Retrieve a LinkedIn contact’s name from a profile URL with LinkUp

Summary

This workflow retrieves a LinkedIn contact’s full name from their profile URL using the LinkUp AI Search API. It’s a lightweight alternative to web scraping or complex APIs — integrating neatly into your existing n8n automations.

How it works

• The workflow reads LinkedIn URLs from a Data Table.
• Each URL is sent to LinkUp via an HTTP Request node using natural language.
• LinkUp returns the corresponding contact name.
• The Data Table is automatically updated with the retrieved name.

How to use

1. Create a Data Table named LinkedInURL with two fields:
   • url (String)
   • name (String)
2. Add one or more LinkedIn profile URLs, for example:
   https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaneheckel/
3. Store your LinkUp API key in the Settings component.
   You can get one at https://app.linkup.so/api-keys.
4. Run the workflow. The name field will populate with the correct LinkedIn names.

Requirements

• LinkUp account
• n8n version: tested on 1.122.4 (Ubuntu)

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