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LinkedIn Mentions

Resolve LinkedIn mention

Converts a LinkedIn profile or company URL to a URN for @mentions in posts.

How to use LinkedIn @mentions (2-step workflow):

  1. Call this endpoint with the LinkedIn profile/company URL to get the mention URN and format.
  2. Embed the returned mentionFormat (e.g. @Vincent Jong) directly in your post's content field.

Example:

  • Resolve: GET /v1/accounts/{id}/linkedin-mentions?url=linkedin.com/in/vincentjong&displayName=Vincent Jong
  • Returns: mentionFormat: "@Vincent Jong"
  • Use in post content: "Great talk with @Vincent Jong today!"

Important: The mentions array field in POST /v1/posts is stored for reference only and does NOT trigger @mentions on LinkedIn. You must embed the mention format directly in the content text.

Requirements:

  • Person mentions require the LinkedIn account to be admin of at least one organization: both endpoints that resolve a profile URL to a member URN take an organization you administer. Organization mentions (e.g. @Microsoft) have no such requirement.
  • The two are not scoped alike. peopleTypeahead?q=organizationFollowers only returns that organization's followers; vanityUrl?q=vanityUrlAsOrganization does not, and its resolvable set is opaque. A 404 here does not mean the person is unknown to you or unknown to LinkedIn: a live public profile can 404 with no reason given.
  • For person mentions to be clickable, the displayName parameter must exactly match the name shown on their LinkedIn profile.
  • Person mentions DO work when published from personal profiles (the URN only needs to be valid). The limitation is only in the resolution step (URL to URN), not in publishing.
get/v1/accounts/{accountId}/linkedin-mentions

Path parameters

accountIdstring required

The LinkedIn account ID

Query parameters

urlstring required

LinkedIn profile URL, company URL, or vanity name.

displayNamestring

Exact display name as shown on LinkedIn. Required for person mentions to be clickable. Optional for org mentions.

Response

URN resolved successfully

urnstring

The LinkedIn URN (person or organization)

type'person' | 'organization'

The type of entity (person or organization)

displayNamestring

Display name (provided, from API, or derived from vanity URL)

mentionFormatstring

Ready-to-use mention format for post content

vanityNamestring

The vanity name/slug (only for organization mentions)

warningstring

Warning about clickable mentions (only present for person mentions if displayName was not provided)

Example response

{
  "urn": "urn:li:person:4qj5ox-agD",
  "type": "person",
  "displayName": "Miquel Palet",
  "mentionFormat": "@[Miquel Palet](urn:li:person:4qj5ox-agD)",
  "vanityName": "microsoft",
  "warning": "For clickable person mentions, provide the displayName parameter with the exact name as shown on their LinkedIn profile."
}

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