linkedin-cli

May 25, 2026 · View on GitHub

AI-agent-friendly CLI for LinkedIn automation via Linked API.

Give your AI agent full LinkedIn capabilities: send messages, fetch profiles, search people and companies, manage connections, create posts, react, comment – all through simple CLI commands with structured JSON output. Built for OpenClaw, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any AI agent that can execute shell commands.

Under the hood, Linked API runs a dedicated cloud browser instance for each connected LinkedIn account. When your agent runs a command, the CLI sends the request to Linked API's infrastructure, where an isolated browser with a residential IP performs the action on LinkedIn – simulating human-like mouse movements, keyboard input, and natural browsing patterns. No local browsers, no proxies, no Selenium, no infrastructure to manage. Learn more about safety.

Install

npm install -g @linkedapi/linkedin-cli

Quick Start

# 1. Save your tokens (get them at app.linkedapi.io)
linkedin setup

# 2. Fetch a profile
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff --json

# 3. Search for people
linkedin person search --term "revops engineer" --current-companies "Linked API" --json

# 4. Send a message
linkedin message send https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff "Hey, loved your latest post!"

Authentication

Initial setup

linkedin setup

The CLI will ask for your Linked API Token and Identification Token. Get them at app.linkedapi.io.

For non-interactive environments (CI, scripts):

linkedin setup --linked-api-token=xxx --identification-token=yyy

Flag	Description
`--linked-api-token`	Linked API Token (skips prompt)
`--identification-token`	Identification Token (skips prompt)

Multiple accounts

Run linkedin setup again with different tokens to add more accounts. The last added account becomes active.

# List all accounts (* marks active)
linkedin account list

# Switch active account
linkedin account switch "Vlad"

# Update tokens for active account (e.g. after regenerating tokens on the dashboard)
linkedin account update

# Update tokens for a specific account
linkedin account update "Vlad"

# Non-interactive token update
linkedin account update --linked-api-token=xxx --identification-token=yyy

# Rename a saved account
linkedin account rename "Vlad" --name "My Work Account"

# Use a specific account for one command
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/... --account "Vlad"

# Remove active account (auto-switches to next)
linkedin reset

# Remove all accounts
linkedin reset --all

Global Flags

Every command supports these flags:

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

Command Reference

People

`person fetch`

Fetch a LinkedIn person profile with optional additional data sections.

linkedin person fetch <url> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL

Flag	Type	Description
`--experience`	boolean	Include work experience
`--education`	boolean	Include education history
`--skills`	boolean	Include skills
`--languages`	boolean	Include languages
`--posts`	boolean	Include recent posts
`--comments`	boolean	Include recent comments
`--reactions`	boolean	Include recent reactions
`--posts-limit`	integer	Max posts to retrieve (requires `--posts`)
`--posts-since`	string	Posts since ISO timestamp (requires `--posts`)
`--comments-limit`	integer	Max comments to retrieve (requires `--comments`)
`--comments-since`	string	Comments since ISO timestamp (requires `--comments`)
`--reactions-limit`	integer	Max reactions to retrieve (requires `--reactions`)
`--reactions-since`	string	Reactions since ISO timestamp (requires `--reactions`)

# Basic profile info
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff

# Full profile with experience and education
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff --experience --education --json

# Profile with recent posts (last 5)
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff --posts --posts-limit 5

# Everything
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff \
  --experience --education --skills --languages \
  --posts --comments --reactions --json

`person search`

Search for people on LinkedIn with filters.

linkedin person search [flags]

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

linkedin person search --term "revops engineer" --locations "San Francisco"
linkedin person search --current-companies "Linked API" --position "Engineer" --json
linkedin person search --schools "MIT" --industries "Software Development" --limit 20 --json

Companies

`company fetch`

Fetch a LinkedIn company profile with optional employees, decision makers, and posts.

linkedin company fetch <url> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn company URL

Flag	Type	Description
`--employees`	boolean	Include employee data
`--dms`	boolean	Include decision makers
`--posts`	boolean	Include company posts
`--employees-limit`	integer	Max employees to retrieve (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-first-name`	string	Filter employees by first name (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-last-name`	string	Filter employees by last name (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-position`	string	Filter employees by position (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-locations`	string	Filter employees by locations, comma-separated (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-industries`	string	Filter employees by industries, comma-separated (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-schools`	string	Filter employees by schools, comma-separated (requires `--employees`)
`--dms-limit`	integer	Max decision makers to retrieve (requires `--dms`)
`--posts-limit`	integer	Max posts to retrieve (requires `--posts`)
`--posts-since`	string	Posts since ISO timestamp (requires `--posts`)

