LinkedIn Ads

Name: LinkedIn Ads
Author: get-mcp-ads

by get-mcp-adsversion 1.0.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry namecom.getmcpads/linkedin-ads

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

LinkedIn Ads MCP server: 18 read tools, 15 opt-in preview-first writes.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Marketing & social media
You need to fill in: LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN, LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN, LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET, LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN, LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN, LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID, LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET, LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS, LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES, LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES, LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION, LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add linkedin-ads --env LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-value --env LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN=your-value --env LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID=your-value --env LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET=your-value --env LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS=your-value --env LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES=your-value --env LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES=your-value --env LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION=your-value --env LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL=your-value -- npx -y @getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "linkedin-ads": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION": "your-value",
        "LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN secret env
Member access token from your own LinkedIn app, with r_ads and r_ads_reporting. Keep it secret.
LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN secret env
Programmatic refresh token. With the client ID and secret, the token is renewed in memory.
LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID env
Client ID of your LinkedIn app, needed for refresh.
LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET secret env
Client secret of your LinkedIn app, needed for refresh.
LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS required env
Comma-separated numeric ad account IDs this server may access, 1 to 100. Required even for reads.
LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES env
Scopes actually granted to the token. When set, writes require rw_ads.
LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES env
true exposes the 15 write tools. Defaults to false.
LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION env
LinkedIn-Version header as YYYYMM. Defaults to 202608.
LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL env
debug, info, warn or error. Logs go to stderr. Defaults to info.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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The registry name was verified against the domain getmcpads.com (the registry checks domain ownership)
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Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 2990 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 74% of the other 2990 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2990 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is LinkedIn Ads safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN, LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN, LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET, LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.1) reached the registry 12 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

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README from the maker

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LinkedIn Ads MCP server

Bring your LinkedIn Ads accounts into your MCP client.

Read campaign structure, performance and professional demographics, and prepare draft campaigns and ads for explicitly selected accounts.

Watch the film · What's new · Install · Tool reference · Try hosted getmcpads

[Play the 45-second film](https://www.getmcpads.com/home/film/get-mcp-ads-brand-film-1080p.mp4)

The film shows hosted getmcpads with sample data. Its MCP Apps, from creative galleries and alerts to Google Sheets exports and bulk launches, belong to the hosted product. This repository provides the standalone native API tools.

18 read tools · 15 write tools, disabled by default.

Run locally with your own LinkedIn app credentials and a client that supports stdio MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor. Your requests go directly to the LinkedIn Marketing API. For managed connections, including supported ChatGPT setups, use the hosted option.

What's new

[v1.0.1: Zod 4 security update](https://github.com/get-mcp-ads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server/releases/tag/v1.0.1) · October 26, 2026

Update zod to 4.6.7. Every Zod release before 4.6.6 is covered by the high-severity advisory GHSA-mrhx-c7xc-m3w5: validating an oversized constrained collection can exhaust memory, and no Zod 3 release carries the fix. npm audit --omit=dev reports no vulnerability again.
Keep the Zod 3 validation behaviour. A parameter default is still validated and completed before use, so an omitted object must still supply its required fields.
Tool names, parameters and descriptions published over MCP are unchanged. server-card.json is regenerated with Zod 4's JSON Schema output, which spells some constraints differently.

Earlier releases

Version	Date	Highlights
1.0.0	October 23, 2026	First standalone release

Full changelog · All releases

Source synchronization: SOURCE_SYNC.md.

Upgrade notes

Requires Node.js 22.23.4, 24.22.1, 26.12.1 or a newer release. These carry the October 2026 security fixes, and the server prints a warning on stderr when it runs on an older one. CI covers Node 22, 24 and 26.

This is the first release. Hosted creative galleries, campaign launches and MCP Apps UI are outside it.

Install this release

This is a GitHub source release. npm and MCP Registry versions are published separately. The commands below select this exact version; unpinned npx examples later in this document select the version currently available on npm.

git clone --branch v1.0.1 --depth 1 https://github.com/get-mcp-ads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server.git

cd linkedin-ads-mcp-server npm ci npm run build

Configure your MCP client to run node with the absolute path to dist/cli.js and the variables documented below. Once the package is on npm, the client can run npx -y @getmcpads/linkedin-ads-mcp-server instead, which starts the linkedin-ads-mcp binary.

"mcpServers": { "linkedin-ads": { "command": "node", "args": ["/absolute/path/to/linkedin-ads-mcp-server/dist/cli.js"], "env": { "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-member-access-token", "LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS": "512345678" } } } }

npm run doctor reports which variables are set, never their values, and checks the Node.js release.

