The same tools for another field.
A LinkedIn jobs API for your agent, without a LinkedIn key.
Asked for data analyst jobs in Chicago, one tool returned 25 local jobs and the other 20 remote ones. They shared 2.
LinkedIn's own jobs API is for approved partners, not job seekers. On 29 October 2026 an agent pulled this week's data analyst jobs in Chicago with two LinkedIn job tools instead: 50 rows, 2 in common. It read the top 3 posts. Two listed pay, from $100,000 to $130,000. The LinkedIn jobs API run cost $0.0059.
FOR Job seekers and career coaches who want LinkedIn job data in their agent or a sheet
THIS RUN · 29 OCT 2026 $0.0059 5 PAID CALLS
01 / THE OPTIONS
Is there a LinkedIn jobs API?
LinkedIn's official job APIs serve approved partners, mostly applicant tracking systems that post jobs. They are not open to a job seeker or a career coach who wants to read listings. So the tools people use read what LinkedIn shows a visitor, the public job search and job pages, and return it as rows.
With tapinall, your agent calls those tools by name and pays per call from a prepaid balance. There is no LinkedIn key and no LinkedIn login.
The run below pulled this week's data analyst jobs in Chicago with two of the LinkedIn job tools in the catalog, then read the top 3 posts in full.
02 / THE PROMPT PASTE IT INTO YOUR AGENT.
One prompt.
Your agent runs it.
Your agent picks the tools, makes the calls and reads the results. You see each charge as it settles.
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and any agent that can run a terminal command.
and any agent that can run a terminal command.03 / THE RUN RECORDED 29 OCT 2026.
Every call.
Every charge.
What your agent asked each tool, what came back and what it cost. Calls that failed or found nothing were not charged.
YOU · ONE PROMPT
Pull this week's LinkedIn jobs for data analyst in Chicago into a table with title, company, location, date and link. Try two LinkedIn job tools and tell me which fits better. Then read the top 3 posts and sum up the salary, applicants and required skills.
YOUR AGENT
tapinall ONE BALANCE- 01 Search LinkedIn jobs with the first tool
25 jobs this week, all in the Chicago area, 24 with analyst in the title. No salaries.
$0.0011 - 02 Search LinkedIn jobs with the second tool
LinkedIn counts 1,371 matches. This page: 20 remote jobs, 5 in Chicago, all from today.
$0.0012 - 03 Read the top post
Over 200 applicants. $101,100 to $115,400 in Chicago. Python, R, Spark or SQL, Snowflake.
$0.0012 - 04 Read the second post
On-site, 5+ years, advanced SQL and Python. $100,000 to $130,000 plus a bonus.
$0.0012 - 05 Read the third post
Dashboards for investment reporting. 5+ years. The post gives no pay range.
$0.0012
TOTAL $0.0059 $0.0023 for 50 job rows, $0.0012 for each post read in full
- jobs both LinkedIn tools returned
- 2 of 50
- applicants on each of the 3 posts read
- 200+
- posts with a pay range, none of it on their search cards
- 2 of 3
See the exact calls and responses FOR DEVELOPERS
agent-session / linkedin-jobs-api 5 CALLS
- 01 / SEARCH LINKEDIN JOBS WITH THE FIRST TOOL
tapinall call crawl4ai.linkedin.search.jobs --data '{"query":"data analyst","location":"Chicago, IL","posted":"week","limit":25}'25 of 60 cards for data analyst in Chicago, IL, last week, in the order LinkedIn ranks them
17 in Chicago, 8 in the suburbs, from Northbrook to Schaumburg
Top cards: Sr. Data Analyst, Capital One · Data Analyst, National Louis University · Senior Data Analyst, TransUnion
Each row: title, company, place, date, link, job id · 0 of 25 show a salary
ok — Charged: $0.0011
- 02 / SEARCH LINKEDIN JOBS WITH THE SECOND TOOL
tapinall call harvestapi.linkedin.search.jobs --data '{"search":"data analyst","location":"Chicago, IL","postedLimit":"week"}'25 of 1,371 matches, all posted 29 October
20 are remote across the United States, 5 are in Chicago
15 of 25 have analyst in the title. Others: data scientists, a quant researcher, language experts for AI training
Each row: title, company, place, date, link, Easy Apply flag
Shared with the first tool: 2 jobs, at DRW and Clearwater Analytics
ok — Charged: $0.0012
- 03 / READ THE TOP POST
tapinall call harvestapi.linkedin.job.get --data '{"jobId":"4476756216"}'Sr. Data Analyst, Capital One · Chicago, IL · posted 28 October · over 200 applicants
Asks for: a quantitative degree plus 2 years of analytics, Python, R, Spark or SQL, a BI tool, Snowflake
Preferred: a master degree, AWS, data quality tools · will consider visa sponsorship
Chicago pay: $101,100 to $115,400 a year plus incentive pay · the card showed no salary
ok — Charged: $0.0012
- 04 / READ THE SECOND POST
tapinall call harvestapi.linkedin.job.get --data '{"jobId":"4476905417"}'Data Analyst, Business Intelligence, DRW · Chicago, on-site · associate level · over 200 applicants
Reporting for regulators, auditors and tax teams at a trading firm
Asks for: 5+ years, advanced SQL, Python with pandas, financial data, Tableau or Power BI
$100,000 to $130,000 base, plus a discretionary bonus
ok — Charged: $0.0012
- 05 / READ THE THIRD POST
tapinall call harvestapi.linkedin.job.get --data '{"jobId":"4448576531"}'Sr. Technical Data Analyst, Clearwater Analytics · Chicago, IL · over 200 applicants · Easy Apply
Builds dashboards and reports on investment portfolios for clients
Asks for: Power BI, Tableau or Looker, SQL and NoSQL, ETL, a cloud platform, Java, Python or VBA
5+ years and a bachelor degree · no salary in the post
ok — Charged: $0.0012
TOTAL $0.0059 $0.0023 for 50 job rows, $0.0012 for each post read in full
04 / WHAT IT FOUND FROM THE RESPONSES ABOVE.
