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Written by API Evangelist tooling for LinkedIn's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document LinkedIn publishes.
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Content Use Cases > Posts API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/linkedin-use-cases-posts-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 3
- target: $.paths['/posts/{encoded ugcPostUrn|shareUrn}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a post by URN
effect: read
questions:
- Can I retrieve a post using its share or UGC post URN?
- What content does a specific LinkedIn post contain?
instructions:
- text: Get the post by its encoded URN.
- text: Fetch the commentary and media of my post.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/posts/{encoded ugcPostUrn|shareUrn}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a post
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I delete a post I published?
- What happens if I delete a post that is already gone?
instructions:
- text: Delete my post by its encoded URN.
- text: Remove the published share from the feed.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/posts/{shared ID}/{ugcPosts ID}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a post's commentary or ad details
effect: write
questions:
- Can I edit a post's commentary after publishing?
- Is it possible to rename sponsored content or change its landing page?
instructions:
- text: Update the commentary on my post.
- text: Change the call-to-action label and landing page of my sponsored post.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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