From bee6f2d4e1a7f549849835eaa3b6ee74dcc7b063 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ishaan Gupta <ishaankone@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 20:35:46 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix linkedin bot status

---
 apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx        |  7 +++++-
 .../api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts    | 23 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
index 1b2e1f2f..6a1f744a 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
 					found?: boolean
 					handle?: string
 					reason?: string
+					verified?: boolean
 				} = await response.json().catch(() => ({}))
 
 				if (controller.signal.aborted) return
@@ -474,10 +475,14 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
 				if (response.ok && data.found === true) {
 					const account =
 						source === "x" && data.handle ? ` @${data.handle}` : ""
+					const message =
+						source === "linkedin" && data.verified === false
+							? "LinkedIn profile link looks valid - press Enter to continue"
+							: `${SOURCE_NAME[source]} account${account} found - press Enter to continue`
 					setAccountLookup({
 						source,
 						status: "found",
-						message: `${SOURCE_NAME[source]} account${account} found - press Enter to continue`,
+						message,
 					})
 					return
 				}
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts
index 65106592..d2f639a5 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ function looksUnavailable(source: AccountSource, html: string) {
 	)
 }
 
+function linkedinFallback(account: ParsedAccount, status?: number) {
+	return Response.json({
+		found: true,
+		verified: false,
+		reason: "valid_linkedin_profile_url",
+		handle: account.handle,
+		status,
+		url: account.url,
+	})
+}
+
 export async function GET(request: Request) {
 	const { searchParams } = new URL(request.url)
 	const source = searchParams.get("source")
@@ -128,6 +139,10 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
 		}
 
 		if (!response.ok) {
+			if (source === "linkedin") {
+				return linkedinFallback(account, response.status)
+			}
+
 			return Response.json(
 				{
 					error: "Unable to verify account",
@@ -150,6 +165,10 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
 		})
 	} catch (error) {
 		if (error instanceof Error && error.name === "AbortError") {
+			if (source === "linkedin") {
+				return linkedinFallback(account)
+			}
+
 			return Response.json(
 				{ error: "Account lookup timed out", handle: account.handle },
 				{ status: 504 },
@@ -157,6 +176,10 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
 		}
 
 		console.error("Account status lookup failed:", error)
+		if (source === "linkedin") {
+			return linkedinFallback(account)
+		}
+
 		return Response.json(
 			{ error: "Unable to verify account", handle: account.handle },
 			{ status: 502 },