specification: API Commons Plans specificationVersion: '0.1' schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans provider: LinkedIn providerId: linkedin created: '2026-05-04' # Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist # bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35. method: generated modified: '2026-05-05' reconciled: true tags: - Business - Careers - Marketing - Professional Networking - Recruiting - Social Media description: LinkedIn does not charge per-call for its public APIs. Access is gated by program approval rather than tiered pricing. Consumer-facing products (Sign In, Share, Verified) are free. Marketing, Talent, Sales Navigator, Learning, and Compliance APIs are gated through partner programs and access tiers (Development, Standard, Enterprise) — what costs money is the underlying LinkedIn product (ad spend, Recruiter / Sales Navigator / Learning seats), not the API itself. sources: - https://www.linkedin.com/developers/products - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/quick-start - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/api-guide/concepts/rate-limits plans: - id: linkedin-consumer-free name: Consumer APIs (Sign In / Share / Verified) type: freemium description: Free developer access to Sign In with LinkedIn, Share on LinkedIn, and Verified on LinkedIn. No charge per call; subject to LinkedIn API Terms of Use. entries: - label: Per API call name: api_call type: metered metric: request limit: -1 timeFrame: usage geo: global unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Sign In with LinkedIn - name: Share on LinkedIn - name: Verified on LinkedIn - name: Free developer access - id: linkedin-marketing-development name: Marketing API — Development Tier type: freemium description: Default tier assigned to all newly approved Marketing API apps. Free; lower daily call ceilings; intended for build-and-test before upgrade to Standard. entries: - label: Per API call name: api_call type: metered metric: request limit: see Developer Portal Analytics timeFrame: day geo: global unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Advertising API - name: Community Management API - name: Lead Sync API - name: Conversions API - name: Event Management API - name: App-level + member-level daily caps - id: linkedin-marketing-standard name: Marketing API — Standard Tier type: enterprise description: Production tier, free of API fees, but requires upgrade application (video demo of campaign create / edit / optimize). Higher daily caps than Development. Cost flows through LinkedIn ad spend, not API usage. entries: - label: Per API call name: api_call type: metered metric: request limit: see Developer Portal Analytics timeFrame: day geo: global unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Higher application + member daily quotas - name: Approved for production traffic - name: Tier upgrade required (video demo) - id: linkedin-talent-recruiter name: Talent Solutions APIs (Recruiter System Connect / Job Posting) type: enterprise description: API access bundled with LinkedIn Talent Solutions / Recruiter contracts. API itself is not metered; cost is the underlying Recruiter / Recruiter Lite / Job Posting subscription. entries: - label: Per API call name: api_call type: metered metric: request limit: see Developer Portal Analytics timeFrame: day geo: global unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false - label: Recruiter seat (underlying product) name: recruiter_seat type: subscription metric: seat limit: -1 timeFrame: month geo: global unit: 1 price: contact sales userMultiplied: true elements: - name: Recruiter System Connect - name: Job Posting API - name: Talent Solutions partner program - id: linkedin-sales-navigator name: Sales Navigator APIs (CRM Sync / Display / Analytics) type: enterprise description: API access tied to a Sales Navigator Advanced / Advanced Plus contract. Cost is the Sales Navigator seat subscription, not API usage. entries: - label: Per API call name: api_call type: metered metric: request limit: see Developer Portal Analytics timeFrame: day geo: global unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false - label: Sales Navigator seat name: sales_nav_seat type: subscription metric: seat limit: -1 timeFrame: month geo: global unit: 1 price: contact sales userMultiplied: true elements: - name: CRM Sync - name: Display API - name: Analytics API - id: linkedin-learning name: Learning Solutions APIs type: enterprise description: API access available to LinkedIn Learning enterprise customers. Cost is the per-seat Learning subscription. entries: - label: Per API call name: api_call type: metered metric: request limit: see Developer Portal Analytics timeFrame: day geo: global unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false - label: Learning seat name: learning_seat type: subscription metric: seat limit: -1 timeFrame: month geo: global unit: 1 price: contact sales userMultiplied: true elements: - name: Activity Reports API - name: Content / Course APIs - id: linkedin-compliance name: Compliance / Message Archiving APIs type: enterprise description: Available to approved compliance / archiving vendors. No per-call API fee; eligibility requires partnership approval. entries: - label: Per API call name: api_call type: metered metric: request limit: see Developer Portal Analytics timeFrame: day geo: global unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Compliance API - name: Message Archiving API - name: Vendor approval required - id: linkedin-portability name: Regulatory Data Portability APIs type: freemium description: Free APIs for LinkedIn members and approved processors to export regulated data (GDPR / DMA / similar). No fee. entries: - label: Per API call name: api_call type: metered metric: request limit: see Developer Portal Analytics timeFrame: day geo: EU unit: 1 price: '0.00' userMultiplied: false elements: - name: Member data export - name: GDPR / DMA compliance maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com