Linkedin

---
name: linkedin
description: 'General-purpose LinkedIn automation – fetch profiles, search people and companies, send messages, manage connections, create posts, and more. Use when the user wants to interact with LinkedIn.'
zh_description: "通过 Linked API 搜索领英资料、管理连接、消息与内容发布。"
version: "1.0.3"
author: vprudnikoff
source: github:Linked-API/linkedin-skills
source_url: "https://github.com/Linked-API/linkedin-skills/blob/e46beb9aea0af3896fd49dd7b39cff1061bf8f6d/linkedin/SKILL.md"
license: MIT
tags: '[linkedin, automation, social-media, outreach, cli]'
created_at: "2026-07-10"
updated_at: "2026-09-30"
quality: 5
complexity: intermediate
---

# LinkedIn Skill

You have access to `linkedin` – a CLI tool for LinkedIn automation. Use it to fetch profiles, search people and companies, send messages, manage connections, create posts, react, comment, and more.

Each command sends a request to Linked API, which runs a real cloud browser to perform the action on LinkedIn. Operations are **not instant** – expect 30 seconds to several minutes depending on complexity.

If `linkedin` is not available, install it:

```bash
npm install -g @linkedapi/linkedin-cli
```

## Authentication

If a command fails with exit code 2 (authentication error), ask the user to set up their account:

1. Go to [app.linkedapi.io](https://app.linkedapi.io) and sign up or log in
2. Connect their LinkedIn account
3. Copy the **Linked API Token** and **Identification Token** from the dashboard

Once the user provides the tokens, run:

```bash
linkedin setup --linked-api-token=TOKEN --identification-token=TOKEN
```

## Global Flags

Always use `--json` and `-q` for machine-readable output:

```bash
LINKEDAPI_CLIENT=skill:linkedin linkedin <command> --json -q
```

When using this skill, run every `linkedin ...` example below with the
`LINKEDAPI_CLIENT=skill:linkedin` prefix so Linked API can attribute usage to the skill.

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--json` | Structured JSON output |
| `--quiet` / `-q` | Suppress stderr progress messages |
| `--fields name,url,...` | Select specific fields in output |
| `--no-color` | Disable colors |
| `--account "Name"` | Use a specific account for this command |

## Output Format

Read [the detailed procedure and examples](EXTENDED.md#section-4) when working on this part of the task.

## Commands

### Fetch a Person Profile

Read [the detailed procedure and examples](EXTENDED.md#section-3) when working on this part of the task.

### Search People

```bash
linkedin person search [flags] --json -q
```

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--term` | Search keyword or phrase |
| `--limit` | Max results |
| `--first-name` | Filter by first name |
| `--last-name` | Filter by last name |
| `--position` | Filter by job position |
| `--locations` | Comma-separated locations |
| `--industries` | Comma-separated industries |
| `--current-companies` | Comma-separated current company names |
| `--previous-companies` | Comma-separated previous company names |
| `--schools` | Comma-separated school names |

```bash
linkedin person search --term "product manager" --locations "San Francisco" --json -q
linkedin person search --current-companies "Google" --position "Engineer" --limit 20 --json -q
```

### Fetch a Company

Read [the detailed procedure and examples](EXTENDED.md#section-1) when working on this part of the task.

### Search Companies

```bash
linkedin company search [flags] --json -q
```

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--term` | Search keyword |
| `--limit` | Max results |
| `--sizes` | Comma-separated sizes: `1-10`, `11-50`, `51-200`, `201-500`, `501-1000`, `1001-5000`, `5001-10000`, `10001+` |
| `--locations` | Comma-separated locations |
| `--industries` | Comma-separated industries |

```bash
linkedin company search --term "fintech" --sizes "11-50,51-200" --json -q
```

### Send a Message

```bash
linkedin message send <person-url> '<text>' --json -q
```

Text up to 1900 characters. Wrap the message in single quotes to avoid shell interpretation issues.

```bash
linkedin message send https://www.linkedin.com/in/username 'Hey, loved your latest post!' --json -q
```

### Get Conversation

```bash
linkedin message get <person-url> [--since TIMESTAMP] --json -q
```

The first call for a conversation triggers a background sync and may take longer. Subsequent calls are faster.

```bash
linkedin message get https://www.linkedin.com/in/username --json -q
linkedin message get https://www.linkedin.com/in/username --since 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z --json -q
```

### Connection Management

#### Check connection status

```bash
linkedin connection status <url> --json -q
```

#### Send connection request

```bash
linkedin connection send <url> [--note 'text'] [--email user@example.com] --json -q
```

#### List connections

```bash
linkedin connection list [flags] --json -q
```

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--limit` | Max connections to return |
| `--since` | Only connections made since ISO timestamp (only works when no filter flags are used) |
| `--first-name` | Filter by first name |
| `--last-name` | Filter by last name |
| `--position` | Filter by job position |
| `--locations` | Comma-separated locations |
| `--industries` | Comma-separated industries |
| `--current-companies` | Comma-separated current company names |
| `--previous-companies` | Comma-separated previous company names |
| `--schools` | Comma-separated school names |

```bash
linkedin connection list --limit 50 --json -q
linkedin connection list --current-companies "Google" --position "Engineer" --json -q
linkedin connection list --since 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z --json -q
```

