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# Follow LinkedIn People Profile

> Automatically follow or unfollow a list of LinkedIn people profiles.

This API action allows you to automatically follow or unfollow LinkedIn profiles. By following a profile, you can engage with your leads, track their activities, and access content from individuals outside your connections.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Step 1">
    Provide the LinkedIn profile URL of the person or list of people you want to
    follow.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 2">
    Use the 'Unfollow profiles' parameter if you wish to unfollow the profiles
    instead.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  Following a LinkedIn profile is a great way to engage with your leads and stay
  updated on their activities.
</Info>

### Inputs

<ParamField path="linkedin_profile_url" type="string" required={true} placeholder="LinkedIn People Profile URL">
  A LinkedIn Profile URL should start with
  '[https://www.linkedin.com/sales/people/](https://www.linkedin.com/sales/people/)',
  '[https://www.linkedin.com/sales/lead/](https://www.linkedin.com/sales/lead/)', '[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/)' or
  '[https://www.linkedin.com/in/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/)'.
</ParamField>

### Parameters

<ParamField path="unfollow" type="boolean" default={false}>
  Check this to unfollow the profiles.
</ParamField>

### Output Fields

The following fields are returned after the action is executed:

<ResponseField>
  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="followed" type="boolean">
      Indicates if the profile was followed or unfollowed
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_profile_handle" type="string">
      The LinkedIn profile handle
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_profile_url" type="string">
      The LinkedIn profile URL
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

Here is the JSON output schema for the response:

<Accordion title="Show JSON Output Schema">
  ```json
  {
      "linkedin_profile_url": "string",
      "linkedin_profile_handle": "string",
      "followed": "boolean"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>