LinkedIn Community

LinkedIn Community Management

Access the LinkedIn Community Management API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage organization pages, create and manage posts, comments, reactions, and retrieve analytics.

Quick Start

# Look up an organization by vanity name
curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizations?q=vanityName&vanityName=LinkedIn" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/{resource}

The gateway proxies requests to api.linkedin.com/rest and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Required Headers

All LinkedIn API requests require these additional headers:

Connection Management

Manage your LinkedIn OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=linkedin-community-management&status=ACTIVE" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY"

Create Connection

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/connections" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"app": "linkedin-community-management"}'

Get Connection

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY"

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "linkedin-community-management",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

curl -s -X DELETE "https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY"

Specifying Connection

Always specify which connection to use with the Maton-Connection header to ensure requests go to the intended LinkedIn account:

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/..." \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Maton-Connection: {connection_id}"

If you have multiple connections, always list them first and confirm the correct one with the user before making requests.

Security & Permissions

• All write operations require explicit user confirmation. Before creating, editing, or deleting a post, comment, or reaction, confirm the target resource, intended content, and the LinkedIn identity (person or organization) with the user.
• Always verify the intended Maton connection and LinkedIn organization before performing actions.
• Access is scoped to the organizations and permissions granted to the connected LinkedIn account.

API Reference

Current Member Profile

Get Current Member

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/me" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Response:

{
  "localizedLastName": "Smith",
  "localizedFirstName": "John",
  "id": "abc123XYZ",
  "vanityName": "john-smith",
  "localizedHeadline": "Software Engineer at Acme Corp"
}

People Lookup

Get Person by ID

Look up a LinkedIn member's profile by their person ID. The person ID can be obtained from /rest/me, organizationAcls, post authors, or comment actors.

curl -s -g -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/people/(id:{personId})" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Response:

{
  "localizedLastName": "Smith",
  "profilePicture": {
    "displayImage": "urn:li:digitalmediaAsset:C5603AQFWsrW4dwGzmg"
  },
  "vanityName": "john-smith",
  "lastName": {
    "localized": {"en_US": "Smith"},
    "preferredLocale": {"country": "US", "language": "en"}
  },
  "firstName": {
    "localized": {"en_US": "John"},
    "preferredLocale": {"country": "US", "language": "en"}
  },
  "localizedHeadline": "Software Engineer at Acme Corp",
  "id": "abc123XYZ",
  "headline": {
    "localized": {"en_US": "Software Engineer at Acme Corp"},
    "preferredLocale": {"country": "US", "language": "en"}
  },
  "localizedFirstName": "John"
}

Available fields: id, firstName, lastName, vanityName, localizedFirstName, localizedLastName, localizedHeadline, headline, profilePicture

You can request a single field with the fields query parameter:

curl -s -g -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/people/(id:{personId})?fields=localizedHeadline" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Notes:

• The (id:{personId}) syntax uses Rest.li composite key format — parentheses are required
• Use curl -g to prevent shell glob expansion of parentheses
• Non-connected members may return {"id": "private"} with limited data
• The person ID comes from URNs like urn:li:person:{personId} found in org ACLs, post authors, and comment actors

Organization Operations

Find Organization by Vanity Name

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizations?q=vanityName&vanityName={vanityName}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Get Organization by ID (Admin Required)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizations/{organizationId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Get Organization Follower Count

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/networkSizes/urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}?edgeType=COMPANY_FOLLOWED_BY_MEMBER" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Response:

{
  "firstDegreeSize": 33634367
}

Find Administered Organizations

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizationAcls?q=roleAssignee&role=ADMINISTRATOR&state=APPROVED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Find Child Organizations (Brands)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizations?q=parentOrganization&parent=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Posts Operations

Create a Post

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/posts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "author": "urn:li:organization:{orgId}",
    "commentary": "Your post text here",
    "visibility": "PUBLIC",
    "distribution": {
      "feedDistribution": "MAIN_FEED",
      "targetEntities": [],
      "thirdPartyDistributionChannels": []
    },
    "lifecycleState": "PUBLISHED",
    "isReshareDisabledByAuthor": false
  }'

Returns 201 with x-restli-id header containing the post URN (e.g., urn:li:share:123456).

Author can be urn:li:person:{personId} for member posts or urn:li:organization:{orgId} for organization posts.

