# LinkedIn

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/linkedin/  
**Website:** https://www.linkedin.com/developers/  
**APIs profiled:** 65

LinkedIn is a professional networking platform providing APIs for consumer integrations (Sign In, Share, Verified on LinkedIn), marketing solutions (ad campaigns, audiences, conversions, analytics), talent solutions (job posting, recruiter system connect), learning solutions (activity reports, content), sales navigator (CRM sync, display, analytics), compliance (message archiving), and regulatory data portability.

## Kin Score — 75.3 / 100 (exemplar)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 75.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 87.0 |
| Contract Quality | 80.2 |
| Governance | 55.3 |
| Contract Governance | 55.3 |
| Operational Transparency | 71.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 87.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 65.8 |
| Access Clarity | 65.8 |

## Agent readiness — 50.6 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | yes |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | yes |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Paid · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (65)

- **LinkedIn Consumer API** — The LinkedIn Consumer Solutions Platform enables sites and applications the power to enhance their sign-in experience using the world's largest professional network. The Consume...
- **LinkedIn Access Control API** — Manage entity ACLs and assignees
- **LinkedIn Account Management API** — APIs to create and manage ad accounts
- **LinkedIn Ad Accounts API** — APIs to retrieve and manage ad accounts
- **LinkedIn Ad Targeting Entities API** — APIs to discover and retrieve ad targeting facets and entities
- **LinkedIn Advertiser Transparency API** — Operations for retrieving advertiser transparency data for sponsored accounts
- **LinkedIn Application Retrieval API** — APIs for retrieving child application details
- **LinkedIn Application Synchronization API** — Sync job applications and related data
- **LinkedIn Application Updates API** — APIs for updating child application configurations
- **LinkedIn Apply Connect Jobs API** — APIs for creating and managing Apply Connect enabled job postings
- **LinkedIn Audience Counts API** — APIs to retrieve audience counts based on targeting criteria
- **LinkedIn Audience Insights API** — APIs to fetch audience insights based on targeting criteria
- **LinkedIn Authentication API** — OAuth 2.0 token management for customer applications
- **LinkedIn Business Manager API** — Business manager account relationships
- **LinkedIn Campaign Group Management API** — APIs to create and manage campaign groups
- **LinkedIn Campaign Management API** — APIs to create and manage campaigns
- **LinkedIn Candidate Synchronization API** — Sync candidate data from ATS to LinkedIn
- **LinkedIn Child Application Provisioning API** — APIs for provisioning and managing customer (child) applications
- **LinkedIn Company Streaming API** — APIs to stream company data for account targeting
- **LinkedIn Compliance Authorization API** — APIs to opt-in and opt-out members for compliance monitoring on LinkedIn
- **LinkedIn Compliance Events API** — APIs to retrieve compliance events for regulated members
- **LinkedIn Conversion Events Streaming Workflow API** — 1. Obtain user authorization with consent to create and manage conversions using `rw_conversions`, `r_ads` permissions in the scope. 2. Retrieve authenticated user's sponsored A...
- **LinkedIn Creative Management API** — APIs to create and manage ad creatives
- **LinkedIn CRM Data Validation API** — Create and manage CRM data validation export jobs
- **LinkedIn Customer Integrations API** — APIs for managing customer ATS integrations for premium job posting
- **LinkedIn Data Deletion API** — Delete synced data from LinkedIn
- **LinkedIn Data Retrieval API** — Retrieve exported candidates and recruiter interactions
- **LinkedIn DMP Segments API** — APIs to create and manage DMP segments for audience targeting
- **LinkedIn Events API** — Events and live video data
- **LinkedIn Feed Content API** — Posts, reactions, comments, and social metadata
- **LinkedIn Fetch Media Plan API** — Media Planning API can help Media Planners understand the reach and ROI that LinkedIn can offer to their client. It allows them to make budget allocation recommendations with co...
- **LinkedIn Integration Configuration API** — Configure and manage customer ATS integrations
- **LinkedIn Job Lifecycle Management API** — APIs for managing the lifecycle of job postings
- **LinkedIn Lead Generation API** — Lead generation forms and responses
- **LinkedIn Learning Activity Reports API** — APIs to retrieve learning activity reports including completions, views, and logins
- **LinkedIn List Uploads API** — APIs to upload and attach CSV lists to DMP segments
- **LinkedIn Organization Access Control API** — Organization ACLs and authorization data
- **LinkedIn Organizations API** — Organization profile data retrieval
- **LinkedIn Page Analytics API** — Organizational page content and edge analytics
- **LinkedIn Profile Associations API** — Fetch Sales Navigator profile associations from CRM records
- …and 25 more, listed in full on the page.

## MCP servers (1)

- **LinkedIn MCP Server**

## Agentic access (1)

- **Linkedin Agentic Access** — 148 operations · 62 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

## Security (4)

- **Linkedin Authentication** — http/oauth2 · 4 schemes
- **Linkedin Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Linkedin Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published
- **Linkedin Trust Center** — ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, SOC 2, PCI DSS

## Plans (1)

- **Linkedin Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (8)

- **Social Login** — Implement Sign In with LinkedIn for professional identity verification and streamlined authentication.
- **B2B Advertising** — Create and manage targeted advertising campaigns reaching professional audiences by industry, job title, and company.
- **Marketing Analytics** — Retrieve campaign performance metrics, audience insights, and conversion attribution for marketing optimization.
- **Talent Acquisition** — Post jobs, manage candidates, and integrate ATS systems with LinkedIn Recruiter for streamlined hiring.
- **Sales Intelligence** — Integrate CRM systems with LinkedIn Sales Navigator for lead enrichment and relationship insights.
- **Employee Learning** — Track and report on LinkedIn Learning usage, completions, and skill development across organizations.
- **Regulatory Compliance** — Archive communications and activities on LinkedIn for compliance with financial industry regulations.
- **Content Distribution** — Automate sharing of articles, updates, and media content to LinkedIn feeds and company pages.

## Tags

Business, Careers, Marketing, Professional Networking, Recruiting, Social-Media, Fortune 1000

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/linkedin/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.