Linked API

Linked API is a LinkedIn automation platform that gives teams and AI agents programmatic access to LinkedIn through a REST API, Node.js and Python SDKs, a CLI, an MCP server and no-code integrations. It is operated by What the Flutter, a private limited company registered in Tallinn, Estonia. Each connected LinkedIn account gets a dedicated cloud browser instance with fingerprint matching, configurable rate limits and human-like behaviour. The vendor states it never sees or stores LinkedIn passwords, because the user signs in themselves inside the isolated browser.

The platform supports 50+ LinkedIn actions across messaging, networking, search, data extraction and outreach. Standard actions cover connection requests, messages, profile visits, post reactions, comments, and people, company and job search. Sales Navigator actions are gated to the Plus tier. Actions combine in multi-step workflows with conditional logic up to five levels deep, and signed webhooks can push workflow and inbox events to a team's own endpoint.

For AI agents, Linked API publishes a remote MCP server with setup guides for Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf. It is a server only and does not act as an MCP client. Agent Skills are pre-built workflows that run inside AI coding agents. The LinkedIn Growth skill imports leads, qualifies them against an ideal customer profile, sends invitations on a scheduled cadence, tracks acceptances and withdraws stale requests without per-action approval.

Pricing is per seat in USD, where one seat equals one LinkedIn account, and both tiers are published and self-serve. Core is $70 per seat per month billed annually, or $99 month to month. Plus is $105 per seat per month billed annually, or $149 month to month, and adds Sales Navigator actions. Both tiers include unlimited workflow execution, API and SDK access, CLI, MCP and Skills access, and the n8n and Make integrations. Some of the vendor's own comparison pages and its structured pricing data still show the earlier Core rate of $49 billed annually, so the pricing page is the figure to rely on. A 7-day free trial is available on both tiers, and it is a trial rather than a free plan. Invoicing is available on annual plans with five or more seats, and volume discounts and custom plans are handled by contacting the vendor through the platform.

What the entry price does not buy is Sales Navigator access, which requires Plus. Seats are counted per LinkedIn account, so a team automating three accounts needs three seats, and the cost scales linearly rather than by usage. There is no usage cap on workflow execution on either tier.

The safety page documents the account-protection design in detail. Each LinkedIn account runs in an isolated cloud browser that renders pages and executes JavaScript rather than using headless emulation or an HTTP scraper. Fingerprint matching covers operating system, browser version, screen resolution, language and timezone, and a stable residential IP from the user's own region is maintained. Timing, mouse movement and typing patterns are randomized to resemble manual use, and daily, weekly and monthly caps are configurable per action type.

Linked API is not the right fit for teams wanting a full outreach suite with built-in email sequences and multi-channel campaigns. Instantly.ai (from $37.60/mo billed annually) and lemlist (from $55/mo billed annually) provide cold outreach platforms with email warmup and inbox rotation. Apollo.io (free tier, paid from $49/mo billed annually) is a broader B2B data and engagement platform. The vendor publishes comparisons against PhantomBuster, Unipile, Dripify and Expandi, none of which we currently index. Teams that only want an AI agent to drive LinkedIn over MCP, rather than an API, SDK and CLI alongside it, can look at SalesTouch.

Current state Q4 2026: Linked API's changelog records additions most weeks, including signed webhooks with event selection, connection-degree search filters, viewer state on search results and skill endorsements in October 2026. There is still no independent review corpus. The G2 profile, under Other Marketing Software, carries zero reviews and is not claimed, and a Capterra listing also carries zero reviews. The vendor publishes no third-party security certification such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001, and its privacy policy, updated October 23, 2026, commits to handling personal data in line with the GDPR and CCPA.