How to Connect ChatGPT to LinkedIn

Short answer: add a LinkedIn MCP server to ChatGPT in Developer mode. ChatGPT now has it under Plugins. LinkedIn's own plugin in ChatGPT can look up a person's title, company and location. To read full profiles, search people, work with your LinkedIn messages or publish posts, ChatGPT needs more tools. A hosted LinkedIn MCP server such as LinkMCP gives it 35 of them. This guide shows the exact steps.

What you need

• ChatGPT Plus or a higher plan. We saw "Add custom MCP server" on a Plus account (checked 2026-10-21). OpenAI's help page also names Business and Enterprise/Edu.
• ChatGPT on the web (chatgpt.com) for the setup.
• A LinkMCP account. If you do not have one, you can create it in the sign-in window during the setup.

On a Business workspace, only admins and owners can add a custom MCP server. On Enterprise and Edu, admins decide who can. If you do not see "Add custom MCP server", ask your admin.

Connect ChatGPT to LinkedIn, step by step

1. In ChatGPT on the web, open Plugins in the left sidebar (chatgpt.com/plugins).
2. Click Add (top right) and choose Add custom MCP server. Enter LinkMCP as the Name. Under Connection, choose Server URL and paste the LinkMCP server URL:

   https://app.linkmcp.io/api/mcp?ref=guide-chatgpt

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   Leave Authentication on OAuth. LinkMCP registers ChatGPT by itself, so you do not need the Advanced OAuth settings.
3. Read the warning, tick I understand and want to continue, and click Create.
4. A LinkMCP window opens. Sign in with your email (you get a 6-digit code) or with Google, and approve the access. A new LinkMCP account starts with the 7-day free trial.
5. In a chat, type @ and choose LinkMCP, so that ChatGPT uses it for your request.
6. Ask your question. Before a write action, such as sending a message or publishing a post, ChatGPT may ask you to confirm, depending on its settings. To check the text first, ask for a draft and say "Do not send anything."

ChatGPT's plugin directory lists LinkMCP as LinkEmcee. Search for LinkEmcee in Plugins to find it.

You can also start on our side: start a free trial, pick ChatGPT, and the setup screen shows the same steps with the address to copy.

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Prompts to try first

These work in the free trial, before you connect your own LinkedIn account:

Use LinkMCP to look up this LinkedIn profile and give me a short brief: role, company, time in the role, anything notable. [profile URL]

Use LinkMCP to get the recent posts of [company page URL] and tell me what they talk about most.

Find the work email of [name] at [company domain] with LinkMCP.

These need your LinkedIn account connected (a paid plan):

Search LinkedIn for heads of marketing at software companies in Berlin and list ten, with their profile URLs.

Show my unread LinkedIn messages and draft a reply to each. Do not send anything.

If ChatGPT answers without LinkedIn data, type @, choose LinkMCP, and name the tool. For example: "Use the LinkMCP tool linkedin_get_profile for this URL." Other tools you can name are linkedin_search_people, linkedin_list_conversations and linkedin_create_post.

LinkedIn's own plugin or an MCP server?

• LinkedIn's plugin is made by LinkedIn and is in ChatGPT's plugin directory. OpenAI's page for it describes profile lookups: title, company, location and follower count, with a link to the profile (checked 2026-10-21). LinkedIn also has a "LinkedIn Ads" plugin, a read-only beta for ad reports. If a profile lookup is all you need, LinkedIn's plugin is the simpler choice.
• A LinkedIn MCP server such as LinkMCP adds full profiles, people search and Sales Navigator search, your inbox and messages, posts, comments and reactions, and email lookups. It acts through your own LinkedIn account, so read the section on account risk below.

More detail on what ChatGPT can and cannot read is in Can ChatGPT Read LinkedIn Profiles?. For searches with Sales Navigator filters, see the Sales Navigator MCP guide.

If it does not work

• No "Add custom MCP server" under Add in Plugins: your plan or your workspace does not allow custom MCP servers. On a Business, Enterprise or Edu workspace, ask your admin.
• ChatGPT does not use LinkMCP: type @ in the chat and choose LinkMCP, or name the tool in your prompt.
• A tool says it needs a connected LinkedIn account: that tool acts through your own LinkedIn account. The message links to the plan page and to the LinkedIn connection.

Can this put my LinkedIn account at risk?

LinkMCP puts daily limits and pacing on every action through your account, and a warm-up limit on connection requests for new or quiet accounts. The limits are on our security page. How much you do matters most. As with any tool that acts on LinkedIn for you, a restriction cannot be ruled out completely; these limits keep the risk low. Our guide on LinkedIn automation risk explains what can trigger a restriction.

What it costs

LinkMCP starts with a 7-day free trial, and you do not need a credit card. In the trial, profile and company lookups, posts and post comments, and email and phone lookups work. Searches, messages, posting and Sales Navigator act through your own LinkedIn account, and connecting it needs a paid plan. Starter costs $39 per month. New trials get their first month of Starter for $19.50.

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