LinkedIn API Data Integration for Openclaw

A professional-grade data extraction skill that provides structured, AI-ready JSON access to LinkedIn's global network for sales, recruiting, and research.

jaencarrodine
v1.0.15
May 10, 2026
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471
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install agntdata-linkedin

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install agntdata-linkedin using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).

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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.

What is LinkedIn API Data Integration?

The agntdata LinkedIn skill is a powerful integration designed for Openclaw Skills that enables AI agents to bypass the complexities of scraping and browser automation. It provides a single unified endpoint to access real-time data from LinkedIn, including detailed company enrichment, individual profile lookups, job board analytics, and post engagement data. By using a single API key and credit balance, developers can empower their agents with high-fidelity professional context without worrying about CAPTCHAs or account bans.

Every response is returned in a structured JSON format specifically optimized for downstream LLM processing. This allows Openclaw Skills to easily parse career histories, skill sets, and company insights to make informed decisions for go-to-market strategies, competitive intelligence, or automated recruiting workflows. It effectively turns LinkedIn into a queryable database for autonomous AI systems.

LinkedIn API Data Integration Use Cases

  • Sales & GTM Enrichment: Powering AI sales agents to perform deep account research and lead qualification before automated outreach.
  • Recruiting Copilots: Assembling comprehensive candidate dossiers by aggregating career history, skills, and professional recommendations.
  • Competitive Intelligence: Tracking competitor hiring trends, employee growth signals, and market positioning through job post analytics.
  • CRM Data Hygiene: Automatically updating contact and company records with real-time professional data to ensure database accuracy.
  • Talent Mapping: Identifying industry-specific skill gaps and mapping the distribution of professional talent across global markets.

How LinkedIn API Data Integration Works

  1. Authentication: The skill retrieves the AGNTDATA_API_KEY from the environment and uses it as a Bearer token for all requests.
  2. Request Mapping: When a user or agent requests LinkedIn data, the skill maps the intent to the specific agntdata API endpoint (e.g., /search-people or /get-company-details).
  3. Data Retrieval: The skill executes the request via curl to the agntdata backend, which handles the complex extraction and normalization of LinkedIn data.
  4. Structured Delivery: The raw professional data is converted into structured JSON, which is then fed back to the AI agent or application for immediate processing.

LinkedIn API Data Integration Setup

To start using this skill with Openclaw Skills, follow these steps:

  1. Install the skill:
clawhub install agntdata-linkedin
  1. Configure environment variables: Get your API key from the agntdata dashboard and set it in your environment:
export AGNTDATA_API_KEY='your_api_key_here'
  1. Activate your key (required once):
curl -X POST https://api.agntdata.dev/v1/register \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AGNTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"intendedApis": ["linkedin"], "useCase": "Sales enrichment for AI agents"}'

LinkedIn API Data Integration Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill interacts with a wide range of endpoints, returning specific professional data objects:

Data Type Key Metadata Fields
Profiles Name, URN, headlines, skills, education, connection count, and recent activity.
Companies Domain, employee count, insights, industry, headquarters, and related pages.
Jobs Title ID, function ID, experience level, salary ranges, and hiring team details.
Engagement Post reactions, comments, article content, and hashtag search results.

All tools follow the agntdata_linkedin_[EndpointName] naming convention for clear discovery within Openclaw Skills ecosystems.

LinkedIn API Data Integration Advanced Features

  • Premium Insights: Access to depth-first company insights and growth metrics for enterprise-level due diligence.
  • Semantic Search: Capability to search posts by hashtag or keywords with advanced sorting by relevance or date.
  • Recursive Enrichment: Ability to find 'Similar Profiles' and 'People Also Viewed' to expand network mapping automatically.
  • Pagination Tokens: Robust support for deep-data retrieval via pagination tokens for large-scale data harvesting.
  • Plugin Compatibility: Seamless upgrade path to native OpenClaw plugins for environments requiring MCP tools and automatic parameter validation.

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