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Monitor LinkedIn company pages to track their posts, announcements and activities. Perfect for competitor analysis, partnership monitoring, or industry research.

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Request Body

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name
string
Watchlist name. If not provided, a name will be auto-generated.
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companies
array
required
Array of LinkedIn company identifiers. The API automatically detects and extracts identifiers from various formats (LinkedIn URLs, company slugs, LinkedIn URNs, or direct URN IDs).
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description
string
Optional description for the watchlist
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list_id
string
Use an existing list ID instead of creating a new one

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Supported Company Formats

[
  "https://linkedin.com/company/google",
  "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/",
  "linkedin.com/company/apple"
]

[
  "netflix",
  "amazon",
  "meta"
]
Full URN format (automatically extracts the unique ID):
[
  "urn:li:fs_company:1234567",
  "urn:li:fsd_company:7654321",
  "urn:li:organization:9999999"
]
Numeric company IDs:
[
  "1234567",
  "7654321"
]

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.outx.ai/api-company-watchlist" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "name": "FAANG Companies",
    "companies": [
      "https://linkedin.com/company/meta",
      "https://linkedin.com/company/apple",
      "amazon",
      "netflix",
      "https://linkedin.com/company/google"
    ],
    "description": "Track major tech companies"
  }'

{
  "id": "880e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "name": "FAANG Companies",
  "slug": "faang-companies-880e8400",
  "type": "company",
  "companies_count": 5,
  "created": true,
  "tasks_created": 5
}

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Response Fields

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id
string
Unique identifier for the watchlist
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name
string
Watchlist name
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slug
string
URL-friendly slug for the watchlist
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type
string
Always “company” for company watchlists
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companies_count
number
Number of companies added to the watchlist
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created
boolean
Whether the watchlist was successfully created
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tasks_created
number
Number of tracking tasks created

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Use Cases

Monitor competitor company pages for announcements and updates:
{
  "name": "Direct Competitors",
  "companies": [
    "competitor-a",
    "competitor-b",
    "competitor-c"
  ]
}
Track potential or existing partners:
{
  "name": "Strategic Partners",
  "companies": [
    "partner-company-1",
    "partner-company-2"
  ]
}
Follow companies in your industry vertical:
{
  "name": "SaaS Companies",
  "companies": [
    "salesforce",
    "hubspot",
    "zendesk"
  ]
}