Search LinkedIn Companies
Search LinkedIn's company directory by keyword, industry, location, and employee headcount. Supports both Classic and Sales Navigator APIs - Sales Navigator mode uses nested filter structures automatically for richer results. Returns company name, description, industry, employee count, and page URL.
MCP tool name: search_companies
Use Cases
- Research companies in a target vertical for account-based marketing
- Find companies by headcount range for ideal customer profiling
- Discover competitors and their LinkedIn presence
- Build company lists filtered by industry and geography
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| keyword | string | optional | Search keyword (company name, etc.) |
| industry | string | optional | Numeric industry ID. MUST call get_search_parameters first to get valid IDs - text names like 'Software' will NOT work. |
| location | string | optional | Numeric location ID. MUST call get_search_parameters first to get valid IDs - text names like 'London' will NOT work. |
| headcount | string | optional | Filter by employee headcount range, e.g. '51-200' |
| limit | number | optional | Max results to return (default 10, max 25) |
| cursor | string | optional | Pagination cursor from a previous response |
Example
Prompt
Find SaaS companies in the Bay Area with 50-200 employees
Response
[
{
"name": "Acme SaaS",
"industry": "Software Development",
"employee_count": 120,
"location": "San Francisco, CA",
"url": "https://linkedin.com/company/acme-saas"
},
...
]Permission Scopes
This tool is available in the following permission scopes:
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