LinkedIn Posts

Search LinkedIn posts and articles by keyword. Returns post content, author, publication date, and direct URL for each result.

Endpoint

GET /v1/linkedin/posts

Price: $0.006 per request Free tier: 50 requests/month

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`query`	Yes	Search keyword (max 500 characters)
`page`	No	Page number for pagination (default: 1)
`sort_by`	No	Sort order: `most_recent` or `relevance` (default: `most_recent`)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`posts`	array	Array of matching posts
`posts[].title`	string	Post title (format: `@author on LinkedIn`)
`posts[].url`	string	Direct link to the post
`posts[].date`	string	Publication date and time
`posts[].author`	string	Author name
`posts[].source`	string	`"LinkedIn"`
`posts[].snippet`	string	Post content text
`page`	integer	Current page number
`count`	integer	Number of results returned

Example Request

cURL

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

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.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",
      "snippet": "Exciting developments in artificial intelligence..."
    }
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "count": 10
}