# Basic company info
linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/flutterwtf

# Company with employees and decision makers
linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/flutterwtf --employees --dms --json

# Filter employees by position and location
linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/flutterwtf \
  --employees --employees-position "Engineer" --employees-locations "United States"

# Company posts from last month
linkedin company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/company/flutterwtf \
  --posts --posts-since 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z --json

`company search`

Search for companies on LinkedIn with filters.

linkedin company search [flags]

Flag	Type	Description
`--term`	string	Search keyword or phrase
`--limit`	integer	Max results to return
`--sizes`	string	Company sizes, comma-separated (`1-10`, `11-50`, `51-200`, `201-500`, `501-1000`, `1001-5000`, `5001-10000`, `10001+`)
`--locations`	string	Comma-separated locations
`--industries`	string	Comma-separated industries

linkedin company search --term "fintech" --sizes "11-50,51-200" --json
linkedin company search --industries "Software Development" --locations "Berlin" --json

Messages

`message send`

Send a message to a LinkedIn connection.

linkedin message send <person-url> <text>

Arg	Required	Description
`person-url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL of the recipient
`text`	yes	Message text (up to 1900 characters)

linkedin message send https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff "Hey, loved your latest post!"

`message get`

Get conversation messages with a LinkedIn person.

linkedin message get <person-url> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`person-url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL

Flag	Type	Description
`--since`	string	Only retrieve messages since this ISO timestamp

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

Note: The first call for a conversation triggers a background sync, which may take longer. Subsequent calls use cached data and are faster.

Connections

`connection status`

Check connection status with a LinkedIn person.

linkedin connection status <url>

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL

linkedin connection status https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff

`connection send`

Send a connection request.

linkedin connection send <url> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL

Flag	Type	Description
`--note`	string	Personalized note to include with the request
`--email`	string	Email address (required by some profiles to connect)

linkedin connection send https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff
linkedin connection send https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff --note "Love to connect!"
linkedin connection send https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff --email vlad@example.com

`connection list`

List your LinkedIn connections with optional filters.

linkedin connection list [flags]

Flag	Type	Description
`--limit`	integer	Max connections to return
`--since`	string	Only connections made since this ISO timestamp
`--first-name`	string	Filter by first name
`--last-name`	string	Filter by last name
`--position`	string	Filter by job position
`--locations`	string	Comma-separated locations
`--industries`	string	Comma-separated industries
`--current-companies`	string	Comma-separated current company names
`--previous-companies`	string	Comma-separated previous company names
`--schools`	string	Comma-separated school names

Note: --since only works when no filter flags are used.

linkedin connection list --limit 50 --json
linkedin connection list --current-companies "Linked API" --position "Engineer" --json
linkedin connection list --since 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z --json

`connection pending`

List pending outgoing connection requests.

linkedin connection pending

linkedin connection pending --json

`connection withdraw`

Withdraw a pending connection request.

linkedin connection withdraw <url> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--unfollow` / `--no-unfollow`	boolean	`true`	Also unfollow the person

linkedin connection withdraw https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff
linkedin connection withdraw https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff --no-unfollow

`connection remove`

Remove an existing connection.

linkedin connection remove <url>

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL

linkedin connection remove https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff

Posts

`post fetch`

Fetch a LinkedIn post with optional comments and reactions.

linkedin post fetch <url> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn post URL

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

linkedin post fetch https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vprudnikoff_activity-123

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

# With reactions
linkedin post fetch https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vprudnikoff_activity-123 \
  --comments --reactions --json

`post create`

Create a LinkedIn post with optional media attachments.

linkedin post create <text> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`text`	yes	Post text (up to 3000 characters)

Flag	Type	Description
`--company-url`	string	Post on behalf of a company page (requires admin access)
`--attachments`	string	Attachments 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!"

