Scrap API

Scrapes the public information of a given pageName or Xing profileUrl.

HTTP Request

POST https://api.v2.xingzap.com/scrap

Request Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
pageName	One of pageName or profileUrl	The shorthand name for a Xing profile
profileUrl	One of pageName or profileUrl	A Xing profile URL

Example: Using Page Name

Python

import requests

response = requests.post("https://api.v2.xingzap.com/scrap",
    json={
        "pageName": "Anas_ElMhamdi"
    },
    headers={
        'X-Api-Key': 'XINGZAP_API_KEY'
    }
)

Shell

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.v2.xingzap.com/scrap' \
  -H 'X-Api-Key: XINGZAP_API_KEY' \
  --data-raw '{
    "pageName":"Anas_ElMhamdi"
  }'

Example: Using Profile URL

Python

import requests

response = requests.post("https://api.v2.xingzap.com/scrap",
    json={
        "profileUrl": "https://www.xing.com/profile/Anas_ElMhamdi/cv"
    },
    headers={
        'X-Api-Key': 'XINGZAP_API_KEY'
    }
)

Shell

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.v2.xingzap.com/scrap' \
  -H 'X-Api-Key: XINGZAP_API_KEY' \
  --data-raw '{
    "profileUrl":"https://www.xing.com/profile/Anas_ElMhamdi/cv"
  }'

Response Parameters

Parameter	Description
fullName	The user’s full name
currentPosition	A list of the current positions held by the user
workPositionTimeline	A list of all positions held by the user
description	The user’s about section (if available)
private	Boolean indicating if the user’s profile is private
premiumProfile	Boolean indicating if the user has Xing Premium
profileImg	The user’s Xing avatar URL
xingUrl	The user’s Xing profile URL

Example Response

{
  "fullName": "Anas El Mhamdi",
  "currentPosition": [
    {
      "jobtitle": "CEO",
      "company": "XingZap",
      "date": "8 months, since May 2021"
    },
    {
      "jobtitle": "Growth Engineer",
      "company": "Quable",
      "date": "1 year and 3 months, since Oct 2020"
    }
  ],
  "workPositionTimeline": [
    {
      "jobtitle": "CEO",
      "company": "XingZap",
      "date": "8 months, since May 2021",
      "startDate": "May 2021",
      "endDate": null,
      "daysInPosition": 240
    },
    {
      "jobtitle": "Growth engineer",
      "company": "Quable",
      "date": "1 year and 3 months, since Oct 2020",
      "startDate": "Oct 2020",
      "endDate": null,
      "daysInPosition": 452
    }
  ],
  "description": "I'm a growth engineer with a mission of making marketing exciting!",
  "profileImg": "https://profile-images.xing.com/images/.../anas-el-mhamdi.256x256.jpg",
  "xingUrl": "https://xing.com/profile/Anas_ElMhamdi",
  "private": false,
  "premiumProfile": true
}