Create a Post with Media

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/posts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "author": "urn:li:organization:{orgId}",
    "commentary": "Check out this video!",
    "visibility": "PUBLIC",
    "distribution": {
      "feedDistribution": "MAIN_FEED",
      "targetEntities": [],
      "thirdPartyDistributionChannels": []
    },
    "content": {
      "media": {
        "title": "Video title",
        "id": "urn:li:video:{videoId}"
      }
    },
    "lifecycleState": "PUBLISHED",
    "isReshareDisabledByAuthor": false
  }'

Create an Article Post

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/posts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "author": "urn:li:organization:{orgId}",
    "commentary": "Great article on AI",
    "visibility": "PUBLIC",
    "distribution": {
      "feedDistribution": "MAIN_FEED",
      "targetEntities": [],
      "thirdPartyDistributionChannels": []
    },
    "content": {
      "article": {
        "source": "https://example.com/article",
        "thumbnail": "urn:li:image:{imageId}",
        "title": "Article Title",
        "description": "Article description"
      }
    },
    "lifecycleState": "PUBLISHED",
    "isReshareDisabledByAuthor": false
  }'

Get Post by URN

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/posts/{encoded_postUrn}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

URNs must be URL-encoded: urn:li:share:123 becomes urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A123.

Find Posts by Author (Organization)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/posts?author=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}&q=author&count=10&sortBy=LAST_MODIFIED" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "X-RestLi-Method: FINDER"

Parameters:

Update a Post

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/posts/{encoded_postUrn}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "X-RestLi-Method: PARTIAL_UPDATE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "patch": {
      "$set": {
        "commentary": "Updated post text"
      }
    }
  }'

Returns 204 on success. Only commentary, contentCallToActionLabel, contentLandingPage, and lifecycleState can be updated.

Delete a Post

curl -s -X DELETE "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/posts/{encoded_postUrn}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "X-RestLi-Method: DELETE"

Returns 204 on success.

Reshare a Post

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/posts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "author": "urn:li:organization:{orgId}",
    "commentary": "Great insights!",
    "visibility": "PUBLIC",
    "distribution": {
      "feedDistribution": "MAIN_FEED",
      "targetEntities": [],
      "thirdPartyDistributionChannels": []
    },
    "lifecycleState": "PUBLISHED",
    "isReshareDisabledByAuthor": false,
    "reshareContext": {
      "parent": "urn:li:share:{originalPostId}"
    }
  }'

Comments Operations

Get Comments on a Post

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/socialActions/{encoded_postUrn}/comments" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Get a Specific Comment

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/socialActions/{encoded_postUrn}/comments/{commentId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Create a Comment

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/socialActions/{encoded_postUrn}/comments" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "actor": "urn:li:organization:{orgId}",
    "object": "urn:li:activity:{activityId}",
    "message": {
      "text": "Your comment text"
    }
  }'

Returns 201 with x-restli-id header containing the comment ID.

Create a Nested Comment (Reply)

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/socialActions/{encoded_commentUrn}/comments" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "actor": "urn:li:organization:{orgId}",
    "object": "urn:li:share:{shareId}",
    "message": {
      "text": "Reply to comment"
    },
    "parentComment": "urn:li:comment:(urn:li:activity:{activityId},{commentId})"
  }'

Edit a Comment

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/socialActions/{encoded_postUrn}/comments/{commentId}?actor=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "X-RestLi-Method: PARTIAL_UPDATE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "patch": {
      "message": {
        "$set": {
          "text": "Updated comment text"
        }
      }
    }
  }'

Delete a Comment

curl -s -X DELETE "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/socialActions/{encoded_postUrn}/comments/{commentId}?actor=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Reactions Operations

Create a Reaction

curl -s -X POST "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/reactions?actor=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "root": "urn:li:activity:{activityId}",
    "reactionType": "LIKE"
  }'

Reaction types: LIKE, PRAISE (Celebrate), EMPATHY (Love), INTEREST (Insightful), APPRECIATION (Support), ENTERTAINMENT (Funny).

Get Reactions on a Post

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/reactions/(entity:{encoded_entityUrn})?q=entity" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Delete a Reaction

curl -s -X DELETE "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/reactions/(actor:urn%3Ali%3Aperson%3A{personId},entity:{encoded_entityUrn})" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Returns 204 on success.

Statistics (Admin Required)

These endpoints require the authenticated member to be an ADMINISTRATOR of the organization.

Organization Follower Statistics (Lifetime)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizationalEntityFollowerStatistics?q=organizationalEntity&organizationalEntity=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Returns follower counts segmented by geo, function, industry, seniority, and staff count range.

Organization Follower Statistics (Time-Bound)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizationalEntityFollowerStatistics?q=organizationalEntity&organizationalEntity=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}&timeIntervals.timeGranularityType=DAY&timeIntervals.timeRange.start={startMs}&timeIntervals.timeRange.end={endMs}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

timeGranularityType can be DAY, WEEK, or MONTH. Timestamps are milliseconds since epoch.

