LinkedIn Post Searcher — LinkedIn Post Search Scraper

Find LinkedIn-style posts by keyword and filters, then turn them into clean, easy-to-read results you can actually use. LinkedIn Post Searcher is built for marketers, recruiters, sales teams, researchers, and founders who want to search LinkedIn post content without wasting time scrolling manually. Use it as a LinkedIn post scraper, LinkedIn content extractor, or social listening data collector to quickly surface relevant posts, authors, companies, mentions, and posting dates. It is especially useful when you need fresh post data for outreach, trend tracking, competitor monitoring, or audience research.

Key Features

• Extract LinkedIn-style posts that match your keyword and return only the most relevant results.
• Collect clean post details such as post text, author name, author title, company, industry, and content type.
• Filter results by date posted, author title, company, industry, and mentions to narrow your search.
• Sort posts by your preferred order so you can focus on the newest or most relevant content first.
• Scale from a few results to larger searches while the actor keeps fetching more in the background.
• Surface useful context like source member, source company, and mentioned people or organizations.
• Track progress clearly so you know the search is running and when results are ready.

Use Cases

Market Research

Product marketers and analysts use this LinkedIn post search scraper to find posts about a topic like cloud, AI, hiring, or cybersecurity. By reviewing post text, author title, author industry, and posted date, they can spot what people are talking about right now and identify emerging themes before they become mainstream.

Lead Generation

Sales teams can search for posts from specific member usernames, companies, or job titles to find people who are active and relevant. The returned author name, author company, and post content help reps personalize outreach based on what prospects are publicly discussing.

Competitor Monitoring

Founders and competitive intelligence teams can track posts from a competitor’s company or from authors associated with that company. With fields like from company, author company, mentions organization, and posted date, they can see how competitors position themselves, what campaigns they promote, and which topics they emphasize.

Recruiting and Talent Sourcing

Recruiters can search for posts by author title, author industry, or company to find professionals who are active in a target field. The post content and author details help recruiters identify subject-matter experts, understand what candidates care about, and start more relevant conversations.

Social Listening

Brand and communications teams can monitor mentions of their organization, executives, or partner companies in LinkedIn-style posts. By reviewing the post text, mentioned organizations, and source member, they can quickly understand sentiment, spot opportunities to engage, and respond to important conversations.

Content Inspiration

Content creators and thought leaders can search for posts around a keyword and review the most recent examples. Seeing the post text, content type, and sorting details makes it easier to discover angles, headlines, and topics that resonate with the audience.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description	Example
sortBy	string	No	Choose how the results should be ordered.
keyword	string	Yes	The main word or phrase you want to search for in posts.	hello world
datePosted	string	No	Limit results to posts from a chosen time period.	anyTime
fromMember	string	No	Find posts shared from a specific member username.
authorTitle	string	No	Find posts written by people with a specific job title.
contentType	string	No	Filter by the kind of post content, such as text, image, or video.
fromCompany	string	No	Find posts shared from a specific company.
max_results	integer	No	The maximum number of posts you want returned.	10
authorCompany	string	No	Find posts written by authors connected to a specific company.
authorIndustry	string	No	Find posts written by authors in a specific industry.
mentionsMember	string	No	Find posts that mention a specific member username.
mentionsOrganization	string	No	Find posts that mention a specific organization.

Output

Field	Type	Description
postText	string	The main text of the post, so you can quickly understand the message and topic.
authorName	string	The name of the person who wrote the post, when available.
authorUsername	string	The author’s username or profile handle, when available.
authorTitle	string	The author’s job title, which helps you understand their role and seniority.
authorCompany	string	The company the author works for or is associated with.
authorIndustry	string	The industry the author works in.
contentType	string	The format of the post, such as text, image, article, or video.
postedDate	string	When the post was published, so you can judge how recent it is.
sourceMember	string	The member the post was shared from, if applicable.
sourceCompany	string	The company the post was shared from, if applicable.
mentionedMembers	array	People mentioned in the post, useful for relationship mapping and outreach.
mentionedOrganizations	array	Organizations mentioned in the post, useful for brand tracking and research.
sortDetails	string	Any sorting or relevance information that helps explain why the post appeared in the results.

Sample Output

{
  "postText": "Excited to share our latest thoughts on cloud adoption and how teams can move faster with better workflows.",
  "authorName": "Sarah Johnson",
  "authorUsername": "sarahjohnson",
  "authorTitle": "Senior Product Marketing Manager",
  "authorCompany": "TechNova",
  "authorIndustry": "Software Development",
  "contentType": "text",
  "postedDate": "2026-07-01",
  "sourceMember": "sarahjohnson",
  "sourceCompany": "TechNova",
  "mentionedMembers": ["alexlee"],
  "mentionedOrganizations": ["OpenAI"],
  "sortDetails": "Most recent match for keyword: cloud"
}

How It Works

1. You enter a keyword and choose any filters that matter to your search.
2. The actor looks through LinkedIn-style posts and finds matches for your topic.
3. It keeps gathering results until it reaches your requested maximum.
4. It cleans up the information and presents the most useful post details in a readable format.
5. You review the results and use them for research, outreach, monitoring, or reporting.

Getting Started

Getting started is simple and does not require coding knowledge. Click Try for free, fill in your keyword and any optional filters, then click Run. The actor will search for matching LinkedIn-style posts and return the results in a clean format that is easy to review. You can download the output as JSON, CSV, or Excel, depending on how you want to use the data.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need technical skills?

No. This actor is designed for business users who want results without dealing with complicated setup. Just enter a keyword, choose any filters you want, and run it.

How fast does it run?

Speed depends on how broad your search is and how many results you request. Smaller, focused searches usually finish quickly, while larger searches may take a bit longer because the actor keeps collecting more matches for you.

What format is the output?

You can work with the results in JSON, CSV, or Excel. That makes it easy to share with teammates, analyze in spreadsheets, or import into your reporting workflow.

Is this legal to use?

This tool is intended for lawful research, monitoring, and business use. You should always make sure your use complies with applicable laws, platform rules, and your organization’s policies.

Can I schedule it to run automatically?

Yes, you can set it up to run on a schedule if you want regular updates. That is useful for ongoing monitoring of keywords, competitors, mentions, or industry topics.