Repost/share a LinkedIn post to your feed. Creates an instant repost without additional commentary.

POST/linkedin/posts/repost

Repost Post

Repost/share a LinkedIn post to your feed. Creates an instant repost without additional commentary. Requires either a post URL (will be scraped for URNs) or the share/ugcPost URN directly.

Authentication requiredLinkedIn Posts

Code Examples

curl -X POST 'https://api.connectsafely.ai/linkedin/posts/repost' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"postUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/john-doe-123_topic-activity-7416350088379338752-jvIt"}'

Parameters

No parameters.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	string	No	LinkedIn account ID (uses default if not provided)
`postUrl`	string	No*	LinkedIn post URL. Will be scraped to extract URNs. Either `postUrl`, `shareUrn`, or `ugcPostUrn` must be provided
`shareUrn`	string	No*	Share URN of the post (e.g., "urn:li:share:7416350085304987648"). Use if you already have the URN
`ugcPostUrn`	string	No*	UGC Post URN (e.g., "urn:li:ugcPost:7417595827650519041"). Used as fallback if shareUrn not available
`activityUrn`	string	No	Activity URN for pre-repost signal (e.g., "urn:li:activity:7416350088379338752"). Optional but recommended for better engagement tracking

Example (Using Post URL)

{
  "postUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/john-doe-123_topic-activity-7416350088379338752-jvIt"
}

Example (Using URNs Directly)

{
  "shareUrn": "urn:li:share:7416350085304987648",
  "activityUrn": "urn:li:activity:7416350088379338752"
}

Example (Using ugcPostUrn)

Some posts use ugcPost URN instead of share URN. The API handles both:

{
  "ugcPostUrn": "urn:li:ugcPost:7417595827650519041",
  "activityUrn": "urn:li:activity:7417595829747793922"
}

Responses

Status	Description
200	Repost created successfully
400	Invalid request or unable to extract URNs

200 Example

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Repost successful",
  "repostUrn": "urn:li:fsd_repost:urn:li:instantRepost:(urn:li:share:7416350085304987648,7417764382559920128)",
  "resourceKey": "urn:li:fsd_repost:urn:li:instantRepost:(urn:li:share:7416350085304987648,7417764382559920128)",
  "shareUrn": "urn:li:share:7416350085304987648",
  "activityUrn": "urn:li:activity:7416350088379338752",
  "accountId": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"
}

400 Example (URN Extraction Failed)

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Could not extract share URN or ugcPost URN from post. Please provide URN directly.",
  "postDetails": {
    "activityUrn": "urn:li:activity:7416350088379338752",
    "ugcPostUrn": null,
    "shareUrn": null
  }
}

URN Types Explained

LinkedIn posts can have different URN types depending on how they were created:

shareUrn (urn:li:share:...): Used for most posts shared through the feed
ugcPostUrn (urn:li:ugcPost:...): Used for user-generated content, often video posts

The API automatically detects and uses the appropriate URN type. When providing a postUrl, the API scrapes the page to find the correct URN.

Tips

Performance: If you already have the URNs from a previous API call (like /posts/scrape), pass them directly to skip the scraping step
Activity URN: While optional, providing the activityUrn sends a pre-repost signal that mimics browser behavior
Rate Limiting: Reposting too frequently may trigger LinkedIn's rate limits. Space out your reposts

Repost Post

Repost Post

Code Examples

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