name: linkedin-influencer-discovery description: > Discover top LinkedIn influencers and voices by topic, industry, follower count, and country. Use when you need to find the top 100 voices in a space, build influencer lists for outreach, or identify thought leaders on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn Influencer Discovery
Discover top LinkedIn influencers by topic, country, and follower count using the Apify powerai/influencer-filter-api-scraper actor. Queries a database of 3.6M+ influencer profiles filtered to those with LinkedIn presence.
Quick Start
Requires APIFY_API_TOKEN env var (or --token flag). Install dependency: pip install requests.
# Find top AI influencers with LinkedIn profiles
python3 skills/linkedin-influencer-discovery/scripts/discover_influencers.py \
--topic "artificial intelligence" --max-results 50 --output summary
# Find SaaS influencers in the US
python3 skills/linkedin-influencer-discovery/scripts/discover_influencers.py \
--topic "saas" --country "United States of America" --output summary
# Find marketing influencers with email available
python3 skills/linkedin-influencer-discovery/scripts/discover_influencers.py \
--topic "marketing" --has-email --max-results 100
# Filter to a specific follower range
python3 skills/linkedin-influencer-discovery/scripts/discover_influencers.py \
--topic "fintech" --min-followers 10000 --max-followers 500000 --output summary
CLI Reference
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--topic | required | Topic to search (e.g. "artificial intelligence", "saas", "marketing") |
--category | none | Category filter (e.g. "technology", "business", "lifestyle") |
--country | none | Country (e.g. "United States of America", "United Kingdom") |
--language | English | Language filter |
--min-followers | 0 | Minimum follower count (client-side filter) |
--max-followers | 0 (unlimited) | Maximum follower count (client-side filter) |
--has-email | false | Only return influencers with an email address |
--max-results | 100 | Max influencers to discover (up to 1000) |
--output | json | Output format: json or summary |
--token | env var | Apify token (prefer APIFY_API_TOKEN env var) |
--timeout | 600 | Max seconds to wait for Apify run |
Cost
~$0.01 per result. 100 influencers ~ $1.00. The script prints a cost estimate before running.
Output Fields
Each influencer result includes (when available):
full_name- Display nameusername- Social media handlebiography- Bio textfollower_count- Total followers (across platforms)following_count- Following countmain_topic- Primary topic/nichetopics- List of associated topicscategory_name- Category classificationlinkedin_url- LinkedIn profile URLhas_email- Whether email is availableexternal_url- Website URLscountry,city- Locationis_verified- Verification status
Notes
- Results are sorted by follower count (descending) by default
- The actor queries a pre-indexed database, not live LinkedIn search
- Follower counts are across all platforms, not LinkedIn-specific
- The
--min-followersand--max-followersflags filter client-side after results return - For detailed profile enrichment, use the Apify
harvestapi/linkedin-profile-scraperactor on the discovered LinkedIn URLs - For post analysis, use the Apify
harvestapi/linkedin-profile-postsactor on the discovered LinkedIn URLs