linkedin-cli LinkedIn data extraction CLI. Fetch profiles, companies, jobs, and posts.
Installation ``bash`
Setup LinkedIn requires authentication. Export your session cookie:
`bashFollow prompts to enter cookie from browser `
Or set environment variable:bash`
Usage `bashProfile lookup
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
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Commands
$3 Get LinkedIn profile data.
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bash`
Options:
--experience
- Include work experience--education
- Include education history--skills
- Include skills & endorsements--full
- Include everything
$3 Get company information.
`
bash`
Options:
--employees
- List employees (limited)--jobs
- Show open positions--about
- Company details and stats
$3 Search for jobs.
`
bash`
Options:
--location
- Filter by location--remote - Remote jobs only--experience - entry, associate, mid, senior, director--posted - Past 24h, week, month--limit - Number of results
$3 Get user's posts and activity.
`bash`Options:
- Number of posts (default: 20)--reactions - Include reaction counts
$3 Search people.
`bash`Options:
- Filter by company--location - Filter by location--limit - Number of results
Output Formats
`bashJSON (default)
Table view
Save to file `
Example Output
json`
Rate Limiting LinkedIn has strict rate limits. Built-in delays help avoid blocks:
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⚠️ Important Notes - Requires valid LinkedIn session cookie
Why linkedin-cli? - Powerful - Profiles, companies, jobs, postsStructured data - Clean JSON outputScriptable - Automate research workflowsMultiple formats - JSON, CSV, table output
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