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Tags: #linkedin #socialmedia #like #post #python #api
Author: Florent Ravenel​
Last update: 2023-08-02 (Created: 2023-08-02)
Description: This notebook will show how to send a like to a post published on LinkedIn.
Disclaimer:
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Input
Import libraries
from naas_drivers import linkedin
import requests
import naas
Setup variables
Mandatory
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li_at: Cookie used to authenticate Members and API clients
JSESSIONID: Cookie used for Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection and URL signature validation
Optional
post_url: This variable represents the post URL
reaction_type: This variable represents the type of reaction to sent to the post. It could be "LIKE", "PRAISE", "APPRECIATION", "EMPATHY", "INTEREST", "ENTERTAINMENT"
# Mandatory
li_at = naas.secret.get("LINKEDIN_LI_AT") or "YOUR_LINKEDIN_LI_AT" #example: AQFAzQN_PLPR4wAAAXc-FCKmgiMit5FLdY1af3-2
JSESSIONID = naas.secret.get("LINKEDIN_JSESSIONID") or "YOUR_LINKEDIN_JSESSIONID" #example: ajax:8379907400220387585
post_url = ""
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# Optional
reaction_type = "LIKE" # "PRAISE", "APPRECIATION", "EMPATHY", "INTEREST", "ENTERTAINMENT"
Model
Connect to LinkedIn
LK = linkedin.connect(li_at, JSESSIONID)
cookies = LK.cookies
headers = LK.headers
Send like to post
def send_like(
    cookies,
    headers,
    post_url,
    reaction_like
):
    # Check post URL
    response = None
    if not post_url.startswith("https://www.linkedin.com/"):
        print("🛑 Post URL not valid! Please update it in the input section.")
        return response
    # Parse url to get activity id
    if ":activity:" in post_url:
        activity_tag = ":activity:"
        tag_end = "?"
    elif "-activity-" in post_url:
        activity_tag = "-activity-"
        tag_end = "-"
    activity_id = post_url.split(activity_tag)[-1].split(tag_end)[0]
    
    # Send like
    url = f"https://www.linkedin.com/voyager/api/voyagerSocialDashReactions?threadUrn=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A{activity_id}"
    payload = {"reactionType": reaction_like}
    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, cookies=cookies, json=payload)
    return response
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res = send_like(
    cookies,
    headers,
    post_url,
    reaction_type
)
Output
Display result
if res:
    if res.status_code == 201:
        print("👍 Like sent to:", post_url)
    else:
        print(res.json())
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