# LinkedIn Search Posts API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/linkedin/search-posts)

> Finds public LinkedIn posts, feed updates, and Pulse articles via Google Search. Returns description, author, media, like count, comment count, and published date when LinkedIn exposes them publicly. Best-effort against Google's index, not a complete native LinkedIn search. Use `date_posted` to narrow to recent posts and forward `cursor` for pagination.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/linkedin/search/posts` costs 5 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Keyword or phrase to search for in public LinkedIn posts. |
| `page` | no |  |
| `sort_by` | no |  |
| `date_posted` | no | Date filter based on Google-indexed results. |
| `content_type` | no |  |
| `from_company` | no |  |
| `from_member` | no |  |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/linkedin/search/posts?query=ai%20agents" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I search public LinkedIn posts with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/linkedin/search/posts with a query keyword. SocialCrawl finds public LinkedIn posts, feed updates, and Pulse articles through Google's index and returns each with author, media, like count, comment count, and published date where public.

### Is this native LinkedIn search or best-effort?

It is best-effort against Google's index, not exhaustive native LinkedIn search. It surfaces public posts and Pulse articles that Google has indexed, so coverage is broad but not guaranteed to include every matching post.

### What filters does LinkedIn post search support?

Beyond query, you can add date_posted, sort_by, content_type, from_company, and from_member, plus page to paginate. Use from_company or from_member to scope results to a specific page or author.

### How much does the LinkedIn Post Search API cost?

Each page of results costs 5 credits on the advanced tier, regardless of how many posts return. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card, enough for 20 searches to test coverage.

### What fields come back for each post?

Where the post is public, you get the description, author, media, like count, comment count, and published date. Some fields can be missing when Google's index does not expose them, so treat counts as best-effort.

### How do I paginate post search results?

Add the page query parameter (integer) and increment it to load more results. Start at page 1 and continue until the response returns an empty list, which marks the end of the indexed matches.

See the full LinkedIn API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/linkedin

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How to search public LinkedIn posts and Pulse articles with an API
- Can you search LinkedIn posts by keyword without logging in?