#### List pending outgoing requests

```bash
linkedin connection pending --json -q
```

#### List incoming connection requests

Invitations that others have sent to you (received requests).

```bash
linkedin connection requests --json -q
```

#### Accept an incoming request

```bash
linkedin connection accept <url> --json -q
```

#### Ignore an incoming request

```bash
linkedin connection ignore <url> --json -q
```

#### Withdraw a pending request

```bash
linkedin connection withdraw <url> [--no-unfollow] --json -q
```

By default, withdrawing also unfollows the person. Use `--no-unfollow` to keep following.

#### Remove a connection

```bash
linkedin connection remove <url> --json -q
```

### Posts

#### Fetch a post

```bash
linkedin post fetch <url> [flags] --json -q
```

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--comments` | Include comments |
| `--reactions` | Include reactions |
| `--comments-limit` | Max comments to retrieve (requires `--comments`) |
| `--comments-sort` | Sort order: `mostRelevant` or `mostRecent` (requires `--comments`) |
| `--comments-replies` | Include replies to comments (requires `--comments`) |
| `--reactions-limit` | Max reactions to retrieve (requires `--reactions`) |

```bash
linkedin post fetch https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 --json -q

# With comments sorted by most recent, including replies
linkedin post fetch https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 \
  --comments --comments-sort mostRecent --comments-replies --json -q
```

#### Create a post

```bash
linkedin post create '<text>' [flags] --json -q
```

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--company-url` | Post on behalf of a company page (requires admin access) |
| `--attachments` | Attachment as `url:type` or `url:type:name`. Types: `image`, `video`, `document`. Can be specified multiple times. |
| `--mention` | Mention as `key:name` or `key:name:identifier`, bound to `@[key]` in the text. Can be specified multiple times. |

Attachment limits: up to 9 images, or 1 video, or 1 document. Cannot mix types.

```bash
linkedin post create 'Excited to share our latest update!' --json -q

# With a document
linkedin post create 'Our Q4 report' \
  --attachments "https://example.com/report.pdf:document:Q4 Report" --json -q

# Mentioning a person
linkedin post create 'Huge thanks to @[author] for the write-up!' \
  --mention "author:Example Person:urn:li:member:123456789" --json -q

# Post as a company
linkedin post create 'Company announcement' \
  --company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --json -q
```

#### Repost a post

```bash
linkedin post repost <url> [flags] --json -q
```

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--text` | Your own commentary (up to 3000 characters). Without it the post is reposted as is. |
| `--mention` | Mention as `key:name` or `key:name:identifier`, bound to `@[key]` in `--text`. Can be specified multiple times. |

The repost's own `postUrl` and `postUrn` come back, not those of the post you reposted. Reposting the same post twice from the same account fails with `alreadyReposted`.

```bash
linkedin post repost https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 --json -q

# With commentary
linkedin post repost urn:li:activity:1234567890123456789 \
  --text 'Worth reading, especially the part on onboarding.' --json -q
```

#### React to a post

```bash
linkedin post react <url> --type <reaction> [--company-url <url>] --json -q
```

Reaction types: `like`, `love`, `support`, `celebrate`, `insightful`, `funny`.

```bash
linkedin post react https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 --type like --json -q

# React on behalf of a company
linkedin post react https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 --type celebrate \
  --company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --json -q
```

#### Comment on a post

```bash
linkedin post comment <url> '<text>' [--company-url <url>] --json -q
```

Text up to 1000 characters.

```bash
linkedin post comment https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 'Great insights!' --json -q

# Comment on behalf of a company
linkedin post comment https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 'Well said!' \
  --company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --json -q
```

### Statistics

```bash
# Social Selling Index
linkedin stats ssi --json -q

# Performance analytics (profile views, post impressions, search appearances)
linkedin stats performance --json -q

# API usage for a date range
linkedin stats usage --start 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z --end 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z --json -q

# Who viewed your profile
linkedin stats viewers --limit 50 --json -q

# Only views since a moment
linkedin stats viewers --since 2026-08-01T00:00:00Z --json -q
```

Each viewer is either `identified` — carrying `name`, `publicUrl` and `urn` (a member URN, `null`
when LinkedIn does not expose it) — or `anonymous`, carrying only the `description` LinkedIn showed
and a `searchUrl` you can pass to `linkedin person search --url` to look for them. Viewers come
newest first, and `viewedAt` is an estimate derived from the relative age LinkedIn displays.

### Sales Navigator

Requires a LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription. Uses hashed URLs for person/company lookups.

