LinkedIn Post Scraper
Scrape a LinkedIn post's reactions and comments into a list.
How to scrape a LinkedIn post's reactions and comments
The link check is free. The export runs in a Replygrow trial, with no card.
1. Copy the post's link
Click or tap the three dots on the post, then Copy link to post. Your own posts work, and so do other people's.
2. Paste it into the checker above
The checker confirms it's a post, in your browser. It can't count the reactions: that number isn't in the link.
3. Export it in a free Replygrow trial
Start the 7-day trial and add the post as a new lead source. Everyone who reacted or commented lands in a list you can download.
Which LinkedIn posts can you scrape?
Any post your LinkedIn account can open. The export runs from your own connected account, so it sees the post just as you do.
| What you paste | Works? | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Your own post | YesYes | Copy the link from its three dots |
| Someone else's post | YesYes | Copy its link the same way |
| A company page's post | YesYes | Copy its link the same way |
| A /feed/update/ address | YesYes | Paste it as it is |
| A post your account can't open | NoNo | Pick a post you can see |
| An lnkd.in short link | NoNo | Open it, copy the full address |
Check how fresh the thread is before you export it. The LinkedIn post date extractor reads the exact date from the same link. A post from the last week or two gives you people who still remember it.
What the LinkedIn post scraper extracts
One entry for each person who engaged, with what they did.
| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Name | First and last name |
| Headline | The line under their name |
| Profile URL | A link to the profile |
| Engagement type | Reaction or comment |
| Comment text | What they wrote, for commenters |
Plan around the comment text. It's the person's own words on your topic, so your first line can answer them. LinkedIn message automation sends that line and the follow-ups from your account, and stops when someone replies.
Engagement type lets you split the list in two: commenters in one campaign, reactors in another.
Which LinkedIn posts make the best lead lists
Everyone on a post's list has already done something, in public, on a topic you chose.
A search gives you people who match a description. A post gives you people who acted: they reacted or commented, on a known topic, on a known day. Intent and timing come attached, and neither shows up in a job title.
Pick a post with:
- A topic you sell into. A post about the problem you solve brings people who have it.
- A recent date. People who commented this week remember the thread. Last year's thread is an archive.
- Real comments. Thirty comments from your market give you more to work with than thousands of reactions.
- An audience like your buyers. A competitor's or an industry voice's post often reaches more of them than yours does.
Comments or reactions: which list to work first
Both come from one post. They're different lists and need different messages.
- Smaller, warmer
Commenters
Writing a comment takes effort, in public. Commenters care about the topic, and their comment gives you a first line. Message them within days, while the post is fresh.
- Bigger, colder
Reactors
A reaction costs one click, and on a popular post most come from the author's own network. Send a connection request with a short note. Expect fewer replies than from commenters.
Run the two lists as separate campaigns. The LinkedIn automated messaging guide has a warm sequence written for people who engaged with a post.
How to get a post's engagers without a tool
LinkedIn shows you every name. Copying them out is the slow part.
- Free, small posts
Copy the reactions list
Click the reaction count under the post. Scroll the list to the very end so everyone loads, then select it and paste it into a sheet.
- Free, and you read them
Copy the comments
Comments are already on the page. On a thread of thirty, copying names and comments takes a few minutes, and you read each one as you go.
- Large posts
Start with the commenters
On a post with thousands of reactions, the list gets slow to scroll and easy to cut short. Copy the commenters first, since they're the warmer list.
For one post a month, copying by hand is fine. For several posts a week, it takes longer than the outreach itself.
How many people from one post can you reach?
LinkedIn publishes no cap on a post's reaction list. Your invitation pace is the real limit.
Most people on the list will be 2nd or 3rd degree, so you'll reach them with connection requests. Replygrow can send up to 100 invitations a day per account, and up to 300 a week is the pace to plan around.
Do the arithmetic before you start. At 300 a week, a list of 600 engagers takes two weeks, and a new account should go slower. So start with the commenters, then the reactors whose headlines fit your market.
Is scraping LinkedIn posts legal?
A comment is public, but the person who wrote it still has data rights.
| What you do with the list | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Reply to what someone commented | YesFine with a lawful basis |
| Mention the post you found them on | YesRequired in the EU and UK |
| Drop anyone who objects, for good | YesRequired |
| Export a viral post outside your market | NoHard to justify |
| Sell or publish the list | NoDon't |
Three sets of rules apply, and they answer differently. LinkedIn's User Agreement restricts automated collection, which is a contract matter: the risk is to your account. In the US, a court held in hiQ v. LinkedIn that scraping public pages likely isn't unauthorized access under the CFAA. In the EU and UK, GDPR applies to names and job titles whether a profile is public or not.
Now that you have the engagers, start the conversations
Replygrow messages the people from the post while the thread is still fresh.
- Send the connection requestsFrom your account, at your daily pace
- Follow up until they replyPauses for each person who replies
- One inbox for every accountFilter replies by campaign, status or unread
Frequently asked questions
1) Is this LinkedIn post scraper really free?
2) Can you export the people who liked a LinkedIn post?
3) Can it scrape LinkedIn comments, with the comment text?
4) Can it scrape the posts on someone's LinkedIn profile?
5) Do you need your own LinkedIn account connected?
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