How to Automatically Scrape LinkedIn Posts by Keyword into a Table?
Is there any option to scrape LinkedIn posts having a keyword and putting it over in a table automatically?
Is there any option to scrape LinkedIn posts having a keyword and putting it over in a table automatically?
Yes! You can use Clay's "Find Social Posts" feature to automatically scrape posts with specific keywords and import them into a table. [1]
Here's how it works:
- Use "Find Social Posts" as a source to pull posts mentioning your keywords (like "clay")
- Clay automatically enriches them with metadata like author info, content, and comment count
- Extract key details like post text, URL, creation date, and author information [2]
You can also use our built-in AI tool Sculptor (top-right corner) to help set up this workflow quickly - it's free and can guide you through building the table automatically.
Alternative options include using Claygent (our AI research tool) or third-party services like Apify, though those carry some risk of account restrictions.
Is that what you were looking for?
You can use our "Find Social Posts" feature to automatically pull posts with specific keywords into a table. [1] Here's the process:
Use "Find Social Posts" as a source to pull posts mentioning your keywords
Clay automatically enriches them with metadata like author info, content, and comment count using "Enrich Social Post"
Extract key details like post text, URL, creation date, and update time into separate fields
Use "Enrich Person" to pull author details like name, title, and organization [2]
You can also try our built-in AI tool Sculptor (top-right corner) to help set up this workflow quickly - it's free and can guide you through building the table automatically.
What specific keywords are you looking to track?
I cant see the FInd social post source
The "Find Social Posts" feature is available through our LinkedIn integration. Here's how to access it:
1. Click + Add at the bottom of your workbook
2. Search for LinkedIn and select it from the results
3. You'll see "Find brand mentions on LinkedIn" as a source option [1]
You can also access it by going to Actions → Import in an existing table, then searching for LinkedIn. [2]
If you're still not seeing it, try using our built-in AI tool Sculptor (top-right corner of your screen) - it can help you set up this workflow quickly and it's totally free to use.
The feature lets you pull Company and People posts mentioning specific keywords and automatically enriches them with author info and metadata. [3]
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and what's the difference with find professional posts
"Find Social Posts" searches for posts mentioning specific keywords across the platform and imports them as a source - great for brand monitoring. [1]
"Find Professional Posts" (or Professional Posts integration) is for enriching existing posts you already have URLs for - it gets engagement data like comments, reactions, and shares from specific post URLs. [2]
It can also pull recent posts from a specific person's profile if you have their profile URL.
So one finds posts by keywords, the other analyzes posts you already know about.
Is that what you were looking for?
I want a source that tracks all the posts in linkedin using #hiring and "Editor" as keyword
Perfect! Use our "Find Social Posts" source to track posts with #hiring and "Editor" keywords. [1]
Here's how:
Click + Add at the bottom of your workbook
Search for LinkedIn and select it
Choose "Find brand mentions on LinkedIn" as your source [2]
In the keywords field, enter: #hiring, Editor
You can also set this up as a Custom Signal to automatically monitor these keywords ongoing:
Click + Add → Custom signal
Select the Company and People posts source
Configure with your keywords and set monitoring frequency [3]
Try using Sculptor (top-right corner) to help set this up quickly - it's free and can guide you through the process.
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other workaround? I dont have a list of companies as anchor
Try Trigify - it finds prospects who engage with posts containing your keywords like #hiring and "Editor" without needing a company list. [1]
Go to Create new → Table → search "Trigify" → "Find prospects engaging with social content" → enter your keywords: #hiring, Editor. [2]
Alternative: Use Find Companies source with keyword filters to build your company list first, then use that for Company and People posts monitoring. [3]
You could also try Claygent or third-party services like Apify, though those carry account restriction risks.
Want to try Sculptor first? It's in the top-right corner and can help set up these workflows quickly.