| name | linkedin-cli |
| description | Use when automating LinkedIn via CLI: fetch profiles, search people/companies, send messages, manage connections, create posts, and Sales Navigator. |
| risk | safe |
| source | community |
| date_added | 2026-02-27 |
When to Use
Use this skill when you need to automate LinkedIn tasks such as profile fetching, connection management, or post creation via CLI, especially when integrated into automated workflows.
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:
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:
- Go to app.linkedapi.io and sign up or log in
- Connect their LinkedIn account
- Copy the Linked API Token and Identification Token from the dashboard
Once the user provides the tokens, run:
linkedin setup --linked-api-token=TOKEN --identification-token=TOKEN
When to Use
Use this skill when you need to orchestrate LinkedIn actions from scripts or an AI agent instead of clicking through the web UI:
- Building outreach, research, or recruiting workflows that rely on LinkedIn data and messaging.
- Enriching leads or accounts by fetching people and company profiles in bulk.
- Coordinating multi-step Sales Navigator or workflow runs where JSON output and exit codes are required.
Always respect LinkedIn’s terms of service, local regulations, and your organisation’s compliance policies when using automation against real accounts.
Global Flags
Always use --json and -q for machine-readable output:
linkedin <command> --json -q
| 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
Success:
{ "success": true, "data": { "name": "John Doe", "headline": "Engineer" } }
Error:
{
"success": false,
"error": { "type": "personNotFound", "message": "Person not found" }
}
Exit code 0 means the API call succeeded – always check the success field for the action outcome. Non-zero exit codes indicate infrastructure errors:
| Exit Code | Meaning |
|---|
| 0 | Success (check success field – action may have returned an error like "person not found") |
| 1 | General/unexpected error |
| 2 | Missing or invalid tokens |
| 3 | Subscription/plan required |
| 4 | LinkedIn account issue |
| 5 | Invalid arguments |
| 6 | Rate limited |
| 7 | Network error |
| 8 | Workflow timeout (workflowId returned for recovery) |
Commands
Fetch a Person Profile
linkedin person fetch <url> [flags] --json -q
Optional flags to include additional data:
--experience – work history--education – education history--skills – skills list--languages – languages--posts – recent posts (with --posts-limit N, --posts-since TIMESTAMP)--comments – recent comments (with --comments-limit N, --comments-since TIMESTAMP)--reactions – recent reactions (with --reactions-limit N, --reactions-since TIMESTAMP)
Only request additional data when needed – each flag increases execution time.
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/username --json -q
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/username --experience --education --json -q
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/username --posts --posts-limit 5 --json -q
Search People
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 |
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
linkedin company fetch <url> [flags] --json -q
Optional flags:
--employees – include employees--dms – include decision makers--posts – include company posts
Employee filters (require --employees):
| Flag | Description |
|---|
--employees-limit | Max employees to retrieve |
--employees-first-name | Filter by first name |
--employees-last-name | Filter by last name |
--employees-position | Filter by position |
--employees-locations | Comma-separated locations |
--employees-industries | Comma-separated industries |
--employees-schools | Comma-separated school names |
| Flag | Description |
|---|
--dms-limit | Max decision makers to retrieve (requires --dms) |
--posts-limit | Max posts to retrieve (requires --posts) |
--posts-since | Posts since ISO timestamp (requires --posts) |
linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --json -q
linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --employees --employees-position "Engineer" --json -q
linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --dms --posts --posts-limit 10 --json -q
Search Companies
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 |
linkedin company search --term "fintech" --sizes "11-50,51-200" --json -q
Send a Message
linkedin message send <person-url> '<text>' --json -q
Text up to 1900 characters. Wrap the message in single quotes to avoid shell interpretation issues.
linkedin message send https://www.linkedin.com/in/username 'Hey, loved your latest post!' --json -q
Get Conversation
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.
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
linkedin connection status <url> --json -q
Send connection request
linkedin connection send <url> [--note 'text'] [--email user@example.com] --json -q
List connections
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 |
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
linkedin connection pending --json -q
Withdraw a pending request
linkedin connection withdraw <url> [--no-unfollow] --json -q
By default, withdrawing also unfollows the person. Use --no-unfollow to keep following.
Remove a connection
linkedin connection remove <url> --json -q
Posts
Fetch a post
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) |
linkedin post fetch https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 --json -q
linkedin post fetch https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 \
--comments --comments-sort mostRecent --comments-replies --json -q
Create a post
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. |
Attachment limits: up to 9 images, or 1 video, or 1 document. Cannot mix types.
linkedin post create 'Excited to share our latest update!' --json -q
linkedin post create 'Our Q4 report' \
--attachments "https://example.com/report.pdf:document:Q4 Report" --json -q
linkedin post create 'Company announcement' \
--company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --json -q
React to a post
linkedin post react <url> --type <reaction> [--company-url <url>] --json -q
Reaction types: like, love, support, celebrate, insightful, funny.
linkedin post react https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 --type like --json -q
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
linkedin post comment <url> '<text>' [--company-url <url>] --json -q
Text up to 1000 characters.
linkedin post comment https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 'Great insights!' --json -q
linkedin post comment https://www.linkedin.com/posts/username_activity-123 'Well said!' \
--company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --json -q
Statistics
linkedin stats ssi --json -q
linkedin stats performance --json -q
linkedin stats usage --start 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z --end 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z --json -q
Sales Navigator
Requires a LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription. Uses hashed URLs for person/company lookups.
Fetch person
linkedin navigator person fetch <hashed-url> --json -q
Search people
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 |
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
linkedin navigator company fetch <hashed-url> [flags] --json -q
Optional flags:
--employees – include employees--dms – include decision makers
Employee filters (require --employees):
| Flag | Description |
|---|
--employees-limit | Max employees to retrieve |
--employees-first-name | Filter by first name |
--employees-last-name | Filter by last name |
--employees-positions | Comma-separated positions |
--employees-locations | Comma-separated locations |
--employees-industries | Comma-separated industries |
--employees-schools | Comma-separated school names |
--employees-years-of-experience | Comma-separated experience ranges |
--dms-limit | Max decision makers to retrieve (requires --dms) |
linkedin navigator company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/sales/company/97ural --employees --dms --json -q
linkedin navigator company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/sales/company/97ural \
--employees --employees-positions "Engineer,Designer" --employees-locations "Europe" --json -q
Search companies
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+ |
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
linkedin navigator message send <person-url> '<text>' --subject '<subject>' --json -q
Text up to 1900 characters. Subject up to 80 characters.
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
linkedin navigator message get <person-url> [--since TIMESTAMP] --json -q
Custom Workflows
Execute a custom workflow definition from a file, stdin, or inline:
linkedin workflow run --file workflow.json --json -q
cat workflow.json | linkedin workflow run --json -q
echo '{"actions":[...]}' | linkedin workflow run --json -q
Check workflow status or wait for completion:
linkedin workflow status <id> --json -q
linkedin workflow status <id> --wait --json -q
See Building Workflows for the workflow JSON schema.
Account Management
linkedin account list
linkedin account switch "Name"
linkedin account rename "Name" --name "New Name"
linkedin reset
linkedin reset --all
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.
Limitations
- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
