POST
/v1/search"platform": "linkedin"LinkedIn Search API
Find posts by keyword.
The LinkedIn Search API searches LinkedIn posts by keyword: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time, in the same response format as every other SocialToAI call. One call costs 2 credits ($0.004 to $0.0067 depending on the pack); failed calls are free. Call it over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. Last tested 2026-10-17.
100 credits on sign-up, no card needed
2 creditsper call
Up to 10 per pageone page per call
2026-10-17last tested
1.1 KBsample response, 1 item
Last updated:
Request and response
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "linkedin", "query": "ai agents" }'import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/search", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"}, json={ "platform": "linkedin", "query": "ai agents", },)print(response.json())# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Search LinkedIn for posts about "ai agents".# Your AI calls the search tool with:{ "platform": "linkedin", "query": "ai agents"}Change the requestThe code above follows.
published_within200 OK1.1 KB2 credits
{ "platform": "linkedin", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "linkedin", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [], "type": "content", "url": "https://example.com/…", "format": null, "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": "2025-07-06T15:55:27.089Z", "author": { "id": null, "username": "…", "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": 237136 }, "metrics": { "likes": 404, "comments": 74, "shares": null, "collects": null, "views": null, "reposts": null }, "images": ["https://example.com/…", "https://example.com/…"], "hashtags": null, "is_pinned": null } ], "unavailable": ["format", "title", "author.id", "author.verified", "metrics.shares", "metrics.collects", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "hashtags", "is_pinned"], "page": { "has_more": true, "cursor": "cur_…", "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:30:44.000Z" }, "cost_credits": 2}likes 404comments 74shares
nullcollects nullviews nullNames and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
Sample data1 of the 10 items recorded
4 parameters.
2 required.
Send them as a JSON body with POST. Your key goes in the Authorization header, never in the URL.
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| platform | string | Required | — | Always "linkedin" on this page. |
| query | string | Required | — | Search terms |
| published_within | string | Optional | — | Only posts published within this recent period (as the search engine dates them)"day""week""month""year" |
| cursor | string | Optional | — | Pass page.cursor from the last response to get the next page. |
The fields of each item.
What LinkedIn cannot give is marked.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| items[].url | string | A link that opens the item. |
| items[].format | stringalways null | video, image, text or article. |
| items[].title | stringalways null | The title. |
| items[].text | string | The body text or caption. |
| items[].published_at | string | When it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC. |
| items[].author.id | stringalways null | The author's account ID. |
| items[].author.username | string | The author's handle. |
| items[].author.name | string | The author's display name. |
| items[].author.verified | booleanalways null | Whether the author is verified. |
| items[].author.followers | integer | The author's follower count. |
| items[].metrics.likes | integer | Likes. |
| items[].metrics.comments | integer | Comments. |
| items[].metrics.shares | integeralways null | Shares. |
| items[].metrics.collects | integeralways null | Saves. |
| items[].metrics.views | integeralways null | Views or plays. |
| items[].metrics.reposts | integeralways null | Reposts. |
| items[].images | string[] | Image addresses. |
| items[].hashtags | string[]always null | Hashtags, without the #. |
| items[].is_pinned | booleanalways null | Whether the author pinned it. |
nullFields LinkedIn cannot giveRead null as “LinkedIn did not give this”, not as zero. These are always null on this call:
formatvideo, image, text or article.titleThe title.author.idThe author's account ID.author.verifiedWhether the author is verified.metrics.sharesShares.metrics.collectsSaves.metrics.viewsViews or plays.metrics.repostsReposts.hashtagsHashtags, without the #.is_pinnedWhether the author pinned it.
Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format
What to expect.
One call returns a page of up to 10 items. When page.has_more is true, send page.cursor back as cursor for the next page; each page costs 2 credits and a cursor works for 30 minutes.
A call that runs and finds nothing is a successful call: status is "empty", items is empty, and it costs 2 credits.
1 call per second per key, 5 after a purchase; going over is not charged. Rate limits
A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. Error codes
Once connected over MCP, these questions use it.
Search LinkedIn for posts about "ai agents".
2 creditssearch {"platform":"linkedin","query":"ai agents"}Search LinkedIn for posts about "ai agents", with published_within set to day.
2 creditssearch {"platform":"linkedin","query":"ai agents","published_within":"day"}
These ready-made tools call it when they run.
The same call on other platforms.
All platforms and pricesPOST
/v1/search{ "platform": "linkedin", "query": "ai agents" }2 creditsper callTikTok2 creditsInstagram3 creditsaccounts onlyX2 creditsReddit2 creditsYouTube2 creditsFacebookno searchThreads2 creditsTelegramno searchPinterest2 creditsXiaohongshu12 creditsDouyin12 creditsWeibo2 creditsWeChat Articles12 creditsBilibili2 creditsZhihu2 creditsKuaishou12 creditsWeChat Channels12 creditsMeta Ad Libraryno searchGoogle Ads Transparencyno search
Change one word in the request: platform. The response keeps the same shape.
Questions.
Short answers.
Everything on LinkedInDo I need a LinkedIn account or LinkedIn's own API access?
No. You only need a SocialToAI key. The call returns content and account information publicly visible on LinkedIn; you never sign in to LinkedIn or apply for anything there.