Add Tasks
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task \
--header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
--header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'import requests
url = "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task"
headers = {
"Authorization": "<authorization>",
"Content-Type": "<content-type>"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: '<authorization>', 'Content-Type': '<content-type>'}
};
fetch('https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: <authorization>",
"Content-Type: <content-type>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<authorization>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task")
.header("Authorization", "<authorization>")
.header("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<authorization>'
request["Content-Type"] = '<content-type>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyLinkedIn Posts Commenters and Likers Scraper
Add Tasks
Add LinkedIn post URLs to scrape commenters and likers using the lobstr.io API
POST
/
v2
/
squid
/
{squid_id}
/
task
Add Tasks
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task \
--header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
--header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'import requests
url = "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task"
headers = {
"Authorization": "<authorization>",
"Content-Type": "<content-type>"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: '<authorization>', 'Content-Type': '<content-type>'}
};
fetch('https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: <authorization>",
"Content-Type: <content-type>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<authorization>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task")
.header("Authorization", "<authorization>")
.header("Content-Type", "<content-type>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.lobstr.io/v2/squid/{squid_id}/task")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<authorization>'
request["Content-Type"] = '<content-type>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyAdd LinkedIn post URLs as tasks to your squid. The scraper will extract all users who commented on or reacted to the post, along with their profile information.
Headers
string
required
Your API authentication token. Value:
Token YOUR_API_KEYstring
required
Request body format. Value:
application/jsonURL Format
Use any LinkedIn post URL format:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_post-title-activity-123456789/
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:123456789/
You can copy the URL directly from any LinkedIn post.
Request Body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| post_url | string | Yes | URL of the LinkedIn Post to scrape |
Scrape viral posts in your industry to build targeted lead lists from engaged audiences.
The scraper extracts both commenters and likers by default. Use settings to toggle each separately.
Posts from LinkedIn influencers often have high-quality engaged audiences for B2B outreach.
Code Examples
curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/api/v2/squid/YOUR_SQUID_ID/task" \
-H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"post_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/example_great-post-activity-7403510298726375424-RIMy"
}'
import requests
API_TOKEN = "YOUR_API_TOKEN"
SQUID_ID = "YOUR_SQUID_ID"
url = f"https://api.lobstr.io/api/v2/squid/{SQUID_ID}/task"
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Token {API_TOKEN}",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
"post_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/example_great-post-activity-7403510298726375424-RIMy"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(response.json())
Response
200
{
"id": "task_abc123def456",
"status": "pending",
"created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"post_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/example_great-post-activity-7403510298726375424-RIMy"
}
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