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Search LinkedIn Posts

Search posts by KEYWORD across all of LinkedIn. To get posts from a specific person, use list_posts instead. Discover trending content, monitor topics, and find engagement opportunities. Returns matching posts with full text content, engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares), and author information.

MCP tool name: search_posts

Use Cases

  • Monitor mentions of your brand or product across LinkedIn
  • Find high-engagement posts in your niche for content inspiration
  • Discover posts to comment on for strategic engagement
  • Track competitor content strategy and audience reception

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
keywordstringrequiredSearch keyword to find in posts
limitnumberoptionalMax results to return (default 10, max 25)
cursorstringoptionalPagination cursor from a previous response

Example

Prompt

Search for posts about 'AI in sales' from the last week

Response

[
  {
    "post_id": "urn:li:activity:123",
    "author": "Sales Leader",
    "text": "AI is transforming how we sell...",
    "likes": 342,
    "comments": 48
  },
  ...
]

Permission Scopes

This tool is available in the following permission scopes:

full accesscontentread only

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