39 replies

1. cthos 🐱 Mastodon 2 min later

   @zachleat Sir, if you use the API you're not engaging with *content* and don't you want to engage with *content*?

   1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 6 min later

      @cthos I am not content with content I only aspire to become pure content and ascend to the role of content creator

      1. TunafishTiger Mastodon 1 hr later

         @zachleat @cthos If only John Lennon were born a bit later, he could have been a content creator

         1. cthos 🐱 Mastodon 1 hr later

            @tunafishtiger @zachleat Imagine all the people, posting on LinkedIn

2. Alesandro Ortiz 🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈 Mastodon 2 min later

   @zachleat Have they gone with the [Contact Sales] approach to APIs?

   1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 9 min later

      @AlesandroOrtiz I believe it’s more AWS style (endless configuration) 😅

      1. Alesandro Ortiz 🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈 Mastodon 11 min later

         @zachleat At least it's not SOAP. Right? Riiiight?

3. hayleigh Bluesky 27 min later

   which is ironic given how many posts on linkedin feel written by bots

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 1 hr later

      oof *yes*

      I can promise that I will write the post content, if that helps them 😅

4. Jürgen Šuvalov Bluesky 27 min later

   I was just thinking about looking into this today, but for some reason assumed it would be horrible. Would love to be able to syndicate there without actually having to open the damned thing.

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 1 hr later

      I ended up using Buffer and the Buffer API as a workaround 😅

      1. Jürgen Šuvalov Bluesky 1 hr later

         Seems interesting, I'll have a look-see. Thanks!

   2. apiserpent.bsky.social Bluesky August 26, 2026

      Cheapest Linkedin API for you - apiserpent.com/linkedin-api

5. Jim Nielsen Bluesky 32 min later

   joke's on you for having a LinkedIn page ;)

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 1 hr later

      I am on this earth to do BUSINESS™

      1. Lukas Bluesky 9 hr later

         I wonder if sifa.id built on top of bsky’s @atproto.com will take off…

         1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 21 hr later

            I just played around with it, seems like a great BUSINESS™ layer on top of atproto

            1. Jim Nielsen Bluesky 21 hr later

               I regret to inform you that BUSINESS LAYER™ is already a registered trademark of my client's software offering. Lawyers from my firm will be in touch.

               1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 21 hr later

                  if I have the trademark on BUSINESS and your client has the trademark on BUSINESS LAYER — I like my legal chances

                  1. Lukas Bluesky 22 hr later
                     1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 22 hr later

                        wish I had enough knuckles for a BUSINES SLAYER tattoo

6. Pascal Mastodon 36 min later

   @zachleat A client does not want to create his post content outside of LinkedIn. Reuse the client's content outside of LinkedIn is a nightmare. I created a browser extension to read the posts, so the client can sync posts. So stupid.

7. iamdtms Mastodon 39 min later

   @zachleat Yes. Pretty hard to do what you want on LinkedIn, instead of a predefined user flow you have to follow. You can post a URL. Or. You can post an image. Okay. You can attach image for a portfolio item. But. You can not attach the project URL. No sense at all. Microsoft product.

8. Bill Criswell Bluesky 49 min later

   They need you to go to LinkedIn to get inspired by absolute slop posts. It's for your own good.

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 1 hr later

      oh no

9. Álvaro Montoro Bluesky 51 min later

   Did they open the API to the public again? They closed it over a decade ago, only open for paying members.

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 1 hr later

      I haven’t seen anything about fees, fwiw

      1. Jonathan Stephens Bluesky 1 hr later

         I believe it's only for Company pages rather than Individual...I was looking around and that was the only thing I could gather of where it lays.

         But not sure. Haven't looked around in a couple of months

         1. Álvaro Montoro Bluesky 2 hr later

            And even companies had (still have?) to justify their whole business model was not based on the LinkedIn API.

            In 2014, I developed a tool that analyzed profiles and suggested improvements based on sentiment, content, and similar profiles. Had to kill the project after the changes in API access 🙁

            1. Jonathan Stephens Bluesky 2 hr later

               😕—indeed.

            2. Lukas Bluesky 9 hr later

               We should just try to make sifa.id happen

               1. Private reply Bluesky August 26, 2026
                  1. Lukas Bluesky August 26, 2026

                     Bot Spam 😞

                     1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky August 26, 2026

                        reported and blocked 🤷

10. luke karrys Bluesky 5 hr later

    i can barely figure it out from the actual website

11. Cj Bluesky 7 hr later

    Some API docs feel like they’re trying to politely talk you out of using the API lol

12. 010011000101010101011000 Mastodon 8 hr later

    @zachleat you don’t have an AI-Agent for this? 😎

    1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 17 hr later

       @hlux an agent to bypass Linkedin’s API workflow and approval requirements? I’m just trying to get a token here 🤝

13. ᗪᗰEᑎIᔕ Bluesky 9 hr later

    Which Microsoft acquisition resulted in a better product?

    🤔