Vlad Prudnikov

🚀 Building → Secure LinkedIn API for various use cases → Perfect for complex automations, outreach, prospecting & data scraping.

[Tibo @thsottiaux]

Thank you to the 7M active users who are now using Codex and ChatGPT Work.

We have added a banked reset to everyone's account to celebrate the milestone. You can apply the reset in the desktop app or on web and it will replenish the weekly usage for you.

Have fun out there.

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

LinkedIn just suggested OnlyFans as our direct competitor 😭

- both have APIs
- both do subscriptions
- both provide "access"
- both have high retention

🤷‍♂️ can't argue with the data.

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

“Let me introduce myself…” = you’ve already lost.

Nobody wakes up thinking: “Damn, I hope a stranger introduces themselves to me today.”

People don't care who you are. They care why you matter to them – right now.

Relevance beats intros. Context beats titles. Timing beats ‘hello’.

Introduce yourself only after you’ve earned attention.

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

@madoutech @johnrush you can connect as many as you wish. each account = separate token for API control

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

@johnrush our API is primarily for individual teams building their own integrations (usually via n8n/Make/Zapier or SDK), not for apps embedding LinkedIn functionality

open to white label partnerships for app integrations, but haven't done those yet tbh

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

cold outreach = asking for sex on the first date 💦

hear me out. guy approaches stranger: "Hi! I'm cool, let's have sex right now" conversion? terrible

same guy emails CEO: "Hi! We're great developers, book a call now" conversion? also terrible

both are "first date sex" propositions. at least in person you can see who's asking. in email, it's straight to spam

real dating needs: multiple dates, personality, interest, trust, sometimes meeting parents B2B needs: exact same thing - relationship building before the sale

if you're selling services to western startups, stop relying on "first date sex" strategy. it doesn't work. and when it occasionally does, you probably won't like the client anyway 😏

build relationships first. sell later.

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

🚀 What we did to make LLMs recommend Linked API.

(we got 277 visits from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude last month!)

Nothing special, just making it easy for LLMs to find, understand and trust the product:

- markdown-based layout + fast site
- presence in 20+ high-DR directories
- comprehensive API documentation
- active GitHub (open source increases trust)

Surprisingly effective channel if you're in B2B SaaS.

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

❌ Why we stopped using Clay.

(sure, it's crazy expensive, but that's not the issue).

the data is just... OLD. like really old. 6+ months for most companies and for startups that launched recently? Clay has zero clue. no employees, no decision makers, no funding rounds, no hiring activity

basically missing everything you need for modern outreach and go-to-market.

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

🤦‍♂️ Searched my company employees in Clay vs Linked API.

Clay: 1 employee found
Linked API: 6 employees found (full team)

we're a young company, like most startups you're probably selling to. Clay's database simply hasn't caught up yet. won't for another 6+ months

Linked API pulls data in real-time. same table format, actually complete, and you don't pay per row

stale data = blind spots in your pipeline

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

👉 if you're serious about LinkedIn, track your Connection Rate.

formula: (accepted requests / sent requests) × 100

this single number tells LinkedIn whether to trust your account or not. good rate = better post distribution, higher limits, more visibility. bad rate = you're getting throttled

we calculate ours in Notion since all our LinkedIn activity goes through Linked API + n8n workflows and logs automatically. makes it easy to spot trends and adjust strategy

the baseline? 30% minimum. anything lower means you're either targeting the wrong people or your profile isn't strong enough to convert

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

me after checking Clay's data accuracy again

(yes I'm literally jumping into water)

nothing like paying $350/month for "enriched data" and finding out half the people changed jobs 6 months ago

doing a proper comparison post soon – Clay vs Linked API. stale databases vs real-time data. stay tuned 🌶️

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

so I've been doing this thing at meetups and people always think it's fake

literally told Claude "find this person from Lisbon and connect in LinkedIn" and it happened.

people don't believe it until they see the request pop up on their phone in real time

that's Linked API MCP in action – lets any AI assistant control your LinkedIn. searches, messages, connection requests, whatever

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

Awesome stack you’re putting together 👌 If you ever want to try something with real-time LinkedIn data + complex automation (visits, connection requests, follow-ups), https://t.co/eYFeEHLbAE might be a good fit. I’m founder of it, happy to share a promo code if you want to give it a spin. Just DM me!

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

Awesome stack 👌
If you’re ever looking to try smth innovative and new, https://t.co/eYFeEHLbAE might be worth checking out. We built it to pull real-time data from LinkedIn and help automate things like visits and follow-ups

happy to share a promo code if you want to give it a spin, just DM me

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

@themikewax @chadbyers @jakoblev we built https://t.co/knspgn0NFb to be more flexible and clean, real-time LinkedIn data you can plug into your own flows, without all the noise
If you're exploring alternatives, happy to share a promo code, just shoot me a DM

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

@PaulMDG @scrapingdog we built https://t.co/knspgn0fPD for data collection also, if you're interested to try, DM me, happy to share a promo code!

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

@YadYash00 @theachintsingh Hey! I’m the founder of https://t.co/knspgn0fPD, we focus on safe LinkedIn automation and real-time data via API (connection requests, visits, follow-ups, etc)
happy to share more details, feel free to DM me and I’ll also send you a promo code if you’d like to try it out!

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

@syswrk oh, that's cool idea
we see that some recruiters make custom solutions based on our https://t.co/knspgn0fPD
perhaps the market needs separate solution that will combine these flows

[Vlad Prudnikov @vladprudnikoff]

@CodyDetails Love how you laid this out 🙌
on the enrichment side if you’re doing a lot with linkedin data, check what we've built (https://t.co/knspgn0fPD) to pull fresh linkedin data in real time, people, companies, posts
DM me and I’ll hook you up with a promo code if wanna try