# With an image
linkedin post create "Check this out" \
  --attachments "https://example.com/photo.jpg:image"

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

# Post as a company
linkedin post create "Company announcement" \
  --company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/flutterwtf

`post react`

React to a LinkedIn post.

linkedin post react <url> --type <reaction> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn post URL

Flag	Type	Required	Description
`--type`	string	yes	Reaction type: `like`, `love`, `support`, `celebrate`, `insightful`, `funny`
`--company-url`	string	no	React on behalf of a company page

linkedin post react https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vprudnikoff_activity-123 --type like
linkedin post react https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vprudnikoff_activity-123 --type celebrate \
  --company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/flutterwtf

`post comment`

Comment on a LinkedIn post.

linkedin post comment <url> <text> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`url`	yes	LinkedIn post URL
`text`	yes	Comment text (up to 1000 characters)

Flag	Type	Description
`--company-url`	string	Comment on behalf of a company page

linkedin post comment https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vprudnikoff_activity-123 "Great insights!"
linkedin post comment https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vprudnikoff_activity-123 "Well said!" \
  --company-url https://www.linkedin.com/company/flutterwtf

Statistics

`stats ssi`

Retrieve your LinkedIn Social Selling Index.

linkedin stats ssi [flags]

linkedin stats ssi --json

`stats performance`

Retrieve your LinkedIn performance analytics (profile views, post impressions, search appearances).

linkedin stats performance [flags]

linkedin stats performance --json

`stats usage`

Retrieve Linked API usage statistics for a date range.

linkedin stats usage --start <timestamp> --end <timestamp> [flags]

Flag	Type	Required	Description
`--start`	string	yes	Start date in ISO timestamp
`--end`	string	yes	End date in ISO timestamp

linkedin stats usage --start 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z --end 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z --json

Sales Navigator

Requires a LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription.

`navigator person fetch`

Fetch a person profile via Sales Navigator.

linkedin navigator person fetch <hashed-url>

Arg	Required	Description
`hashed-url`	yes	Hashed LinkedIn profile URL

linkedin navigator person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACwAAA...

`navigator person search`

Search for people via Sales Navigator with advanced filters.

linkedin navigator person search [flags]

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

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

`navigator company fetch`

Fetch a company profile via Sales Navigator with optional employees and decision makers.

linkedin navigator company fetch <hashed-url> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`hashed-url`	yes	Hashed LinkedIn company URL

Flag	Type	Description
`--employees`	boolean	Include employee data
`--dms`	boolean	Include decision makers
`--employees-limit`	integer	Max employees to retrieve (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-first-name`	string	Filter employees by first name (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-last-name`	string	Filter employees by last name (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-positions`	string	Filter employees by positions, comma-separated (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-locations`	string	Filter employees by locations, comma-separated (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-industries`	string	Filter employees by industries, comma-separated (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-schools`	string	Filter employees by schools, comma-separated (requires `--employees`)
`--employees-years-of-experience`	string	Filter employees by experience ranges, comma-separated (requires `--employees`)
`--dms-limit`	integer	Max decision makers to retrieve (requires `--dms`)

linkedin navigator company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/sales/company/97ural --employees --dms
linkedin navigator company fetch https://www.linkedin.com/sales/company/97ural \
  --employees --employees-positions "Engineer,Designer" --employees-locations "Europe"

`navigator company search`

Search for companies via Sales Navigator with advanced filters including revenue.

linkedin navigator company search [flags]

Flag	Type	Description
`--term`	string	Search keyword or phrase
`--limit`	integer	Max results to return
`--sizes`	string	Company sizes, comma-separated (`1-10`, `11-50`, `51-200`, `201-500`, `501-1000`, `1001-5000`, `5001-10000`, `10001+`)
`--locations`	string	Comma-separated locations
`--industries`	string	Comma-separated industries
`--revenue-min`	string	Min annual revenue in M USD: `0`, `0.5`, `1`, `2.5`, `5`, `10`, `20`, `50`, `100`, `500`, `1000`
`--revenue-max`	string	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"
linkedin navigator company search --revenue-min 10 --revenue-max 100 --locations "United States" --json

`navigator message send`

Send a message via Sales Navigator (InMail).

linkedin navigator message send <person-url> <text> --subject <subject>

Arg	Required	Description
`person-url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL of the recipient
`text`	yes	Message text (up to 1900 characters)

Flag	Type	Required	Description
`--subject`	string	yes	Message subject line (up to 80 characters)

linkedin navigator message send https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff "Would love to chat about API integrations" --subject "Partnership Opportunity"

`navigator message get`

Get Sales Navigator conversation messages.

linkedin navigator message get <person-url> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`person-url`	yes	LinkedIn profile URL

Flag	Type	Description
`--since`	string	Only retrieve messages since this ISO timestamp

linkedin navigator message get https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff
linkedin navigator message get https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff --since 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z

Custom Workflows

`workflow run`

Execute a custom workflow definition. Accepts JSON from a file or stdin.

linkedin workflow run [flags]

Flag	Type	Description
`-f` / `--file`	string	Path to workflow JSON file

# From file
linkedin workflow run --file workflow.json

# From stdin
cat workflow.json | linkedin workflow run

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

See Building Workflows for the workflow JSON schema.

