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Start an image upload for a LinkedIn post

linkedin.linkedin.image.upload.init

Start an image upload for a LinkedIn post and get the URN to attach

Price: freeAt provider cost
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POSThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/linkedin.linkedin.image.upload.initPreview

Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

same mandatory headers as the post route (LinkedIn-Version: 202601, X-Restli-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0). The response is {value: {uploadUrl, image}} — `image` is the urn:li:image:… you put in the post's content.media.id, `uploadUrl` is where you PUT the raw bytes in a single request (see the block comment). The URL expires quickly; upload right after initializing. A PDF carousel uses the identical shape at /rest/documents?action=initializeUpload and yields a urn:li:document:…

This tool has no parameters. See provider docs ↗ Provider docs

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X POST 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/linkedin.linkedin.image.upload.init' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/linkedin.linkedin.image.upload.init",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/linkedin.linkedin.image.upload.init", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
  },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at free, including the service fee.