linkedin-commenter-extractor

# LinkedIn Commenter Extractor Extract names, titles, companies, LinkedIn URLs, and comment text from people who commented on specific LinkedIn posts. Uses Apify — no LinkedIn cookies required. ## Quick Start Requires `requests` and `APIFY_API_TOKEN` environment variable. ```bash # Extract commenters from a single post python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py \ --post-url "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/someone_topic-activity-123456789" # Multiple posts python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py \ --post-url URL1 --post-url URL2 # Limit comments per post python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py \ --post-url URL --max-comments 50 # Output formats python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py --post-url URL --output json python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py --post-url URL --output csv python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py --post-url URL --output summary # Deduplicate across multiple posts python3 skills/linkedin-commenter-extractor/scripts/extract_commenters.py \ --post-url URL1 --post-url URL2 --dedup ``` ## How It Works 1. Takes one or more LinkedIn post URLs 2. Calls the `harvestapi~linkedin-post-comments` Apify actor (no cookies needed) 3. Extracts commenter name, headline (title + company), LinkedIn profile URL, and comment text 4. Parses headline into separate title and company fields where possible 5. Optionally deduplicates across multiple posts by LinkedIn profile URL ## CLI Reference | Flag | Default | Description | |------|---------|-------------| | `--post-url` | *required* | LinkedIn post URL (can be repeated for multiple posts) | | `--max-comments` | 100 | Max comments to extract per post | | `--output` | json | Output format: `json`, `csv`, `summary` | | `--dedup` | false | Deduplicate commenters across multiple posts | | `--token` | env var | Apify API token (overrides APIFY_API_TOKEN env var) | | `--timeout` | 120 | Max seconds to wait for Apify run | ## Output Schema ```json { "name": "Jane Smith", "headline": "VP of Finance at Acme Corp", "title": "VP of Finance", "company": "Acme Corp", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/janesmith", "comment_text": "Great insights on AI in accounting...", "post_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/...", "profile_image_url": "https://..." } ``` ## Cost Uses `harvestapi~linkedin-post-comments` Apify actor — ~$2 per 1,000 comments. No LinkedIn cookies or login required.