LinkedIn Learning MCP server

LinkedIn Learning MCP server

Registry name: io.github.johnisanerd/linkedin-learning. Maintained by AlphaOSINT (Apify developer johnvc, GitHub johnisanerd).

What it does

Search LinkedIn Learning courses by keyword, level, length or software and get full course records with rating, review text, syllabus, instructors, skills and certificates.

When to use it

Course catalog data for training and upskilling. Use it for learning-path recommendations, course comparison and skills research.

How it works

The server runs on Apify's hosted MCP endpoint, so there is nothing to install or host. Its URL pins one Actor with ?tools=johnvc/linkedin-learning-api, which gives your agent a single tool, johnvc--linkedin-learning-api, whose parameters are the Actor's typed input schema. The agent can call that tool directly without searching for an Actor first, and it can't start other Actors through this server. For general access to the whole Apify Store, use https://mcp.apify.com without the tools parameter.

Pricing

Each tool call runs the Apify Actor johnvc/linkedin-learning-api on your own Apify account and is billed there at the Actor's prices:

Charge	Price (USD)	What it covers
Course found	$0.00001	Charged once for each course returned by a search or topic page, with its title, instructors, length, level, thumbnail and link. Not charged for duplicates, for the popular-courses list LinkedIn shows when a query match…
Full course record	$0.00001	Charged once for each full course record returned: rating, learner reviews, the complete syllabus with per-lesson descriptions, free-lesson flags, instructors, skills and certificate details. Replaces the search charge…

Free-plan rates as of 2026-11-12; paid Apify plans pay less per event. Apify also bills a token amount per run start and stored row ($0.00001, $0.00001). Current prices are on the Actor's page: https://apify.com/johnvc/linkedin-learning-api

Endpoint

• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• URL: https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/linkedin-learning-api
• Auth: Apify OAuth (opens on first use), or the header Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN> (Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations)

Setup

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http linkedin-learning "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/linkedin-learning-api"

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "linkedin-learning": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/linkedin-learning-api"
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin-learning": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/linkedin-learning-api"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL. Older versions without remote connectors can bridge through mcp-remote in claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin-learning": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=johnvc/linkedin-learning-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	What it does
johnvc--linkedin-learning-api	Runs the Actor with the parameters below and returns the result rows.
get-actor-run	Status of a run the tool started (for long runs).
get-dataset-items	Pages through a run's full output when it is larger than the inline result.
get-key-value-store-record	Reads a record a run stored.
abort-actor-run	Stops a run.

Apify's endpoint adds the four helper tools whenever an Actor tool is loaded.

Parameters of johnvc--linkedin-learning-api

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	string: search, details	yes	"search"	Choose what to collect. Use 'search' to find courses by keyword with filters, or 'details' to pull the full record for course URLs you already have (ratings, reviews, syllabus, instructors, certificate).
queries	array		["python"]	Keywords to search, one per line. Each query is searched separately and its results are labelled with the query that found them. Used in 'search' mode only. Leave empty if you are browsing topic pages instead.
topics	array		[]	Optional LinkedIn Learning topic slugs or topic URLs to browse, such as 'python' or https://www.linkedin.com/learning/topics/python. Topic pages are an alternative to keyword search and return the same course fields.
sortBy	string: RELEVANCE, POPULARITY, RECENCY		"RELEVANCE"	Order the search results. 'Most relevant' is LinkedIn's default ranking, 'Most popular' favours high view counts, and 'Newest' favours recent release dates.
difficultyLevel	string: ANY, BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED		"ANY"	Keep only courses at one skill level. Leave as 'Any level' to include all of them.
entityType	string: ANY, COURSE, VIDEO, LEARNING_PATH		"ANY"	Keep only one kind of content. Courses are full multi-lesson courses, videos are single lessons, and learning paths are curated multi-course tracks.
duration	string: ANY, BETWEEN_0_TO_10_MIN, BETWEEN_10_TO_30_MIN, BETWEEN_30_TO_60_MIN, B…		"ANY"	Keep only courses that fall in one length bracket.
softwareNames	array		[]	Keep only courses that teach this tool, using LinkedIn's own label such as Python, Microsoft Excel, SQL, ChatGPT or Claude. The schema accepts up to 10, but LinkedIn applies only the first label it receives, so pass one…
maxItems	integer		50	How many courses to return for each query. LinkedIn serves at most 50 results per query and filter combination, so ask for more than 50 only with 'Widen coverage' turned on. Up to 1000 per query. Need larger batches? Co…
expandWithFilters	boolean		false	Run the same query again across LinkedIn's own filter combinations (sort order, content type, difficulty, length) and merge the unique courses. This is the only way past the 50-per-query ceiling. It fetches more pages a…
enrichDetails	boolean		false	Open each course found by the search and return its full record, including rating, review text, syllabus and instructors. Enriched rows are billed at the course details rate instead of the search result rate, never both…
courseUrls	array		[]	LinkedIn Learning course, lesson or learning path URLs to collect in full, one per line. A course URL returns the full course record, a lesson URL returns that lesson linked to its parent course, and a learning path URL…
maxConcurrency	integer		5	How many course pages to read at once, in both 'details' mode and when 'Include full course details' is on. Raise it to finish a large run faster, lower it if you ever see rate limiting.
requestTimeoutSecs	integer		40	How long to wait for a single page before giving up and retrying it.

