Research Social Profiles

Research social media presence and activity across LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter). This tool analyzes public social media data to provide insights.

This tool is part of our beta Tools API. Contact sales to request increased limits (available to select partners).

POST/v1/tools/research-social-profiles

Endpoint

This endpoint analyzes public social media profiles to extract insights about individuals' professional activities and interests.

Required parameters

Name
full_name
Type
string
Description
The full name of the person to research.

Optional parameters

Name
company_name
Type
string
Description
The name of the company where the person works. Helps identify the correct profile.
Name
linkedin_url
Type
string
Description
The LinkedIn URL of the person. Include the full URL with https://www.linkedin.com/in/ prefix.
Name
x_handle
Type
string
Description
The X (Twitter) handle of the person. Provide without the @ symbol.
Name
question
Type
string
Description
A specific research question to answer by analyzing social profiles. If empty, returns a general summary.
Name
output_schema
Type
object
Description
Define the structure of the output you want to receive.

Request

POST

/v1/tools/research-social-profiles

curl -X POST https://api.utopianlabs.ai/v1/tools/research-social-profiles \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "full_name": "Patrick Collison",
    "company_name": "Stripe",
    "x_handle": "patrickc",
    "question": "What are his recent thoughts on AI and technology?"
  }'

Response

{
  "output": "Patrick Collison has been actively discussing AI's impact on software development and economic productivity. Recent posts highlight his interest in AI coding assistants, expressing optimism about their potential to accelerate software creation. He's shared thoughts on the importance of maintaining high engineering standards despite AI automation. He frequently discusses books on technology history, economic growth, and scientific progress. Notable recent topics include the need for better benchmarks in AI evaluation, concerns about regulatory approaches to AI safety, and enthusiasm for technologies that increase human agency. He's also been vocal about Stripe's integration of AI into payment systems and fraud detection."
}

Structured Output Example

Extract recent posts in a structured format.

Request with schema

curl -X POST https://api.utopianlabs.ai/v1/tools/research-social-profiles \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "full_name": "Julie Zhuo",
    "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliezhuo",
    "x_handle": "joulee",
    "output_schema": {
      "posts": ["string"]
    }
  }'

Structured response

{
  "output": {
    "posts": [
      "Reflections on building design systems at scale",
      "Advice for first-time design managers",
      "Thoughts on AI's impact on design workflows",
      "Announcing new book 'The Making of a Manager' paperback edition",
      "Insights from advising early-stage startups"
    ]
  }
}

Limitations

Limited to public profiles
May not include the latest posts
Not every profile posts often