The LinkedIn app is a lookup tool. It's handy right before a meeting, an interview or an event, when you want to know who someone is without opening another tab: their current title, company, location and follower count, with a link to the full profile. OpenAI's suggested uses are an attendee brief for a meeting, checking that a profile matches the person you mean, and a quick summary of speaker backgrounds.
OpenAI's description covers looking people up and then tapping through to LinkedIn to connect. It doesn't mention posting, messaging or job search, so plan to do those on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn hasn't published its own help page for the app that we could find, so this guide is based on OpenAI's plugin page and its general documentation for connected apps.
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LinkedIn's app lets you look up professionals without leaving ChatGPT, showing title, company, location and follower count with a link to the full profile.
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What you need
- A ChatGPT account. OpenAI says availability depends on the plugin, your plan and your workspace settings. In a company workspace, some connections need an admin to set them up or approve them.
- Install it from the Plugins tab. Our install guide shows how. Some apps ask you to sign in to the service and others don't. If this one needs a LinkedIn connection, ChatGPT asks for it, and the consent screen shows what it will access.
Good to know
- Results are a summary. You get title, company, location and follower count. For work history and everything else, open the full profile on LinkedIn.
- Common names need context. Give a company, role or event alongside the name, and ask ChatGPT to flag uncertain matches. OpenAI's own example prompts do exactly that.
- ChatGPT shares context with the app. OpenAI says an app you enable can use relevant parts of the conversation and, with Memory on, your saved memories. LinkedIn's privacy policy applies to what it receives.
- Other LinkedIn listings. LinkedIn Ads, also from LinkedIn, is a beta app that gives advertisers read-only access to ad set performance.
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How to use
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open LinkedIn in ChatGPT's Plugin directory (button above), select + to add it and sign in if asked.
- 2Use it in a chat
Type @ in the composer and pick LinkedIn, or start your message with its name. ChatGPT may also suggest it when it fits what you ask.
Things to ask
- “LinkedIn, who is the head of product at Figma?”
- “LinkedIn, tell me about my interviewer before tomorrow”
- “LinkedIn, find the profile of this conference speaker”
Disconnect
- 1Disconnect it in ChatGPT
Open Settings, then Apps or Plugins (the label depends on your rollout), select LinkedIn and choose Disconnect. ChatGPT stops acting through your account; past conversations aren't deleted.
LinkedIn: common questions
- What can the LinkedIn app in ChatGPT do?
It looks up professionals by name and returns their current title, company, location and follower count, with a link to the full profile. Typical prompts: "Who is the head of product at Figma?", "Tell me about my interviewer before tomorrow" or "Look up these five speakers and summarize their current roles."
- Can ChatGPT post to LinkedIn or send messages for me?
Not as OpenAI describes it. The app's listing covers looking people up and tapping through to their LinkedIn profile, nothing more. To post, message or connect with someone, open LinkedIn. For posting help, ChatGPT can still draft the text for you to paste in yourself.
- Is LinkedIn Career Intelligence made by LinkedIn?
No. LinkedIn Career Intelligence comes from a different publisher, Dharankar LLC, which calls the product rankedin. It works with an export of your LinkedIn data. In our directory, the app on this page and LinkedIn Ads are the listings published by LinkedIn itself.
- How do I remove the LinkedIn app from ChatGPT?
Open Settings > Plugins and select LinkedIn. If it has a connected account, open the account's ••• menu and choose Disconnect. To remove it completely, uninstall the plugin from its page in the Plugin Directory. Neither step deletes earlier chats or memories.
Guide updated Oct 24, 2026. Sources: openai.com, help.openai.com, help.openai.com.