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LinkedIn post lookup

linkedin_lookup_post

Fetch one LinkedIn post and author metadata from a post id, URN, or URL.

When to use it

Normalize a LinkedIn post and its author before engagement or extraction.

Required scopes

linkedin:accesssalestouch:use

Execution

Synchronous MCP tool call

Provide one post target: post, post_id, post_url, or urn.

Ask your agent

Look up this LinkedIn post and its author: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/example.

Tool arguments

{
  "post_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/example"
}

MCP response envelope

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{\n  \"data\": { ... },\n  \"meta\": null\n}"
    }
  ],
  "isError": false
}

Expected: Normalized post identifiers, content, metrics, and author metadata.

NameTypeDescription

account_id

string

Connected LinkedIn account id, remote id, username, email, handle, or account URL.

post

string

LinkedIn post id, activity URN, social id, or URL.

post_id

string

LinkedIn post id or activity id.

post_url

string

LinkedIn post URL.

urn

string

LinkedIn post URN.

Aliases are shown independently because MCP clients send a flat JSON object. Use one alias from each required group, not every alias.

insufficient_scope

Reconnect the MCP and approve the requested LinkedIn permission.

paid_plan_required

Use a SalesTouch workspace with LinkedIn MCP access.