LinkedIn Posts Search API

Search and filter LinkedIn posts by keyword, hiring intent, links, engagement, and freshness.

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What this API does

This API gives you access to a searchable dataset of LinkedIn posts with practical filters for discovery workflows.

It is designed for:

• Recruiters looking for hiring posts
• Job seekers looking for fresh opportunities
• Sales and research teams monitoring niche conversations
• Creators looking for posts worth engaging with early
• Analysts exporting filtered post datasets

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Core use cases

1. Hiring post discovery

Find LinkedIn posts that look like job openings or active hiring announcements.

{ "query": "software engineer", "isHiring": true, "sortBy": "newest" }

2. Fresh low-competition posts

Find recent posts with low comment counts so you can engage early.

{ "query": "product strategy", "maxComments": 5, "postedWithinHours": 24, "sortBy": "newest" }

3. Keyword search

Search posts by topic and get the most relevant results.

{ "query": "AI product manager", "sortBy": "top", "limit": 50 }

4. High-engagement post research

Find top-performing posts in a niche.

{ "query": "startup fundraising", "minLikes": 50, "sortBy": "top" }

5. Link-based monitoring

Find posts that contain external links, articles, job pages, or landing pages.

{ "query": "open to work", "hasLink": true, "authorType": "person" }

6. Dataset export

Pull filtered results into your own tools, dashboards, or workflows using limit and offset.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	string	—	Keywords to search in post content
isHiring	boolean	false	Only return posts that mention hiring or job openings
hasLink	boolean	false	Only return posts that contain an external link
minLikes	integer	—	Minimum number of likes
maxComments	integer	—	Maximum number of comments
postedWithinHours	integer	—	Only posts published within the last N hours (max 8760)
authorType	string	"any"	Filter by author: person, company, or any
sortBy	string	"newest"	Sort by: newest, top, or hot
limit	integer	25	Number of results to return (1–100)

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Output fields

Each result in the dataset contains:

Field	Type	Description
postKey	string	Unique post identifier
text	string	Full post text
author	string	Author display name
authorUrl	string	Link to author profile
authorType	string	person or company
createdAt	string	Post publication timestamp
geo	string	Geographic label if available
likes	integer	Number of likes
commentsCount	integer	Number of comments
hasLink	boolean	Whether the post contains an external link
isHiring	boolean	Whether the post looks like a hiring post
postUrl	string	Direct link to the LinkedIn post

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Example input

{
  "query": "product manager hiring",
  "isHiring": true,
  "hasLink": true,
  "minLikes": 3,
  "maxComments": 10,
  "postedWithinHours": 48,
  "authorType": "company",
  "sortBy": "newest",
  "limit": 50
}

Example output

[
  {
    "postKey": "7180000000000000000",
    "text": "We're hiring a Senior Product Manager to join our platform team...",
    "author": "Acme Corp",
    "authorUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/acme-corp",
    "authorType": "company",
    "createdAt": "2026-03-30T14:22:00Z",
    "geo": "United States",
    "likes": 47,
    "commentsCount": 6,
    "hasLink": true,
    "isHiring": true,
    "postUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7180000000000000000"
  }
]