Block: LinkedIn Block — Zelaxy Docs

The LinkedIn block connects your workflow to LinkedIn so you can create posts, view profiles, look up company pages, and delete posts. Reach for it to automate professional networking, B2B content distribution, and social publishing.

Overview

Property	Value
Type	`linkedin`
Category	tools
Color	`#0A66C2`

When to Use

Publish a LinkedIn post automatically as part of a content or marketing workflow.
Share an article or external link with a custom title and description on a post.
Post on behalf of a company page by supplying an organization ID.
Fetch the authenticated member's profile data for personalization or downstream routing.
Look up details (name, description, follower count, website) about a LinkedIn company by ID.
Remove a previously published post by its URN.

Configuration

Operation

Choose the action to perform. Defaults to linkedin_create_post.

Label	ID
Create Post	`linkedin_create_post`
Get Profile	`linkedin_get_profile`
Get Company	`linkedin_get_company`
Delete Post	`linkedin_delete_post`

LinkedIn Account

OAuth credential used to authenticate with LinkedIn. Requires the openid, profile, email, and w_member_social scopes. Select the connected LinkedIn account from the OAuth input.

Post Content

The text body of the post. Required when the operation is Create Post.

Visibility

Sets who can see the post. Applies only to Create Post. Defaults to PUBLIC.

Label	ID
Public	`PUBLIC`
Connections Only	`CONNECTIONS`

Link URL

Optional URL of an article or external link to attach to the post (mediaUrl). Applies to Create Post.

Link Title

Optional title for the shared link preview (mediaTitle). Applies to Create Post.

Link Description

Optional description for the shared link preview (mediaDescription). Applies to Create Post.

Organization ID (Create Post)

Optional LinkedIn organization/company ID (organizationId). When provided, the post is published on behalf of that company page. Leave empty to post as the authenticated personal profile. Applies to Create Post.

Organization ID (Get Company)

The LinkedIn organization/company ID to look up (companyOrganizationId). Required when the operation is Get Company.

Post ID

The post URN to remove (e.g., urn:li:share:123456). Required when the operation is Delete Post.

Inputs & Outputs

Inputs:
- operation (string) — Operation to perform (linkedin_create_post, linkedin_get_profile, linkedin_get_company, or linkedin_delete_post)
- credential (string) — LinkedIn account credential (OAuth token)
- text (string) — Post text content; required for Create Post
- visibility (string) — Post visibility setting (PUBLIC or CONNECTIONS); used by Create Post
- mediaUrl (string) — URL of link to share; used by Create Post
- mediaTitle (string) — Title for shared link; used by Create Post
- mediaDescription (string) — Description for shared link; used by Create Post
- organizationId (string) — Organization ID for company posts; used by Create Post
- companyOrganizationId (string) — Organization ID to look up; used by Get Company
- postId (string) — Post URN to delete; used by Delete Post
Outputs:
- post (json) — Created post data (id, status); populated by Create Post
- profile (json) — User profile data (id, localizedFirstName, localizedLastName, localizedHeadline, vanityName, profilePicture); populated by Get Profile
- organization (json) — Company/organization data (id, localizedName, vanityName, localizedDescription, logoUrl, followersCount, staffCount, industries, websiteUrl); populated by Get Company
- deleted (json) — Deletion confirmation (deleted, postId); populated by Delete Post

Tools

LinkedIn Create Post (linkedin_create_post) — Creates a new UGC post on LinkedIn via POST /v2/ugcPosts. Supports personal and company-page authorship, link attachments, and visibility control.
LinkedIn Get Profile (linkedin_get_profile) — Retrieves the authenticated member's profile via GET /v2/userinfo, returning name, email, and profile picture.
LinkedIn Get Company (linkedin_get_company) — Fetches organization/company page details via GET /rest/organizations/{id}, including name, description, follower count, staff count, industries, and website.
LinkedIn Delete Post (linkedin_delete_post) — Removes a post by URN via DELETE /rest/posts/{id} and confirms deletion with the post ID.

YAML Example

linkedin_1:
  type: linkedin
  name: "LinkedIn"
  inputs:
    operation: "linkedin_create_post"
    credential: "{{LINKEDIN_CREDENTIAL}}"
    text: "{{content_block.result}}"
    visibility: "PUBLIC"
    mediaUrl: "https://example.com/article"
    mediaTitle: "Check out this article"
    mediaDescription: "An insightful piece on workflow automation"
  connections:
    outgoing:
      - target: next-block-id

LinkedIn Block