Reply to a comment

Post a reply to an existing comment on a LinkedIn post. Replies appear threaded under the original comment. Optionally tag a member with a real @mention that notifies them (e.g. the original commenter) by passing `mention`. Useful for continuing conversations and engaging with community discussions.

POST/reply

Authentication requiredPosts

Code Examples

curl -X POST 'https://api.connectsafely.ai/linkedin/reply' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"commentId":"12345","reply":"Thanks for the thoughtful comment, {{user}} — totally agree!","mention":{"name":"Jane Smith","profileUrn":"urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAABcdefgh"}}'

Post a reply to an existing comment on a LinkedIn post. Replies appear threaded under the original comment. Optionally tag a member with a real @mention that notifies them (e.g. the original commenter) by passing mention. Useful for continuing conversations and engaging with community discussions.

Parameters

No parameters.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	string	No	LinkedIn account ID to use. If not provided, uses the default account.
`commentId`	string	Yes	ID of the comment to reply to (from /posts/comments response)
`reply`	string	Yes	Reply text content. Supports hashtags. When `mention` is provided, place a {{user}} placeholder where the tag should appear — otherwise the tagged member's name is prepended.
`mention`	object	No	Optional @mention to tag a member in the reply. Produces a real LinkedIn tag that notifies the member (e.g. tag the original commenter). The visible tag replaces the {{user}} placeholder in `reply` (or is prepended if no placeholder is present).

Example

{
  "commentId": "12345",
  "reply": "Thanks for the thoughtful comment, {{user}} — totally agree!",
  "mention": {
    "name": "Jane Smith",
    "profileUrn": "urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAABcdefgh"
  }
}

Responses

Status	Description
200	Reply posted successfully

200 Response Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`success`	boolean
`replyId`	string

200 Example

{
  "success": true,
  "replyId": "12345"
}