linkedin-cli-tool 0.1.0

LinkedIn CLI tool using Safari session cookies

LinkedIn CLI

A command-line interface for LinkedIn, powered by Safari session cookies and LinkedIn's internal Voyager API.

Browse your feed, view notifications, create posts, react to content, search people, and view profiles — all from the terminal.

Installation

cd li-cli
pip install -e .

Requirements

• macOS with Safari
• Python 3.10+
• Active LinkedIn session in Safari (you must be logged in)

Commands

Authentication

# Test connection and see your profile
li auth

Profile

# View your own profile
li me

# View someone else's profile
li profile johndoe

Feed

# Show your LinkedIn feed
li feed

# Limit number of posts
li feed -n 5

Notifications

# View recent notifications
li notif

# Limit to 5 notifications
li notif -n 5

Shows notification headlines, timestamps, read/unread status, and content previews. Activity-linked notifications include a copyable li view command.

View Post Detail

# By activity URN
li view urn:li:activity:7426564508296400897

# By numeric ID only
li view 7426564508296400897

# From a feed URL path
li view /feed/update/urn:li:activity:7426564508296400897

Displays full post text, author, reaction breakdown (like, celebrate, love, etc.), comment/share counts, and inline comments.

Create a Post

# Simple post
li post "Hello LinkedIn!"

# With visibility setting
li post "Hello connections!" --visibility CONNECTIONS

# With mention (by URN)
li post "Great work @John!" --mention "John:urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAabc123"

# With mention (by profile ID — auto-resolves URN)
li post "Great work @John!" --mention "John:johndoe"

React to a Post

# Like a post (default)
li react urn:li:activity:7426564508296400897

# Choose reaction type
li react 7426564508296400897 --type celebrate
li react 7426564508296400897 --type love
li react 7426564508296400897 --type insightful
li react 7426564508296400897 --type funny
li react 7426564508296400897 --type curious

# Remove your reaction
li react 7426564508296400897 --undo

Comment on a Post

# Top-level comment on a post
li comment urn:li:activity:7426564508296400897 "Great post!"

# By numeric ID
li comment 7426564508296400897 "Nice one!"

# Reply to a specific comment (URN from `li view` output)
li comment "urn:li:comment:(activity:7426564508296400897,7426673256407007233)" "Thanks!"

Search People

li search "software engineer"
li search "John Doe" -n 5

How It Works

This CLI extracts session cookies from Safari's cookie store (~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies) to authenticate with LinkedIn's internal APIs:

• Voyager REST API — used for read operations (feed, profile, search, notifications, post detail) and comments
• GraphQL API — used for creating posts and fetching comment threads
• RSC (React Server Components) API — used for reactions (like/unlike)

No OAuth flow or API keys required — just log into LinkedIn in Safari and you're ready to go.

Cookies Used

Cookie	Purpose
li_at	LinkedIn authentication token
JSESSIONID	CSRF token

Project Structure

linkedin_cli/
  __init__.py        # Package metadata
  auth.py            # Safari cookie extraction
  client.py          # LinkedIn API client (Voyager + RSC)
  cli.py             # Click CLI commands
  utils.py           # Formatting helpers
  rsc_template.json  # RSC payload template for reactions

Disclaimer

This tool uses LinkedIn's unofficial internal API. Use responsibly:

• LinkedIn may rate limit or restrict your account
• The API may change without notice
• This is for personal use only