linkedin-cli

cli-web-linkedin

Full LinkedIn client: search, profiles, feed, posting, reactions, comments, network, and messaging. All commands require auth login first. Install: pip install cli-web-linkedin

Commands

| Group | Commands | |-------|----------| | search | all\|people\|jobs\|companies QUERY [--limit N] (default 10) | | profile | me, get USERNAME | | feed | feed [--count N] | | company | company NAME (view page), company follow\|unfollow COMPANY_URN | | jobs | search QUERY [--limit N], get JOB_ID (full description) | | post | create TEXT, edit POST_URN TEXT, delete POST_URN, react POST_URN [--type LIKE\|PRAISE\|EMPATHY\|INTEREST\|APPRECIATION\|ENTERTAINMENT], unreact POST_URN, comment POST_URN TEXT, edit-comment COMMENT_URN TEXT, delete-comment COMMENT_URN | | notifications | notifications [--limit N] | | network | connections [--limit N], invitations [--limit N], accept\|decline INVITATION_URN, connect PROFILE_URN [-m MESSAGE] | | messaging | list [--limit N], read CONVERSATION_URN [--limit N], send RECIPIENT TEXT (conversation or profile URN) | | auth | login, status, logout |

Examples

# Find people (returns name, headline, profile URL per result)
cli-web-linkedin search people "python developer" --limit 10 --json

# Job search, then full description
cli-web-linkedin jobs search "software engineer" --limit 5 --json
cli-web-linkedin jobs get 4388202530 --json

# Publish a post
cli-web-linkedin post create "Hello LinkedIn!" --json

# Pending invitations, then accept one (URN from the list)
cli-web-linkedin network invitations --json
cli-web-linkedin network accept "urn:li:invitation:123" --json

# Read recent messages
cli-web-linkedin messaging list --json
cli-web-linkedin messaging read "urn:li:msg_conversation:123" --json

JSON output

Every command accepts --json. Reads return the data object directly; writes return {"success": true, ...}. Errors return {"error": true, "code": "...", "message": "..."}.

Auth

cli-web-linkedin auth login      # browser-based LinkedIn login, stores li_at cookie
cli-web-linkedin auth status --json

Cookies live in ~/.config/cli-web-linkedin/auth.json; on 401/403 the CLI reloads them from disk, then refreshes via headless browser. For CI, set CLI_WEB_LINKEDIN_AUTH_JSON with the cookies JSON. Run doctor to diagnose auth problems.

Utilities

cli-web-linkedin doctor [--json] self-diagnoses the local setup (install, auth, dependencies). cli-web-linkedin mcp-serve serves the commands as MCP tools over stdio.

Agent tips

LinkedIn flags automated access aggressively; keep usage human-paced to protect the account:

• Add sleep 3 between scripted invocations instead of tight loops — built-in inter-request delays only apply within a single process.
• Stay under roughly 50 profile views and 150 searches per day.
• URNs (post, comment, invitation, conversation) come from the JSON output of list/read commands — fetch them rather than constructing by hand.