`workflow status`

Check status of a running workflow or wait for its completion. In-progress responses include status (pending or running) and message.

linkedin workflow status <id> [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`id`	yes	Workflow ID

Flag	Type	Description
`--wait`	boolean	Block until the workflow completes

# Check current status
linkedin workflow status abc123

# Wait for completion
linkedin workflow status abc123 --wait --json

Account Management

`account list`

List all configured LinkedIn accounts.

linkedin account list

The active account is marked with *.

`account update`

Update tokens for a saved account. Useful when your tokens were regenerated on the dashboard and you need to refresh them in the CLI.

linkedin account update [name] [flags]

Arg	Required	Description
`name`	no	Account name (case-insensitive substring match). Defaults to active account.

Flag	Type	Description
`--linked-api-token`	string	New Linked API Token (skips prompt)
`--identification-token`	string	New Identification Token (skips prompt)

# Update active account interactively
linkedin account update

# Update a specific account
linkedin account update "Vlad"

# Non-interactive (for scripts/CI)
linkedin account update --linked-api-token=xxx --identification-token=yyy

`account switch`

Switch the active LinkedIn account.

linkedin account switch <name>

Arg	Required	Description
`name`	yes	Account name (case-insensitive substring match)

linkedin account switch "Vlad"

`account rename`

Rename a saved LinkedIn account.

linkedin account rename <name> --name <new-name>

Arg	Required	Description
`name`	yes	Current account name (case-insensitive substring match)

Flag	Type	Required	Description
`--name`	string	yes	New name for the account

linkedin account rename "Vlad" --name "My Work Account"

`reset`

Remove stored accounts and tokens.

linkedin reset [flags]

Flag	Type	Description
`--all`	boolean	Remove all accounts (default: removes only active account)

# Remove active account (auto-switches to next)
linkedin reset

# Remove all accounts
linkedin reset --all

Output Format

JSON mode (`--json` or non-TTY stdout)

{"success": true, "data": {"name": "Vlad Prudnikov", "headline": "CEO at Linked API"}}

{"success": false, "error": {"type": "personNotFound", "message": "Person not found"}}

Human mode (TTY stdout)

Key-value pairs for objects, tables for arrays.

Exit Codes

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)

Important Notes

Sequential execution. Linked API executes all workflows sequentially per account. You can send multiple requests, but they queue and run one at a time. This mirrors natural LinkedIn user behavior.
Not instant. Simple operations (fetch a profile) take ~10-20 seconds. Complex operations (search with filters) can take longer. This is because a real cloud browser navigates LinkedIn on your behalf.
Timestamps in UTC. All dates and times returned by the API are in UTC.
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.
Action limits. Configurable per-account action limits on the platform prevent LinkedIn policy violations. When a limit is reached, you get a limitExceeded error.

See Core Concepts for more details.

For AI Agents

This CLI is designed for AI agent consumption:

--json flag gives structured output parseable with jq
Non-TTY stdout auto-switches to JSON
--quiet suppresses all stderr noise
--fields reduces output to only needed data
Exit code 0 always means "API call succeeded" – parse success field for action outcome
Non-zero exits = infrastructure errors (auth, network, etc.)

Example agent usage:

# Set up authentication
linkedin setup --linked-api-token=xxx --identification-token=yyy

# Fetch just name and headline
linkedin person fetch https://www.linkedin.com/in/vprudnikoff --json --fields name,headline -q

# Pipe to jq
linkedin person search --term "revops engineer" --json -q | jq '.data[].name'

Legal

This project is maintained by Linked API. The name "linkedin-cli" refers to the platform this tool is designed to work with, not to any affiliation or ownership.

Linked API is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with LinkedIn Corporation. "LinkedIn" is a registered trademark of LinkedIn Corporation.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT – see the LICENSE file for details.