Skill: vprudnikoff/linkedapi-linkedin (version 1.0.1)

--- name: linkedin description: LinkedIn automation skill — search people and companies, fetch profiles, send messages and InMails, manage connections, create posts, react, comment. Supports Sales Navigator. --- # 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 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: ```json {"success": true, "data": {"name": "John Doe", "headline": "Engineer"}} ``` Error: ```json {"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 ```bash 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. ```bash # Basic profile linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/username --json -q # With experience and education linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/username --experience --education --json -q # With last 5 posts linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/username --posts --posts-limit 5 --json -q ``` ### 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 ```bash 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`) | ```bash # Basic company info linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --json -q # With employees filtered by position linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --employees --employees-position "Engineer" --json -q # With decision makers and posts linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --dms --posts --posts-limit 10 --json -q ``` ### 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 [REDACTED_SECRET]] --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 ``` #### 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. | 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 # Post as a company linkedin post create 'Company announcement' \ --company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/name --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 ``` ### 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 ```bash 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`) | ```bash 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 ```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.


Security scan verdicts — ClawScan: suspicious | static analysis: clean | VirusTotal: clean | SkillSpector: suspicious (MEDIUM)