Example

Ask the agent in plain language, or call johnvc--linkedin-learning-api with arguments such as:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": [
    "python"
  ],
  "courseUrls": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/learning/python-essential-training-18764650"
  ]
}

Output

JSON rows with these fields:

Field	Type	Description
resultType	string: search_result, course_detail, lesson, learning_path…	Which kind of row this is: a search result, a full course record, a lesson, a learning path, a no-match notice, or an error for one input.
title	string	Course, lesson, or learning path title as published on LinkedIn Learning.
courseUrl	string	Canonical LinkedIn Learning course link with tracking parameters removed.
courseId	string	Identifier for the COURSE, taken from the trailing number in its URL, or the URL slug when a course has no number. A lesson row carries its parent course's id, so lessons can be joined to their course; use courseUrl or…
sourceUrl	string	The URL supplied as input or the page this row was read from.
lessonUrl	string	Direct link to a single lesson, when the row is a lesson.
pathUrl	string	Direct link to a learning path, when the row is a learning path.
description	string	Full course description as published on the course page.
difficultyLevel	string	Skill level LinkedIn assigns to the course.
entityType	string: COURSE, VIDEO, LEARNING PATH	Whether the search result is a course, a single video lesson, or a learning path. LinkedIn labels these COURSE, VIDEO and LEARNING PATH.
instructors	array	Everyone credited as an instructor. Search rows carry the name only; full course records add job title, LinkedIn profile link and photo.
skills	array	Skills and technologies the course covers, each linking to its LinkedIn Learning topic page.
categoryPath	array	Category hierarchy the course sits in, from broadest to narrowest.
durationText	string	Course length as published, in ISO 8601 form on detail rows and as displayed text on search rows.
durationSeconds	integer	Course length in whole seconds, parsed for sorting and filtering.
enrollmentCount	integer	How many people have taken the course to date.
ratingValue	number	Average learner rating out of 5.
ratingCount	integer	How many learners rated the course.
reviews	array	Written learner reviews with the rating, the review text, and the reviewer's name, job title and profile link.
tableOfContents	array	Full syllabus: every section with its lessons, each carrying a title, a written description, its length, and whether it can be watched free.
lessonCount	integer	How many lessons the course contains.
freeLessonCount	integer	How many lessons can be watched without a subscription.
hasCertificate	boolean	Whether the course awards a certificate of completion.
certificateName	string	Name of the credential awarded.
accessModel	string	How the course is made available. LinkedIn Learning courses are subscription based and carry no individual price.
language	string	Language the course is taught in.
provider	string	Organization publishing the course.
dateCreated	string	When the course was created.
datePublished	string	When the course was published.
thumbnailUrl	string	Course artwork image link. The query string is part of the signed image URL and is preserved.
isFree	boolean	Whether this lesson can be watched without a subscription.
requiresSubscription	boolean	Whether this lesson needs a LinkedIn Learning subscription.
courses	array	Courses that make up a learning path, in order.
courseCount	integer	How many courses the learning path contains.
searchQuery	string	The query or topic that returned this row.
searchType	string: query, topic	Whether the row came from a keyword search or a topic page.
searchPosition	integer	Rank this course held in the search results that found it, on enriched rows.
position	integer	Rank of this result within its search page, starting at 1.
appliedFilters	object	Which LinkedIn filters were in force for the request that surfaced this row.
approximateTotalResults	integer	How many courses LinkedIn reports for this query. Approximate: the same query can report different totals across page variants, so treat it as a size signal rather than an exact count.
viewersText	string	Viewer count as displayed on the search card.
releaseText	string	Release date as displayed on the search card.
parseSource	string: jsonld, dom	Whether the record was read from the page's structured data or from its markup.
message	string	Explanatory note, used on no-match rows.
errorType	string	Category of failure for an error row.
errorMessage	string	What went wrong, phrased for the person running the actor.
httpStatus	integer	Status code LinkedIn returned, when there was one.
fetchedAt	string	When this row was collected, in UTC.
fromCache	boolean	True when this course record was served from the shared result cache instead of a new page read; fetchedAt then holds the time it was originally read. Billed like a fresh record. Only full course records are cached; sea…

Data source and terms

LinkedIn Learning's public course pages, collected by scraping. No login or cookies are used. The server returns the data as published at the time of the call. You are responsible for using it in line with the source's terms and the laws that apply to you. AlphaOSINT is not affiliated with the source.

Links

• Actor on Apify: https://apify.com/johnvc/linkedin-learning-api
• Docs page: https://alphaosint.com/mcp/linkedin-learning/
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