Research and monitoring
Pull LinkedIn signals such as user profile, user posts, people search, post detail into repeatable market, creator, or community research workflows.
LinkedIn API connector for agent workflows
LinkedIn Social Data Connector gives AI agents one managed route for LinkedIn search, profile, feed, detail, or trend operations. It is built for teams comparing LinkedIn API options, scraper alternatives, and agent-ready social data workflows.
- Connector ID
- social.linkedin
- Sub-functions
- 4
- Cost
- 3 credits per successful run
What this LinkedIn connector is for
Use it when an AI agent needs repeatable LinkedIn research, public profile lookup, content detail checks, hot list monitoring, or search enrichment without managing separate credentials inside the agent. Vernclaw keeps every request behind one stable connector contract and returns normalized data for automation.
Managed connector access
Agents call Vernclaw with a stable connector ID, params object, and compact JSON response without managing separate credentials.
Normalized social data
Return platform, operation, result, and item fields in a consistent envelope so downstream automations do not parse varying response formats.
Supported LinkedIn API sub-functions
This page covers User profile, User posts, People search, Post detail. Choose the operation name in the request, then pass the platform-specific parameters through `params`.
User profile
user_profileFetch public LinkedIn profile data.
User posts
user_postsFetch public posts for a LinkedIn profile urn.
People search
search_peopleSearch LinkedIn people by name, role, company, school, or location filters.
Post detail
post_detailFetch detail for a LinkedIn post id.
Agent and CLI usage
Agents can inspect the schema with `describe`, then invoke the platform connector with a selected operation and JSON params.
vernclaw-cli describe social.linkedin
vernclaw-cli invoke social.linkedin --operation user_profile --params '{"keyword":"founder AI"}'- Platform
- Default operation
- user_profile
- Input params
- operation, params
LinkedIn connector FAQ
Is this a LinkedIn API or a scraper?
It is a Vernclaw connector. Agents call Vernclaw with a supported LinkedIn operation, and the response is normalized for automation.
Do I need to manage a separate API key?
No for normal Vernclaw connector use. Vernclaw users authenticate with a Vernclaw API key and managed access is handled for them.
Which LinkedIn operations are supported?
Supported operations are User profile (user_profile), User posts (user_posts), People search (search_people), Post detail (post_detail).
Can I use it from the Vernclaw CLI?
Yes. Run vernclaw-cli describe social.linkedin to inspect required fields, then invoke it with operation and params. Use vernclaw-cli list --json for structured catalog discovery.