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Sales Signal Detection

Monitor LinkedIn for buying intent signals - people talking about problems your product solves, comparing tools, or looking for recommendations. 
# 1. Create a keyword watchlist for buying signals
curl -X POST "https://api.outx.ai/api-keyword-watchlist" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Buying Intent - CRM Tools",
    "keywords": [
      "looking for a CRM",
      "CRM recommendation",
      {
        "keyword": "switching from",
        "required_keywords": ["CRM", "sales tool"],
        "exclude_keywords": ["hiring", "job"]
      }
    ],
    "fetchFreqInHours": 6
  }'

# 2. Retrieve high-intent posts sorted by relevance
curl -X GET "https://api.outx.ai/api-posts?watchlist_id=YOUR_ID&sort_by=relevance_first" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
What you get: A continuously updated feed of LinkedIn posts from people actively discussing CRM tools, filtered by your keywords and sorted by AI relevance scoring.

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Competitor Monitoring

Track what your competitors and their employees are posting on LinkedIn. 
# Track competitor company pages
curl -X POST "https://api.outx.ai/api-company-watchlist" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Competitor Companies",
    "companies": [
      "https://linkedin.com/company/competitor-a",
      "https://linkedin.com/company/competitor-b",
      "competitor-c"
    ]
  }'
What you get: Every post from competitor company pages, including announcements, product updates, hiring signals, and thought leadership content.

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Hiring & Job Change Alerts

Detect when target accounts are hiring or when key contacts change roles. 
# Track hiring keywords
curl -X POST "https://api.outx.ai/api-keyword-watchlist" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Hiring Signals",
    "keywords": [
      {
        "keyword": "hiring",
        "required_keywords": ["VP Sales", "Head of"],
        "exclude_keywords": ["internship", "entry level"]
      },
      "excited to announce",
      "new role"
    ],
    "fetchFreqInHours": 12
  }'

# Filter by seniority level
curl -X GET "https://api.outx.ai/api-posts?watchlist_id=YOUR_ID&seniority_level=VP" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Trending Content Discovery

Find the most engaging LinkedIn posts in your industry for content inspiration or engagement opportunities. 
# Get trending posts from your watchlist
curl -X GET "https://api.outx.ai/api-posts?watchlist_id=YOUR_ID&trending=true&sort_by=engagement" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

# Filter by post type and date range
curl -X GET "https://api.outx.ai/api-posts?watchlist_id=YOUR_ID&post_type=text&start_date=2026-02-01&end_date=2026-03-01&sort_by=engagement" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Automated Engagement Pipeline

Set up a pipeline that monitors posts and automatically engages with relevant content. 
import requests
import time

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
HEADERS = {"x-api-key": API_KEY}
BASE = "https://api.outx.ai"

# Step 1: Get recent relevant posts
posts = requests.get(
    f"{BASE}/api-posts",
    headers=HEADERS,
    params={
        "watchlist_id": "YOUR_WATCHLIST_ID",
        "sort_by": "relevance_first",
        "page": 1
    }
).json()

# Step 2: Like the top 5 most relevant posts
for post in posts["data"][:5]:
    if not post.get("liked"):
        requests.post(
            f"{BASE}/api-like",
            headers={**HEADERS, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
            json={
                "post_id": post["id"],
                "user_email": "your.email@company.com",
                "actor_type": "user"
            }
        )
        time.sleep(30)  # Wait between actions for safety

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AI Agent Integration

Use the LinkedIn API to give AI agents direct access to LinkedIn data. 
import requests
import time

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
HEADERS = {"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json"}
BASE = "https://api.outx.ai"

# Fetch a profile for AI analysis
task = requests.post(
    f"{BASE}/linkedin-agent/fetch-profile",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={"profile_slug": "target-prospect"}
).json()

task_id = task["api_agent_task_id"]

# Poll until complete
while True:
    status = requests.get(
        f"{BASE}/linkedin-agent/get-task-status",
        headers=HEADERS,
        params={"api_agent_task_id": task_id}
    ).json()

    if status["data"]["status"] == "completed":
        profile_data = status["data"]["task_output"]
        # Feed profile_data to your AI agent for analysis
        break

    time.sleep(5)
Use this for: Building AI agents that research prospects, generate personalized outreach, or analyze LinkedIn data as part of automated workflows.

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Webhook-Style Monitoring (Polling Pattern)

OutX doesn’t currently offer webhooks, but you can build a polling-based monitoring system: 
import requests
import time

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
HEADERS = {"x-api-key": API_KEY}
BASE = "https://api.outx.ai"
WATCHLIST_ID = "YOUR_WATCHLIST_ID"

seen_posts = set()

while True:
    posts = requests.get(
        f"{BASE}/api-posts",
        headers=HEADERS,
        params={
            "watchlist_id": WATCHLIST_ID,
            "sort_by": "recent_first",
            "page": 1
        }
    ).json()

    for post in posts.get("data", []):
        if post["id"] not in seen_posts:
            seen_posts.add(post["id"])
            # Process new post - send to Slack, CRM, AI agent, etc.
            print(f"New post by {post['author_name']}: {post['content'][:100]}")

    time.sleep(3600)  # Check every hour

Quick Start

Make your first API call

LinkedIn API

Direct LinkedIn data access

Posts API

All post filtering options

OutX Blog

Guides and tutorials

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I combine multiple watchlists in a single API call? Yes. When calling /api-posts, you can pass multiple watchlist_id values to retrieve posts from several watchlists at once. You can also omit the watchlist_id parameter entirely to get posts from all your team’s watchlists in a single request.
Q: How do I get notified when new posts arrive? There are two approaches. First, you can poll the /api-posts endpoint periodically with sort_by=recent_first and track which post IDs you have already seen (see the polling pattern example above). Second, you can set up Slack notifications directly in the OutX UI to receive alerts in your Slack channels without writing any code.