linkedin-cli

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A bird-like LinkedIn CLI for searching profiles, checking messages, and summarizing your feed using session cookies.

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LinkedIn CLI (lk)

A witty, punchy LinkedIn CLI inspired by the bird CLI. It uses session cookies for authentication, allowing for automated profile scouting, feed summaries, and message checks without a browser.

Setup

  1. Extract Cookies: Open LinkedIn in Chrome/Firefox.
  2. Go to DevTools (F12) -> Application -> Cookies -> www.linkedin.com.
  3. Copy the values for li_at and JSESSIONID.
  4. Set them in your environment: 
    export LINKEDIN_LI_AT="your_li_at_value"
export LINKEDIN_JSESSIONID="your_jsessionid_value"

Usage

  • lk whoami: Display your current profile details.
  • lk search "query": Search for people by keywords.
  • lk profile <public_id>: Get a detailed summary of a specific profile.
  • lk feed -n 10: Summarize the top N posts from your timeline.
  • lk messages: Quick peek at your recent conversations.
  • lk check: Combined whoami and messages check.

Dependencies

Requires the linkedin-api Python package:

pip install linkedin-api

Authors

  • Built by Fido 🐶