Upload media and create a LinkedI...

Downloads a file from the provided URL, uploads it to LinkedIn server-side, and creates a post. This is a single-step alternative to the multi-step upload/init + upload + create flow. Maximum file size is 100MB. Designed for MCP and API clients that cannot perform direct pre-signed URL uploads.

POST/posts/upload-and-post

Authentication requiredPosts

Code Examples

curl -X POST 'https://api.connectsafely.ai/linkedin/posts/upload-and-post' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"fileUrl":"https://example.com/photo.jpg","text":"Check out this image!","mediaType":"default"}'

Parameters

No parameters.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	string	No	LinkedIn account ID. If omitted, uses the default account.
`fileUrl`	string	Yes	Public URL of the file to download and upload to LinkedIn. Maximum 100MB.
`text`	string	Yes	Post text content.
`mediaType`	string	Yes	Type of media being uploaded.
`visibility`	string	No	Post visibility.
`altText`	string	No	Alt text for images.

Example

{
  "fileUrl": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
  "text": "Check out this image!",
  "mediaType": "default"
}

Responses

Status	Description
200	Media uploaded and post created successfully
400	Bad request - file too large or post creation failed
401	Unauthorized
500	Server error - failed to download file, upload to LinkedIn, or create post

200 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean
`postUrn`	string	URN of the created post.
`shareUrn`	string	Share URN of the created post.
`accountId`	string	LinkedIn account ID used.

200 Example

{
  "success": true,
  "postUrn": "urn:li:share:7123456789",
  "shareUrn": "urn:li:share:7123456789",
  "accountId": "696ce9e780e0483585e4e553"
}

400 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`error`	string

400 Example

{
  "error": "example_value"
}

401 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`error`	string

401 Example

{
  "error": "example_value"
}

500 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`error`	string

500 Example

{
  "error": "example_value"
}

Upload media and create a LinkedIn post (server-side)