linkedin-cli

LinkedIn data extraction CLI. Fetch profiles, companies, jobs, and posts.

Installation

npm install -g linkedin-cli

Setup

LinkedIn requires authentication. Export your session cookie:

linkedin-cli auth
# Follow prompts to enter cookie from browser

Or set environment variable:

export LINKEDIN_COOKIE="your-li_at-cookie-value"

Usage

# Profile lookup
linkedin-cli profile satyanadella

# Company info
linkedin-cli company microsoft

# Job search
linkedin-cli jobs "software engineer" --location "San Francisco"

# Posts from a user
linkedin-cli posts elonmusk --limit 20

Commands

profile <username>

Get LinkedIn profile data.

linkedin-cli profile satyanadella
linkedin-cli profile username --experience
linkedin-cli profile username --education
linkedin-cli profile username --full

Options:

• --experience - Include work experience
• --education - Include education history
• --skills - Include skills & endorsements
• --full - Include everything

company <name>

Get company information.

linkedin-cli company microsoft
linkedin-cli company google --employees
linkedin-cli company startup-name --jobs

Options:

• --employees - List employees (limited)
• --jobs - Show open positions
• --about - Company details and stats

jobs <query>

Search for jobs.

linkedin-cli jobs "react developer"
linkedin-cli jobs "data scientist" --location "New York"
linkedin-cli jobs "devops" --remote
linkedin-cli jobs "product manager" --experience entry

Options:

• --location <place> - Filter by location
• --remote - Remote jobs only
• --experience <level> - entry, associate, mid, senior, director
• --posted <time> - Past 24h, week, month
• --limit <n> - Number of results

posts <username>

Get user's posts and activity.

linkedin-cli posts satyanadella
linkedin-cli posts username --limit 50
linkedin-cli posts username --reactions

Options:

• --limit <n> - Number of posts (default: 20)
• --reactions - Include reaction counts

search <query>

Search people.

linkedin-cli search "software engineer"
linkedin-cli search "CTO" --company google
linkedin-cli search "recruiter" --location "Austin"

Options:

• --company <name> - Filter by company
• --location <place> - Filter by location
• --limit <n> - Number of results

Output Formats

# JSON (default)
linkedin-cli profile username

# Table view
linkedin-cli jobs "developer" -o table

# Save to file
linkedin-cli company microsoft --save company.json

Example Output

{
  "profile": {
    "name": "Satya Nadella",
    "headline": "Chairman and CEO at Microsoft",
    "location": "Greater Seattle Area",
    "connections": "500+",
    "followers": "10M",
    "about": "...",
    "experience": [
      {
        "title": "Chairman and CEO",
        "company": "Microsoft",
        "duration": "10 yrs",
        "location": "Redmond, Washington"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Rate Limiting

LinkedIn has strict rate limits. Built-in delays help avoid blocks:

linkedin-cli search "developer" --delay 3000  # 3s between requests

⚠️ Important Notes

• Requires valid LinkedIn session cookie
• Respect LinkedIn's Terms of Service
• Use reasonable rate limits
• For personal/research use only

Why linkedin-cli?

• Powerful - Profiles, companies, jobs, posts
• Structured data - Clean JSON output
• Scriptable - Automate research workflows
• Multiple formats - JSON, CSV, table output

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