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# Extract LinkedIn Post Content

> This automation extracts the content and associated information from specific LinkedIn posts you input.

This automation is designed to extract detailed content from LinkedIn posts, including promoted, company, and personal posts. It is ideal for users who need to gather insights or data from LinkedIn for analysis or reporting purposes.

### Inputs

<ParamField path="linkedin_post_url" type="string" required={true} primary={true}>
  The URL of the LinkedIn post you wish to extract content from. Examples
  include: - [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/)... -
  [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost):... -
  [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity):...
</ParamField>

### Parameters

<Info>No additional parameters are required for this action.</Info>

### Output Fields

The extracted data includes a variety of fields providing comprehensive information about the LinkedIn post:

<ResponseField>
  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="comment_count" type="integer">
      The number of comments on the post
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="content_text" type="string">
      The text content of the post
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="first_name" type="string">
      The first name of the post author
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="full_name" type="string">
      The full name of the post author
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="hyperlinks" type="array">
      A list of hyperlinks included in the post
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="last_name" type="string">
      The last name of the post author
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_original_post" type="boolean">
      Indicates if the post is an original post
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_post_id" type="string">
      The unique identifier of the LinkedIn post
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_post_type" type="string">
      The type of LinkedIn post (e.g., article, image)
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_post_url" type="string">
      The URL of the LinkedIn post
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_profile_id" type="string">
      The unique identifier of the author's LinkedIn profile
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="linkedin_profile_url" type="string">
      The URL of the author's LinkedIn profile
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="post_media_url" type="string">
      The URL of any media attached to the post
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="published_date" type="string">
      The date the post was published
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="reaction_count" type="integer">
      The number of reactions to the post
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

Below is the JSON schema for the output fields:

<Accordion title="Show JSON Output Schema">
  ```json
  {
      "comment_count": "integer",
      "content_text": "string",
      "first_name": "string",
      "full_name": "string",
      "hyperlinks": "array",
      "last_name": "string",
      "linkedin_original_post": "boolean",
      "linkedin_post_id": "string",
      "linkedin_post_type": "string",
      "linkedin_post_url": "string",
      "linkedin_profile_id": "string",
      "linkedin_profile_url": "string",
      "post_media_url": "string",
      "published_date": "string",
      "reaction_count": "integer"
  }
  ```
</Accordion>

### Specificities

This automation can be effectively paired with other LinkedIn data extraction tools such as:

* [Search LinkedIn Content](https://app.captaindata.co/store/linkedin-search-api-content)
* [Extract LinkedIn Post Likers](https://app.captaindata.co/store/linkedin-post-likers)
* [Extract LinkedIn Reaction Activity](https://app.captaindata.co/store/extract-linkedin-people-reaction-activity)
* [Extract LinkedIn Post Commenters](https://app.captaindata.co/store/linkedin-post-commenters)

<Note>
  Pairing this automation with other tools can enhance data collection and
  analysis capabilities.
</Note>