • Output: A single LinkedIn URL or undefined.

This pattern is perfect for enriching CRMs, onboarding forms, or internal tools where you need fast links with a very low false‑positive rate.

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How To Build

1

Install the SDK

pip install linkup-sdk
2

Set Up the Client

from linkup import LinkupClient

client = LinkupClient(api_key="<YOUR_LINKUP_API_KEY>")

Get your API key

Create a Linkup account for free to get your API key.

3

Make the API Call

# 🔎  Example
response = client.search(
    query="Please locate the official LinkedIn page for Linkup (their website is linkup.so).\nReturn only the LinkedIn home‑page URL.\nIf you're not at least 99 % sure the link is accurate, answer with undefined.",
    depth="standard",          # fast yet accurate
    output_type="sourcedAnswer",
    include_images=False,
)
print(response.answer)  # either the URL or 'undefined'
4

Craft Better Prompts

For best accuracy, include at least two unique signals:

✅ Good signal📝 Example
Official domain”(their website is acme.com)“
City or region”based in Berlin, Germany”
Stock ticker”listed on NASDAQ : ACME”
Unique slogan/tagline”company slogan ‘Think tangerine’”

Tip: Keep the “Return only the LinkedIn home‑page URL…” and the 99 % clause; it gives the model explicit, measurable instructions.

5

Batch Lookup

Need to process a list of companies? Here’s a tiny batch helper:

companies = [
    ("Stripe", "stripe.com"),
    ("Intercom", "intercom.com"),
    ("Monzo", "monzo.com"),
]

for name, domain in companies:
    q = (
        f"Locate the official LinkedIn page for {name} (their website is {domain}). "
        "Return only the LinkedIn home‑page URL. If you're not at least 99 % sure, answer with undefined."
    )
    response = client.search(
        query=q,
        depth="standard",
        output_type="sourcedAnswer",
        include_images=False,
    )
    print(name, "→", response.answer)

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Advanced Enhancements

  • Fallback to Deep Search: Retry with depth="deep" when standard depth yields undefined.
  • Multiple Entities: Adjust the prompt to return an array of URLs when searching generic terms like “Acme Inc”.
  • Integrate with CRMs: Enrich company records automatically, then store URL + confidence + timestamp.
  • Rate Limiting: Use asyncio / Promise.allSettled with a limiter when batch‑processing thousands.

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Conclusion

With fewer than 20 lines of code you now have a LinkedIn‑URL resolver that’s fast, accurate, and completely configurable. Plug it into sign‑up flows, prospecting pipelines, or internal dashboards—and never copy‑paste a LinkedIn link again.

Facing issues? Reach out to our engineering team at support@linkup.so or via our Discord.