Source: https://www.agentweb.us/guides/ai-agent-linkedin-profile-lookup/

# How do I let an AI agent look up a LinkedIn profile before it reaches out?

By Andrey Marey, Founder of AgentWeb · As of Oct 20, 2026

> **Short answer.** Use AgentWeb's `get_profile` on the /in/ name from the link, then `get_profile_experience`, `get_profile_education`, `get_profile_skills` and `list_profile_posts`. It all runs on the user's own signed-in LinkedIn session, so the agent sees what the user would see. Then it can write a message that fits the person and send it with the user's approval.

## Steps

1. Connect the user's LinkedIn once through AgentWeb's hosted login.
2. Take the /in/ name from the pasted link and call `get_profile`. It returns the `profile_urn`, name, headline, About text and location.
3. Call `get_profile_experience` for the work history. The row with no end year is the current role.
4. Add `get_profile_education`, `get_profile_skills` and `list_profile_posts` if the message needs them.
5. Check whether a free InMail is possible with `verify_open_profile`.
6. Draft the message, get the user's approval, then send it with the right action for the connection degree.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is this the user's view or public data?
The user's view. AgentWeb reads from the user's own signed-in session, not from a third-party data provider.

### Can I look up many profiles at once?
Look up the people you're actually going to contact. This is a tool for knowing who you're writing to, not for bulk collection.

## Related

- [Look up a LinkedIn profile with an AI agent](/sites/linkedin.com/get-profile/)
- [How to let an AI agent send LinkedIn messages and connection requests safely](/guides/ai-agent-linkedin-outreach/)
- [LinkedIn API for AI agents](/sites/linkedin.com/)