Organization Page Statistics (Lifetime)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizationPageStatistics?q=organization&organization=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Organization Page Statistics (Time-Bound)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizationPageStatistics?q=organization&organization=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}&timeIntervals.timeGranularityType=DAY&timeIntervals.timeRange.start={startMs}&timeIntervals.timeRange.end={endMs}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Organization Share Statistics (Lifetime)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizationalEntityShareStatistics?q=organizationalEntity&organizationalEntity=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Response:

{
  "elements": [{
    "totalShareStatistics": {
      "uniqueImpressionsCount": 36430528,
      "shareCount": 0,
      "engagement": 0.029,
      "clickCount": 1999920,
      "likeCount": 0,
      "impressionCount": 67703905,
      "commentCount": 0
    },
    "organizationalEntity": "urn:li:organization:1337"
  }]
}

Organization Share Statistics (Time-Bound)

curl -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizationalEntityShareStatistics?q=organizationalEntity&organizationalEntity=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}&timeIntervals.timeGranularityType=DAY&timeIntervals.timeRange.start={startMs}&timeIntervals.timeRange.end={endMs}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Share Statistics for Specific Posts

curl -g -s -X GET "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest/organizationalEntityShareStatistics?q=organizationalEntity&organizationalEntity=urn%3Ali%3Aorganization%3A{orgId}&shares=List(urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A{shareId1},urn%3Ali%3Ashare%3A{shareId2})" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY" \
  -H "Linkedin-Version: 202606" \
  -H "X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0"

Pagination

LinkedIn uses offset-based pagination with start and count parameters:

GET /linkedin-community-management/rest/posts?author=...&q=author&count=10&start=0

Response includes pagination info:

{
  "paging": {
    "start": 0,
    "count": 10,
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "next",
        "href": "/rest/posts?q=author&author=...&count=10&start=10"
      }
    ],
    "total": 500
  },
  "elements": [...]
}

Use the links[].href with rel: "next" for the next page, or increment start by count.

Mentions and Hashtags

Mentioning an Organization

Use @[Display Name](urn:li:organization:{orgId}) syntax in commentary:

{
  "commentary": "Congrats to @[LinkedIn](urn:li:organization:1337) on the milestone!"
}

Hashtags

Use #keyword syntax in commentary:

{
  "commentary": "Follow best practices #coding #engineering"
}

Code Examples

JavaScript

const baseUrl = 'https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest';
const headers = {
  'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`,
  'Linkedin-Version': '202606',
  'X-Restli-Protocol-Version': '2.0.0'
};

// Find organization by vanity name
const response = await fetch(
  `${baseUrl}/organizations?q=vanityName&vanityName=LinkedIn`,
  { headers }
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

BASE_URL = "https://api.maton.ai/linkedin-community-management/rest"
HEADERS = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MATON_API_KEY']}",
    "Linkedin-Version": "202606",
    "X-Restli-Protocol-Version": "2.0.0"
}

# Create a post
response = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/posts",
    headers={**HEADERS, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "author": "urn:li:organization:12345",
        "commentary": "Hello from Python!",
        "visibility": "PUBLIC",
        "distribution": {
            "feedDistribution": "MAIN_FEED",
            "targetEntities": [],
            "thirdPartyDistributionChannels": []
        },
        "lifecycleState": "PUBLISHED",
        "isReshareDisabledByAuthor": False
    }
)
post_urn = response.headers.get("x-restli-id")

Notes

• All URNs in URL path segments and query parameters must be URL-encoded (: -> %3A)
• Organization posts require w_organization_social permission and an admin role on the org
• Member posts require w_member_social permission
• Reading member posts requires r_member_social (restricted permission)
• The Linkedin-Version header is required on all requests (format: YYYYMM, e.g., 202606). LinkedIn keeps roughly the last ~12 monthly versions active and returns HTTP 426 NONEXISTENT_VERSION for retired or future-dated versions — pin to a recent month and bump periodically
• Post content types: text-only, image (urn:li:image:{id}), video (urn:li:video:{id}), document (urn:li:document:{id}), article
• Statistics endpoints return data only for administered organizations
• Share statistics only cover the past 12 months (rolling window)
• The MAYBE (Curious) reaction type is deprecated since version 202307
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain parentheses or brackets to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

Resources

• LinkedIn Community Management Overview
• Posts API
• Comments API
• Reactions API
• Organization Lookup API
• Follower Statistics
• Page Statistics
• Share Statistics