Question 1

What exactly does the Bravedata API do?

Accepted Answer

Bravedata is a real-time LinkedIn scraper API. You send a profile or company URL (or a search query) and our cloud workers scrape the live, public page on-demand and return a clean, structured JSON object in milliseconds. It is not a static, pre-bought database dump — every request fetches fresh data.

Question 2

How is real-time scraping different from a cached database?

Accepted Answer

Most tools sell you a static database that was scraped months ago, so the data is often outdated. Bravedata scrapes the page live the moment you call the API, so you always get the current public state of a profile or company. We index 800M+ profiles and 70M+ companies to route and resolve requests quickly.

Question 3

Is Bravedata a good Proxycurl alternative?

Accepted Answer

Yes. After Proxycurl shut down in 2025, teams moved to real-time scraper APIs like Bravedata. We return clean, structured JSON for profiles and companies on-demand, with no LinkedIn account and no browser extension — and our plans start at $10/mo with pay-as-you-go overage, so you can scale up or down without a steep minimum.

Question 4

Do you guarantee emails and phone numbers?

Accepted Answer

No. Bravedata returns the structured public profile and company data that is available at scrape time (such as name, headline, location, experience, education, and company attributes). We do not promise or guarantee personal contact details like emails or phone numbers.

Question 5

Do I need a LinkedIn account or browser extension?

Accepted Answer

No. Unlike extension-based scrapers that put your personal account at ban risk, Bravedata is a fully independent REST API. You authenticate with a standard API key and our cloud infrastructure handles the scraping — your own account is never involved.

Question 6

Can I test the API before subscribing?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The fastest way to run real test calls is through our RapidAPI listing, where you can fire live requests and inspect the exact JSON responses directly in your browser before integrating.

Question 7

Do you support company and job data too?

Accepted Answer

Company scraping is fully live — query 70M+ organizations for firmographics, headcount, industry, and domains. A dedicated job-postings endpoint is built and currently in private beta (coming soon); reach out if you'd like early access.

Metric	BraveData	Apify
Model	Dedicated real-time LinkedIn API	Marketplace of community actors
Output	One consistent JSON schema	Varies by actor
Pricing	From $10/mo + pay-as-you-go overage	≈ $0.005–$0.01 / result, pay-per-use
Account-ban risk	None — no session used	Some actors are cookie/session based
Setup	One endpoint, one key	Choose & configure an actor
Coverage	800M+ profiles, 70M+ companies	Depends on the actor

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