What came back.
In plain numbers.
Read straight from the responses in the run. Nothing here is a mockup.
- jobs both LinkedIn tools returned
- 2 of 50
- applicants on each of the 3 posts read
- 200+
- posts with a pay range, none of it on their search cards
- 2 of 3
| Tool | Chicago area | Analyst titles | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| crawl4ai.linkedin.search.jobs | 25 of 25 | 24 of 25 | $0.0011 |
| harvestapi.linkedin.search.jobs | 5 of 25 | 15 of 25 | $0.0012 |
| Job | Pay a year | Applicants | Asks for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. Data Analyst, Capital One | $101,100 to $115,400 in Chicago | Over 200 | Python, R, Spark or SQL, a BI tool, Snowflake, 2+ years |
| Data Analyst, BI, DRW | $100,000 to $130,000 plus bonus | Over 200 | Advanced SQL, Python, financial data, 5+ years, on-site |
| Sr. Technical Data Analyst, Clearwater Analytics | Not in the post | Over 200 | Power BI, Tableau or Looker, SQL, ETL, 5+ years |
05 / THE TOOLS
Two LinkedIn job tools, side by side
The first tool reads LinkedIn's public job search. It returned 25 of the 60 cards on the page, all in the Chicago area and 24 with analyst in the title, in the order LinkedIn ranks them. It cost $0.0011.
The second tool reported 1,371 matches for the same search and returned 25, all posted that day. 20 were remote jobs open across the United States, which LinkedIn mixes into a city search, and 15 had analyst in the title. Its rows add an Easy Apply flag. It cost $0.0012. The two lists shared 2 jobs.
For a sheet of local roles, the first tool fit better. For the newest jobs, remote ones included, the second did. Both return the job id that the read step takes.
06 / THE POSTS
What the top 3 posts ask for
All three ask for SQL, Python and a BI tool such as Tableau or Power BI. Two ask for 5 or more years. Two give pay: Capital One lists $101,100 to $115,400 for Chicago, and DRW $100,000 to $130,000 plus a bonus. The Clearwater Analytics post gives no range.
Each post had over 200 applicants, the highest count LinkedIn shows a visitor. Two read as posted an hour ago, so the date on a card is not always when the job first opened. None of the three showed pay on its search card. Pay appeared only once the agent read the post.
07 / COST
What the run cost
The two searches cost $0.0011 and $0.0012. Each post read cost $0.0012. No call failed. The run cost $0.0059 for 50 job rows and 3 full posts.
Prices are per call, shown in the catalog before your agent calls, and paid from a prepaid balance.
| Method | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn's partner APIs | Partner approval | Built for posting jobs, not for reading them |
| Copy jobs by hand | Free | Open each card and paste it into a sheet |
| Agent with tapinall | $0.0059 for this run | 50 rows and 3 full posts, as a table in your chat |
08 / LIMITS
What this run did not do
Each search returned one page of 25 rows. More rows cost more calls: the first tool moves 25 a step, up to 975, and the second pages through its 1,371 matches. The tools see what a visitor sees, so there are no salary insights, no applicant profiles and no recruiter details.
The agent did not apply or save jobs to a LinkedIn account. Posts change and close, so pull again before you send a list to anyone.
09 / VARIATIONS SAME TOOLS. ANOTHER JOB.
Change the market.
Keep the recipe.
Prompts that use the same tools. We have not run these, so check each price in the catalog.
The second search tool filters by company. Not run here.
Five searches at about $0.0011 each.
10 / GOOD QUESTIONS Good questions,
Good questions,
short answers.
Does LinkedIn have a jobs API?
Yes, for approved partners, and it is built for posting jobs. A job seeker or coach who wants to read listings uses tools that read the public job pages. Here two of them returned 50 Chicago data analyst rows for $0.0023.
Do I need a LinkedIn API key to pull job listings?
No. The tools in this run read what LinkedIn shows a visitor, with no key and no login. Your agent pays per call: $0.0011 or $0.0012 a search and $0.0012 a full post.
How do I get LinkedIn jobs into a spreadsheet?
Ask your agent for a table with title, company, location, date and link, then paste it or have the agent save a CSV file. Each search row in this run carried those fields and a job id.
Which LinkedIn job search tool should I use?
For local roles, the one that reads the public search: all 25 of its rows were in the Chicago area. The other returned 20 remote jobs in its 25 rows, which suits a remote search. Each costs about a tenth of a cent.
Can I get salary data from LinkedIn job posts?
Only when the post shows it. None of the 3 posts here showed pay on its search card. Reading the posts found $101,100 to $115,400 and $100,000 to $130,000, and one post with no range.
11 / HOW YOU PAY PREPAID. NO SUBSCRIPTION.
A prepaid balance, spent per call.
Top up by card and your agent spends the balance one call at a time. This run cost $0.0059. Credits never expire, failed calls cost nothing, and every tool in the metered tool catalog shows its price before your agent calls. See per-call pricing.
12 / MORE RUNS SAME BALANCE. ANOTHER JOB.
More MCP use cases.
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THE NEXT MOVE IS YOURS.
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