Social API

Table of contents

Overview

LinkedIn

X (Twitter)

META (Facebook)

Instagram

Overview

The Social API allows users to seamlessly interact with popular social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This API enables users to search for and collect a wide range of data from these platforms, including posts, profiles, comments, hashtags, and more.

Additionally, the Social API includes a dedicated Person API for retrieving detailed information from LinkedIn profiles.

The Social API make it easy for users to:

• Search Social Media Platforms: Query LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for relevant posts, profiles, hashtags, and locations.

• Collect and Structure Profile Information: Gather data on social media profiles, including bios, follower counts, profile images, and more.

• Aggregate Comment and Interaction Data: Collect comments, likes, and shares associated with posts, including user details and interaction timestamps.

• Dedicated LinkedIn Profile Data: Through the Person API, access comprehensive data from LinkedIn profiles, including professional history, skills, endorsements, and contact information.

Features

• LinkedIn: Search for profiles, companies, and posts; collect detailed profile information (professional history, skills, endorsements); retrieve posts and articles; access company data.

• Facebook: Search for posts, pages, and profiles; gather user profile data (bios, profile pictures, friend counts); extract post content (text, images, videos, likes, shares); collect Facebook page data.

• Twitter: Search for tweets, profiles, and hashtags; collect tweet details (text, images, videos, retweets, likes, replies); gather user profile information; extract hashtag and trending topic data.

• Instagram: Search for posts, profiles, hashtags, and locations; collect post details (images, videos, captions, likes, comments); gather profile information (bio, follower count, profile picture); extract hashtag data.

• Person API for LinkedIn: Access detailed LinkedIn profile information; retrieve professional history, skills, endorsements, education; gather contact information; collect data on connections and network reach.

Social API (all networks) is powered by VX12 Browserless Driver, and the Person API is powered by VX12-PRO Browserless Driver,

Getting started

To use Nimble API, you'll first need a Nimble account. If you don’t already have an account, our sales team would love to help you get started!

Need help?

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