# LinkedIn Profile Posts (basic) API

> Fetch recent public LinkedIn profile posts with portable identity, author, engagement, article, image, video, and repost fields.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/linkedin/profile-posts-thin
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/linkedin/profile-posts-thin/docs

## Facts

- Provider: LinkedIn
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/profile-posts-thin`
- Price: From $0.005 per call
- Capabilities: api, linkedin, social media
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/profile-posts-thin` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes |  |
| `limit` | integer | no |  |
| `cursor` | string | no |  |
| `requireFields` | array | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the LinkedIn Profile Posts (basic) API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/profile-posts-thin with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the LinkedIn Profile Posts (basic) API cost?

From $0.005 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the LinkedIn Profile Posts (basic) API accept?

Required: url (string). Optional: limit (integer), cursor (string) and requireFields (array). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the LinkedIn Profile Posts (basic) API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a LinkedIn developer account or API key?

No. LinkedIn Profile Posts (basic) runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for LinkedIn API access separately.

## README

### LinkedIn Profile Posts (basic) API

Fetch recent public LinkedIn profile posts with portable identity, author, engagement, article, image, video, and repost fields.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/linkedin/profile-posts-thin" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates/", "limit": 10}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. A lookup that finds nothing still succeeds and returns `found: false`.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `url` | string | Yes | Full URL of the public LinkedIn profile whose posts should be returned. |
| `cursor` | string | No | Pagination cursor from a previous response's nextCursor. |
| `limit` | integer | No | Most posts to return (10-100, default 10). Ignored on sources that page: each call returns one full page of 50 posts; follow nextCursor for more. Sources that cannot page return up to `limit` posts in one call with no ne |
| `requireFields` | array | No | Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `nextCursor`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call, usually $0.005 per request. A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls are not charged. Lookups that find nothing and searches with no results are billed at their actual cost, which is often lower and can be $0.