How to Extract LinkedIn Post Engagement Data with n8n

Manually analyzing the performance of LinkedIn posts can be tedious and inconsistent, especially for organizations and professionals monitoring multiple campaigns or tracking audience interactions at scale. LinkedIn’s native analytics are limited, often not disclosing detailed information about individual post interactors and requiring lots of manual clicks to gather insights. For those seeking structured engagement metrics—such as the total reactions, comments, reposts, and detailed lists of engaged users—existing scraping tools are brittle and don’t support authenticated access, making them unreliable for business use.

The LinkedIn Post Engagement Data Extractor automation leverages Airtop’s real browser sessions and AI-driven extraction, integrated seamlessly with the n8n platform. This workflow lets you input any LinkedIn post URL and an Airtop Profile logged into LinkedIn to retrieve accurate, structured engagement data—even for private or limited-access content. By working through n8n, you benefit from robust workflow orchestration, flexible input/output handling, and scheduling options without manual intervention. Use it to get JSON-formatted details on exactly who is engaging, their job titles, and profile links—ideal for prospecting, campaign analysis, and direct outreach, all while overcoming typical scraping and API limitations thanks to Airtop’s support for login, 2FA, Captcha handling, and prompt-based analysis.

Who is this Automation for?

• B2B marketers analyzing LinkedIn campaign engagement and audience demographics

• Sales and business development professionals sourcing leads from engaged prospects

• Social media analysts tracking content performance across LinkedIn posts

• Recruiters identifying active professionals engaging with industry-related posts

Key Benefits

• Structured JSON output for easy integration and analysis

• Authenticated browser sessions for reliable access—even to gated content

• No-code, workflow-driven setup using n8n

• Extract rich audience data (names, titles, LinkedIn URLs) in minutes

Use Cases

• Lead generation by identifying professionals who engage with market-relevant posts

• Campaign performance analysis for LinkedIn marketing teams

• Competitive research—see who is interacting with posts in your industry

• Tracking influencer or executive post reach and audience makeup

• Filtering out high-value accounts based on their public LinkedIn activity

• Direct outreach campaigns targeted at commenters or reactors

• Building audience personas from post-level engagement data

• Social proof and advocacy measurement for brand-related content

Getting Started with the LinkedIn Post Engagement Data Extractor Automation

Quickly set up this workflow in n8n to extract structured engagement and audience data from any LinkedIn post using your authenticated Airtop profile.

How the LinkedIn Post Engagement Data Extractor Automation Works

After triggering the workflow in n8n, you provide the target LinkedIn post URL and an Airtop Profile logged into LinkedIn. Airtop initiates a secure browser session, loads the specified post, and uses an intelligent agent to extract engagement counts (reactions, comments, reposts) and build a list of all users who interacted—capturing their names, job titles, and profile URLs. All results are returned in a clean JSON format, ready for downstream automation or analysis in n8n.

What You’ll Need

• Free Airtop account

• Airtop Profile authenticated to LinkedIn (create and log in here)

• n8n account

• LinkedIn post URL

Setting Up the Automation

1. Click on Try Automation in the Airtop platform.

2. Select "Use for free" and complete the n8n setup steps.

3. Enter your Airtop Profile name (must be logged into LinkedIn) and the LinkedIn post URL.

4. Run the automation in n8n.

5. Optional: schedule recurring extractions by enabling the scheduler in n8n.

Customize the Automation

You can tailor this automation in several ways using Airtop and n8n:

• Target specific types of LinkedIn posts, such as by relevance, hashtags, or page source (company vs. personal profile).

• Filter interactors by job title or company in your n8n workflow to pre-qualify leads.

• Automatically add extracted user profiles to your CRM or outreach lists.

• Schedule regular scans of key posts to monitor ongoing engagement trends or campaign impact.

Automation Best Practices

• Always ensure your Airtop Profile remains authenticated to LinkedIn for reliable results.

• Double-check the LinkedIn post URL format for accuracy before running the automation.

• Leverage n8n workflow logic to clean, filter, or route data post-extraction.

• Follow LinkedIn’s platform guidelines to avoid unwanted account or data usage issues.

Try this Automation

Automate detailed audience and engagement insights for LinkedIn content—save hours, get richer data, and power your campaigns or outreach with real intelligence.

Automation: LinkedIn Post Engagement Data Extractor for n8n.

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