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Linked API MCP server
Documented for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, Codex, and Windsurf.
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What can an AI assistant do with Linked API?
- Search people and candidatesSeen in its tool list
- Send outreach and sequencesSeen in its tool list
- Company and market dataSeen in its tool list
- Post and manage jobsSeen in its tool list
- Workflows and automationSeen in its tool list
68 tools the server lists 35 read, 33 make changes
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
send_message | Write | Allows you to send a message to a person (st.sendMessage action). |
sync_inbox | Write | Recommended first step before reading messages. |
get_inbox | Read | Default way to read LinkedIn messages (standard and Sales Navigator), newest first. |
sync_conversation | Write | Loads this person's earlier message history (st.syncConversation action). |
get_conversation | Read | Legacy. Prefer get_inbox with personUrl. |
sync_network | Write | Enable background network monitoring so connection events can be polled with get_network (st.syncNetwork action). |
get_network | Read | Get connection events from the monitored network, newest first. |
manage_conversation | Write | Archive, star, or mute a conversation thread by threadId (st.manageConversation action). |
check_connection_status | Read | Allows you to check the connection status between your account and another person (st.checkConnectionStatus action). |
retrieve_connections | Read | allows you to retrieve your connections and perform additional person-related actions if needed (st.retrieveConnections action). |
send_connection_request | Write | Allows you to send a connection request to a person (st.sendConnectionRequest action). |
withdraw_connection_request | Write | Allows you to withdraw the connection request sent to a person (st.withdrawConnectionRequest action). |
retrieve_pending_requests | Read | Allows you to retrieve pending connection requests sent from your account. |
retrieve_invitations | Read | Retrieves incoming connection, company-follow, and newsletter-subscription invitations received by your account (st.retrieveInvitations ac… |
accept_invitation | Write | Accepts an incoming connection, company-follow, or newsletter-subscription invitation (st.acceptInvitation action). |
ignore_invitation | Write | Ignores an incoming connection, company-follow, or newsletter-subscription invitation (st.ignoreInvitation action). |
remove_connection | Write | Allows you to remove a person from your connections (st.removeConnection action). |
search_companies | Read | Allows you to search for companies applying various filtering criteria (st.searchCompanies action). |
search_people | Read | Allows you to search people applying various filtering criteria (st.searchPeople action). |
search_jobs | Read | Allows you to search jobs applying various filtering criteria (st.searchJobs action). |
search_posts | Read | Allows you to search posts applying various filtering criteria (st.searchPosts action). |
fetch_company | Read | Allows you to open a company page to retrieve its basic information (st.openCompanyPage action). |
fetch_person | Read | Allows you to open a person page to retrieve their basic information and perform additional person-related actions if needed. |
endorse_person_skill | Write | Endorses one skill by name on a 1st-degree connection's profile. |
endorse_person_skills | Write | Endorses selected skills of a 1st-degree connection, returning each selected skill's name, success and error if it failed. |
fetch_post | Read | Open a LinkedIn post and retrieve its data, with optional comments and reactions. |
fetch_job | Read | Open a LinkedIn job and retrieve its details such as company, location, salary, and description (st.openJob action). |
react_to_post | Write | Allows you to react to a post using any available reaction type (st.reactToPost action). |
comment_on_post | Write | Allows you to leave a comment on a post (st.commentOnPost action); returns the comment's URN and URL. |
react_to_comment | Write | React to a comment by commentUrl (like, love, support, celebrate, insightful, funny). |
reply_to_comment | Write | Reply to a comment by commentUrl; returns the reply's URN and URL. |
create_post | Write | Creates a new LinkedIn post with optional mentions and media attachments (st.createPost action). |
create_repost | Write | Reposts a LinkedIn post, either as is or with your own commentary (st.createRepost action). |
retrieve_feed | Read | Retrieves posts from the current account's personalized LinkedIn home feed (st.retrieveFeed action). |
retrieve_profile_viewers | Read | Retrieves the people who recently viewed the current account's LinkedIn profile (st.retrieveProfileViewers action). |
retrieve_ssi | Read | Allows you to retrieve your current SSI (Social Selling Index) (st.retrieveSSI action). |
retrieve_performance | Read | Allows you to retrieve performance analytics from your LinkedIn dashboard (st.retrievePerformance action). |
nv_send_message | Write | Allows you to send a message to a person in Sales Navigator (nv.sendMessage action). |
nv_sync_inbox | Write | Recommended first step before reading Sales Navigator messages. |
nv_sync_conversation | Write | Loads this person's earlier Sales Navigator message history (nv.syncConversation action). |
nv_get_conversation | Read | Legacy. Prefer get_inbox with personUrl. |
nv_manage_conversation | Write | Archive or unarchive a Sales Navigator conversation thread by threadId (nv.manageConversation action). |
nv_search_companies | Read | Allows you to search for companies in Sales Navigator applying various filtering criteria. |