#### Fetch person

```bash
linkedin navigator person fetch <hashed-url> --json -q
```

#### Search people

```bash
linkedin navigator person search [flags] --json -q
```

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--term` | Search keyword or phrase |
| `--limit` | Max results |
| `--first-name` | Filter by first name |
| `--last-name` | Filter by last name |
| `--position` | Filter by job position |
| `--locations` | Comma-separated locations |
| `--industries` | Comma-separated industries |
| `--current-companies` | Comma-separated current company names |
| `--previous-companies` | Comma-separated previous company names |
| `--schools` | Comma-separated school names |
| `--years-of-experience` | Comma-separated ranges: `lessThanOne`, `oneToTwo`, `threeToFive`, `sixToTen`, `moreThanTen` |

```bash
linkedin navigator person search --term "VP Marketing" --locations "United States" --json -q
linkedin navigator person search --years-of-experience "moreThanTen" --position "CEO" --json -q
```

#### Fetch company

Read [the detailed procedure and examples](EXTENDED.md#section-2) when working on this part of the task.

#### Search companies

```bash
linkedin navigator company search [flags] --json -q
```

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--term` | Search keyword |
| `--limit` | Max results |
| `--sizes` | Comma-separated sizes: `1-10`, `11-50`, `51-200`, `201-500`, `501-1000`, `1001-5000`, `5001-10000`, `10001+` |
| `--locations` | Comma-separated locations |
| `--industries` | Comma-separated industries |
| `--revenue-min` | Min annual revenue in M USD: `0`, `0.5`, `1`, `2.5`, `5`, `10`, `20`, `50`, `100`, `500`, `1000` |
| `--revenue-max` | Max annual revenue in M USD: `0.5`, `1`, `2.5`, `5`, `10`, `20`, `50`, `100`, `500`, `1000`, `1000+` |

```bash
linkedin navigator company search --term "fintech" --sizes "11-50,51-200" --json -q
linkedin navigator company search --revenue-min 10 --revenue-max 100 --locations "United States" --json -q
```

#### Send InMail

```bash
linkedin navigator message send <person-url> '<text>' --subject '<subject>' --json -q
```

Text up to 1900 characters. Subject up to 80 characters.

```bash
linkedin navigator message send https://www.linkedin.com/in/username \
  'Would love to chat about API integrations' --subject 'Partnership Opportunity' --json -q
```

#### Get Sales Navigator conversation

```bash
linkedin navigator message get <person-url> [--since TIMESTAMP] --json -q
```

### Custom Workflows

Execute a custom workflow definition from a file, stdin, or inline:

```bash
# From file
linkedin workflow run --file workflow.json --json -q

# From stdin
cat workflow.json | linkedin workflow run --json -q

# Inline
echo '{"actions":[...]}' | linkedin workflow run --json -q
```

Check workflow status or wait for completion:

```bash
linkedin workflow status <id> --json -q
linkedin workflow status <id> --wait --json -q
```

See [Building Workflows](https://linkedapi.io/docs/building-workflows/) for the workflow JSON schema.

### Account Management

```bash
linkedin account list                            # List accounts (* = active)
linkedin account switch "Name"                   # Switch active account
linkedin account rename "Name" --name "New Name" # Rename account
linkedin reset                                   # Remove active account
linkedin reset --all                             # Remove all accounts
```

## Important Behavior

- **Sequential execution.** All operations for an account run one at a time. Multiple requests queue up.
- **Not instant.** A real browser navigates LinkedIn – expect 30 seconds to several minutes per operation.
- **Timestamps in UTC.** All dates and times are in UTC.
- **Single quotes for text arguments.** Use single quotes around message text, post text, and comments to avoid shell interpretation issues with special characters.
- **Action limits.** Per-account limits are configurable on the platform. A `limitExceeded` error means the limit was reached.
- **URL normalization.** All LinkedIn URLs in responses are normalized to `https://www.linkedin.com/...` format without trailing slashes.
- **Null fields.** Fields that are unavailable are returned as `null` or `[]`, not omitted.

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## Boundaries and Safe Authorization

- Use only LinkedIn accounts that the user owns or is explicitly authorized to operate.
- Treat invitations, messages, posts, reactions, comments, connection changes, account
  changes, and workflows containing any of those steps as external writes. Run them only
  when the user has explicitly requested the specific action. For bulk writes, confirm the
  account, audience, approximate count, content, and timing before execution unless those
  details were already approved in the current request.
- Prefer a preview or a small sample before a bulk operation. Never manufacture consent,
  impersonate another person, or use this skill for deceptive, discriminatory, harassing,
  or indiscriminate outreach.
- Respect LinkedIn controls, applicable law, and organizational policy. Never bypass rate
  limits, CAPTCHAs, account warnings, or access restrictions; stop and report them instead.
- Minimize collection of personal data. Do not expose tokens in chat output, logs, shell
  history, or committed files, and do not retain profile data longer than the task requires.
- If the requested authority, target set, or effect is ambiguous, pause before the first
  write and ask the user to clarify it.
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