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LinkedIn Posts

GET /v1/linkedin/posts

Search LinkedIn posts by keyword. Returns post content, author, date, URL, engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares, reactions), and attached content (images, articles, videos, job listings). Results are sourced from public LinkedIn posts and articles.

Cost

$0.006 per request

Free tier

50 requests/month

Parameters

query *

Search keyword (max 500 characters)

page

Page number for pagination (default: 1)

sort_by

Sort order: most_recent or relevance (default: most_recent)

get_sentiment

Set to true to add AI emotion analysis (+$0.001/request)

Example Request

curl "https://apidirect.io/v1/linkedin/posts?query=artificial%20intelligence&page=1&sort_by=most_recent" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://apidirect.io/v1/linkedin/posts",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "query": "artificial intelligence",
        "page": 1,
        "sort_by": "most_recent"
    }
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "title": "@John Doe on LinkedIn",
      "url": "https://linkedin.com/posts/...",
      "date": "2024-01-15 14:30:00",
      "author": "John Doe",
      "source": "LinkedIn",
      "domain": "linkedin.com",
      "snippet": "Exciting developments in artificial intelligence...",
      "urn": "urn:li:activity:7444854690124652545",
      "likes": 12,
      "comments": 3,
      "shares": 1,
      "reactions": {
        "like": 10,
        "appreciation": 2
      },
      "images": [
        "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/..."
      ],
      "article": null,
      "video": null,
      "job": null,
      "has_content_entities": true,
      "sentiment": {
        "emotions": {
          "joy": 40,
          "trust": 55,
          "fear": 0,
          "surprise": 10,
          "sadness": 0,
          "disgust": 0,
          "anger": 0,
          "anticipation": 30
        },
        "dominant_emotion": "trust",
        "emotional_intensity": 5,
        "polarity": "positive"
      }
    }
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "count": 10
}

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