nv_search_people | Read | Allows you to search people in Sales Navigator applying various filtering criteria. |
nv_fetch_company | Read | Allows you to open a company page in Sales Navigator to retrieve its basic information (nv.openCompanyPage action). |
nv_fetch_person | Read | Allows you to open a person page in Sales Navigator to retrieve their basic information (nv.openPersonPage action). |
execute_custom_workflow | Write | Execute a custom workflow definition. |
get_workflow_result | Read | Check the current state of a previously started Linked API workflow. |
get_api_usage | Read | Retrieve Linked API usage statistics. |
send_feedback | Write | Send product feedback about Linked API straight to the Linked API team. |
admin_get_subscription_status | Read | Get current subscription status, trial eligibility, and cancellation schedule. |
admin_get_seats | Read | Get active subscription seats. |
admin_set_seats | Write | Set number of subscription seats. |
admin_get_accounts | Read | Get all connected LinkedIn accounts and pending connection sessions. |
admin_reparse_account_info | Read | Refresh stored profile information for a connected account. |
admin_create_reconnection_session | Write | Create a reconnection session for an account with status reconnection_required. |
admin_connect_account | Write | Create a connection session to connect a new LinkedIn account. |
admin_get_connection_session | Read | Get connection or reconnection session status by session ID. |
admin_cancel_connection_session | Write | Cancel a pending connection or reconnection session. |
admin_disconnect_account | Write | Disconnect a LinkedIn account. |
admin_regenerate_token | Write | Regenerate identification token for an account. |
admin_get_limits_defaults | Read | Get system default rate limits. |
admin_get_limits | Read | Get configured rate limits for an account. |
admin_get_limits_usage | Read | Get current usage against configured rate limits for an account. |
admin_set_limits | Write | Set rate limits for an account. |
admin_delete_limits | Write | Delete specific rate limits for an account. |
admin_reset_limits | Write | Reset all rate limits for an account to the system defaults. |
get_changelog | Read | Read the public Linked API changelog: what was released and when, newest first. |
Read straight from the server's own tool list on Oct 16, 2026. Type comes from the server's own read-only hints where it gives them, otherwise from the tool name. Keep Write tools on approval.
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What the Linked API MCP server does
Official MCP at https://mcp.linkedapi.io (token query params or local @linkedapi/mcp via npx). Documented for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, Codex, and Windsurf.
- Run by
- Linked API (official server)
- Categories
- Lead generation, LinkedIn, Outreach
- Starting price
- $49/user/mo
Read the full Linked API review: pricing, pros and cons, alternatives
Server facts
- Server name
- linkedapi-mcp 1.0.0 Observed
- MCP protocol version
- 2025-06-18 Observed
- Offers
- Tools, prompts Observed
- Sign-in
- Opens without login Observed
- Transport
- Streamable HTTP Observed
- Last response time
- 502 ms Observed
- First checked
- Oct 16, 2026, 5 checks since Observed
Observed means our own checker saw it at the server URL, without signing in. Nothing here is copied from the vendor's marketing. Server details refresh weekly; last refreshed Oct 16, 2026.
How to connect Linked API to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor
The server answered our check without asking for a login, so it may work as soon as it is added. Some tools still ask you to sign in before they share account data.
Server URL
https://mcp.linkedapi.ioClaude on the web or desktop
- Go to Customize, then Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector, name it Linked API and paste the server URL.
- Click Add.
- In a chat, open the + menu and switch it on under Connectors.
On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it first under Organization settings.
Claude Code
- Run
claude mcp add --transport http 'linked-api' 'https://mcp.linkedapi.io' - Type
/mcpto check it shows as connected.
Cursor
- Open Settings, then MCP, and add a new server.
- Paste
{"mcpServers":{"linked-api":{"url":"https://mcp.linkedapi.io"}}} - Reload, then ask in the agent chat.
ChatGPT, Grok and others
- Add a custom connector or remote MCP server where your app and plan allow it.
- Paste the server URL. Transport is Streamable HTTP.
Steps follow Anthropic's guides to custom connectors and MCP in Claude Code. Menu names change, so check there if a label looks different. Start read only and keep sends, writes and credit spend on approval.
Questions
Does Linked API have an MCP server?
Yes. Linked API runs its own official MCP server at https://mcp.linkedapi.io, so an AI assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can work inside Linked API with your own account and permissions.
What is the Linked API MCP server URL?
The server URL is https://mcp.linkedapi.io. Paste it into your AI app as a custom connector or remote MCP server.
Do I need to sign in to use it?
Our check completed without a login, though Linked API may still ask you to sign in before it shares account data.
Is the Linked API MCP server working right now?
At our last check, 1 minute ago, it was live. Completed an MCP handshake without a login. Some vendors still ask for an API key inside the tools themselves.
Is it safe to connect Linked API to AI?
An official server only lets the assistant see and do what your own Linked API account allows. Start read only, keep anything that sends, writes or spends credits on approval, and check whether your admin needs to approve the connection.
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