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AI Outbound Personalization · 20266 min read·Updated 2026-11-04

Using Executive & Company Activity Feeds (/v1/profile/posts) for AI SDR Icebreakers

Cold emails that reference a static bio get ignored. Emails that reference an executive's post from 48 hours ago achieve 3x–4x higher reply rates.

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$0.40–$1.00 / 1K Profiles & Companies · $0.08–$0.20 / 1K Search Leads · 100% No-Cookie

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Fetch Executive Thought-Leadership Posts

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import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.linkedindataapi.com/v1/profile/posts",
    params={"username": "satyanadella"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "b2b_live_your_api_key"},
    timeout=20,
)
posts = res.json()["data"]["items"]
for post in posts[:3]:
    print(post["posted_at"], "->", post["text"][:100])

Key Engineering Takeaways (TL;DR)

  • ✓`GET /v1/profile/posts` returns a prospect's latest public posts, engagement metrics (`like_count`, `comment_count`, `repost_count`), and publication timestamps.
  • ✓`GET /v1/company/posts` tracks official corporate product launches and announcements.
  • ✓`GET /v1/posts/search` finds B2B professionals actively discussing topics in your category.

1. Fetching Recent Posts for Any Executive Handle

Pass any username to /v1/profile/posts before generating an outbound sequence in Clay, LangChain, or your custom AI SDR.

Fetch Executive Thought-Leadership Posts

Retrieve recent posts and engagement metrics for satyanadella:

curl "https://api.linkedindataapi.com/v1/profile/posts?username=satyanadella" \
  -H "x-api-key: b2b_live_your_api_key"

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2,000 profiles/day
1,000 companies/day
10,000 items/day
HTTP Calls/Day
3,400
Up to 600 RPM
Hot Cache Latency
~14 ms p50
PostgreSQL 16 + Redis
Cookie Risk
0 Cookies
No li_at required
Estimated Monthly Pipeline Cost (30 Days)
$59.70/ mo with Business bonus ($150.00 base rate)
Daily consumption: 50,000 Credits ($5.00/day)
LinkedInDataAPI (with volume bonus):$59.70 / mo
Proxycurl / Clearbit ($20+ / 1K):$6300.00 / mo
Failed / 404 request fee:$0.00 (0 Credits)
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many credits does `/v1/profile/posts` cost?
Each call to `/v1/profile/posts` or `/v1/company/posts` costs a flat 10 Credits ($0.001 base, $0.0004 on Business).

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