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POST
/
v1
/
squids
/
{squid_hash}
Update Settings
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'
Configure your LinkedIn Leads Scraper squid settings. Control result limits and enable email enrichment or profile detail collection.

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Headers

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Authorization
string
required
Your API authentication token. Value: Token YOUR_API_KEY
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Content-Type
string
required
Request body format. Value: application/json

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Scraper Parameters

Set these parameters in the params object:
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
max_resultsinteger1000Maximum number of leads to collect per task

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Optional Functions

Enable these in the params.functions object:
FunctionTypeDefaultDescription
email_enrichmentbooleantrueFind email addresses for each profile (9 credits per profile where an email is found)
scrape_profile_detailsbooleantrueCollect additional profile details from each LinkedIn profile page (1 credit per profile)

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Squid Settings

Configure general squid settings:
SettingTypeDescription
namestringDisplay name for your squid configuration
concurrencyintegerNumber of parallel scraping threads (default: 1)
accountsarrayArray of linked LinkedIn account hashes (required)
export_unique_resultsbooleanExport only unique results (deduplicated)
to_completebooleanRun until all tasks complete
no_line_breaksbooleanRemove line breaks from results
Both email_enrichment and scrape_profile_details are enabled by default. Disable them if not needed to reduce credit usage.
This scraper requires a synced LinkedIn account. Add your LinkedIn cookies in the Accounts section before running.

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Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/YOUR_SQUID_HASH" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "LinkedIn Leads Scraper (1)",
    "concurrency": 1,
    "export_unique_results": true,
    "to_complete": false,
    "no_line_breaks": true,
    "params": {
      "max_results": 1000,
      "functions": {
        "email_enrichment": true,
        "scrape_profile_details": true
      }
    }
  }'

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Response

201
{
  "name": "LinkedIn Leads Scraper (1)",
  "concurrency": 1,
  "export_unique_results": true,
  "to_complete": false,
  "no_line_breaks": true,
  "params": {
    "max_results": 1000,
    "functions": {
      "email_enrichment": true,
      "scrape_profile_details": true
    }
  }
}