Start Conversation
Start a new LinkedIn message conversation with one or more people. Use this to send the FIRST message to someone. For follow-up messages in an existing conversation, use send_message with the chat_id. Accepts LinkedIn profile IDs or URLs as recipients. Supports group conversations with multiple attendees. Automatically resolves profile URLs to provider IDs.
MCP tool name: start_conversation
Use Cases
- Start outbound conversations with new connections after they accept
- Message multiple people in a group conversation for introductions
- Automate first-touch messaging as part of a sales sequence
- Initiate conversations from CRM triggers or workflow automations
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attendee_ids | string[] | required | LinkedIn profile IDs or URLs of people to message |
| text | string | required | The initial message text |
Example
Prompt
Start a conversation with john-doe-123 saying 'Hi John, I saw your post about AI in sales and would love to connect'
Response
{
"chat_id": "chat_new456",
"success": true,
"participants": ["john-doe-123"]
}Permission Scopes
This tool is available in the following permission scopes:
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