# LinkedIn Executive Post Monitor (`data-slayer/linkedin-executive-post-monitor`) Actor

Never miss a target's post. Track the executives and prospects you care about; the Actor remembers what it has already seen and returns only the posts published since the last run — so you can be the first to comment. No cookies, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-executive-post-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Data Slayer](https://apify.com/data-slayer) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Marketing
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $30.00 / 1,000 new posts

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## LinkedIn Executive Post Monitor

Never miss a target's post — be the first to comment.

### Watch the demo

YouTube video coming soon.

### What this Actor does

Give it the LinkedIn profiles you care about — dream-account executives, prospects, investors, partners. The Actor remembers every post it has already seen and returns **only the posts published since the last run**.

Social selling converts when you show up early. This Actor makes "early" automatic: schedule it daily and it hands you exactly the posts that are new, with the author, the text, the publish time, and current engagement.

It uses public data only, requires no cookies and no login, and never repeats a post.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `profile_urls` | string\[] | Yes | LinkedIn profile URLs to watch for new posts |
| `state_key` | string | No | Namespaces the seen-history. Use one key per watchlist (default `default`) |
| `max_posts_per_profile` | integer | No | How many recent posts to check per profile, 1–50 (default `10`) |

Example:

```json
{
  "profile_urls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-executive-1",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-executive-2"
  ],
  "state_key": "dream-accounts",
  "max_posts_per_profile": 10
}
```

### How to use it

1. Paste the profiles you want to watch.
2. Set a `state_key` for this watchlist.
3. Click **Start**. The first run returns each profile's recent posts flagged `isFirstRun: true`.
4. **Schedule it daily.** Every later run returns only the posts published since the previous run.

### Output

One row per new post:

```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "checkedAt": "2026-09-25T10:00:00+00:00",
  "stateKey": "dream-accounts",
  "authorProfileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-executive-1",
  "authorName": "Example Executive",
  "postUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/example_activity-123-X/",
  "postText": "Public post text (truncated)",
  "postedAt": "2026-09-24T09:00:00+00:00",
  "reactions": 412,
  "comments": 37,
  "engagementTotal": 449,
  "isFirstRun": false,
  "collectedAt": "2026-09-25T10:00:00+00:00"
}
```

The `OUTPUT` key-value-store record reports profiles monitored, new posts, and whether the run was empty.

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.02 |
| New post | $0.03 |

You pay only for posts returned. A daily run over 50 quiet executives can cost just the start fee.

### Common uses

- **First-comment advantage** — comment within minutes of a target's post.
- **Executive engagement** — stay top-of-mind with the people who matter to a deal.
- **Competitive watching** — see what a rival's leadership is saying, as they say it.
- **Investor and partner tracking** — never miss a signal from a relationship you care about.

### Limits

- Only public posts are read.
- The first run for a profile returns its recent posts flagged `isFirstRun: true`; later runs return only new ones.
- Seen-history is capped per profile (the most recent 200 posts), so a very long gap may re-surface an old post.
- A profile with no public posts produces no rows.

### Automation

Run from the Apify API, schedules, or webhooks. Download the same dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

### Feedback and support

Use the Actor's Issues tab for reproducible problems. Include the affected profile URLs, but do not include credentials.

### Related actors

More from the same portfolio. Apify only auto-recommends actors in the same category, so here are the rest of ours:

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [LinkedIn Account Intent Feed](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-account-intent-feed) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Buying-Committee Mapper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-buying-committee-mapper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Champion Tracker](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-champion-job-change-tracker) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Company Employees](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-company-employees) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Company Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-company-posts-scraper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Company Scraper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-company-scraper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Company Search (ICP)](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-company-search) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Competitor Content Intelligence](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-competitor-content-intelligence) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Competitor Hijack Leads](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-competitor-hijack-leads) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Engagement Audience Builder](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-engagement-audience-builder) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Hiring Pulse](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-hiring-pulse) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Job Change Tracker](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-job-change-tracker) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Job Scraper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-job-scraper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Market Map Builder](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-market-map-builder) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn People Search (ICP)](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-people-search) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Post Comments](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-post-comments) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Post Engagers Scraper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-post-engagers-email-finder-no-cookies) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Post Performance Scraper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-post-analytics-scraper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Post Reactions](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-post-reactions) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Post Reposts](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-post-reposts) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Profile Comments](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-profile-comments) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Profile Engagers Scraper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-audience-email-finder-no-cookies) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Profile Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-profile-posts-scraper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Profile Reactions](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-profile-reactions) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Profile Scraper · Fresh · No Cookies](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-profile-scraper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Skill Mapper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-skill-mapper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Talent Flow Mapper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-talent-flow-mapper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Talent Mapper](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-talent-mapper) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Warm Path Finder](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-warm-path-finder) | LinkedIn workflow |
| [LinkedIn Why-Now Account Brief](https://apify.com/data-slayer/linkedin-why-now-account-brief) | LinkedIn workflow |

### FAQ

**How much does it cost to run this Actor?**
Pricing is listed in the Pricing section above, charged per row returned. You only pay for the rows
the Actor actually produces, so a small test run costs cents.

**Do I need cookies or a LinkedIn login?**
No. This Actor reads public data only - no cookies, no account, no browser automation.

**Can I schedule it?**
Yes. Run it from the Apify API, on a schedule, or via a webhook, and export results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

**What if I need a slightly different output?**
Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab describing the shape you need.

# Actor input Schema

## `profile_urls` (type: `array`):

LinkedIn profile URLs of the executives, prospects, or accounts you want to watch for new posts.

## `state_key` (type: `string`):

Namespaces the stored 'already seen' history. Use one key per watchlist so separate lists never overwrite each other.

## `max_posts_per_profile` (type: `integer`):

How many of each profile's most recent posts to scan for new ones. The main runtime and cost control. 1–50.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profile_urls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-executive"
  ],
  "state_key": "default",
  "max_posts_per_profile": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset rows with post and author fields

## `run_summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "profile_urls": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-executive"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("data-slayer/linkedin-executive-post-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "profile_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-executive"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("data-slayer/linkedin-executive-post-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "profile_urls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-executive"
  ]
}' |
apify call data-slayer/linkedin-executive-post-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,data-slayer/linkedin-executive-post-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/uoH4ZeQMep8dIYtXg/builds/s0PfWRByidDkGiVox/openapi.json