Prefer a managed connection? Use LinkedIn Ads with hosted getmcpads. Connect your account, select the data your assistant may access and use the hosted MCP connection. See the site for current features and plans.

Configuration

Provide these environment variables through the client's secret configuration:

Variable	Purpose
`LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN`	Member access token from your own LinkedIn app. Required unless the three refresh variables are set.
`LINKEDIN_ADS_REFRESH_TOKEN`	Programmatic refresh token, for apps LinkedIn approved for them. The access token is then renewed in memory.
`LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_ID`	Client ID of your app. Used with the refresh token.
`LINKEDIN_ADS_CLIENT_SECRET`	Client secret of your app. Used with the refresh token.
`LINKEDIN_ADS_ACCOUNT_IDS`	Required. 1 to 100 comma-separated numeric ad account IDs. Every other account is refused before any request, reads included.
`LINKEDIN_ADS_SCOPES`	Optional. Scopes actually granted to the token. When set, writes refuse to run without `rw_ads`. Setting it grants nothing.
`LINKEDIN_ADS_ENABLE_WRITES`	Defaults to `false`. Only the exact value `true` exposes the write tools.
`LINKEDIN_ADS_API_VERSION`	`LinkedIn-Version` header as YYYYMM. Defaults to `202608`, the version the hosted gateway runs.
`LINKEDIN_ADS_LOG_LEVEL`	`debug`, `info`, `warn` or `error`. Logs go to stderr. Defaults to `info`.

The server validates the configuration at startup and names the variable to fix. It runs no OAuth browser flow and writes nothing to disk: a token renewed through the refresh token stays in memory until the process ends.

What your LinkedIn app needs

LinkedIn Marketing API access is granted per application, so this server runs with an app you own. LinkedIn's quick start describes the steps:

Create a LinkedIn Page, then a developer application in the LinkedIn Developer Portal.
Request the Advertising API product from the app's Products tab and complete the access form. LinkedIn reviews each request.
Every application starts on the Development tier: reads have no account limit, and edits are limited to five ad accounts you administer. On this tier, add each ad account ID under Products, View Ad Accounts. The Standard tier removes the edit limit and is requested through the Developer Support Portal. See access tiers.
Generate a member access token with the Token Generator, or your own authorization code flow, with the scopes below. Access tokens last 60 days. Apps approved for programmatic refresh tokens receive a refresh token valid for a year, which this server can use.

Scopes used by the tools of this server:

Scope	Needed for
`r_ads`	Account, campaign group, campaign, creative and media library reads, and targeting lookup. `rw_ads` also allows these reads.
`r_ads_reporting`	`linkedin_get_insights`, `linkedin_run_statistics_report`, `linkedin_get_demographics`, `linkedin_get_revenue_attribution` and the reporting probe of `linkedin_health_check`.
`r_organization_social`	`linkedin_list_ad_creatives`, which reads the sponsored post behind each sponsored content ad.
`rw_ads`	Every write tool.
`w_organization_social`	`linkedin_create_media_ad`, which creates the dark post sponsored by the ad, authored by the Company Page of the ad account.

LinkedIn roles still decide what the token can do. A VIEWER on an ad account can only read, even with rw_ads; writes need ACCOUNT_BILLING_ADMIN, ACCOUNT_MANAGER, CAMPAIGN_MANAGER or CREATIVE_MANAGER (account roles). Media uploads and sponsored image or video ads belong to the Company Page referenced by the ad account, which needs an administrator or sponsored content poster role on that Page. linkedin_health_check lists the configured accounts the token reaches and the ones it does not.

Safety and coverage

Writes preview by default. Review the exact account, target and parameters before repeating the call with confirm: true. Campaign groups, campaigns and ads are created as DRAFT, and sponsored posts use feedDistribution: NONE, so nothing reaches the organic feed. New campaigns keep audience expansion and the LinkedIn Audience Network off. No tool activates delivery: activation, where spend starts, happens in Campaign Manager. A preview flags an edit of budget, bid, schedule or targeting, which can change what an already running campaign spends. Do not retry a write automatically when its result is uncertain. A failed write reports verify_before_retry when a mutation reached LinkedIn and not_applied when none did. This server never retries a mutation; reads retry a network error, HTTP 429 or a 5xx at most twice. Account checks apply before every request. Campaign, group and creative filters are verified against the account before a report, and every write re-reads its account and parent entities. Unknown arguments are rejected. Requests go only to api.linkedin.com, the token endpoint and the signed upload URLs on www.linkedin.com, without following redirects, with timeouts and bounded responses. Upload URLs travel inside HMAC-signed receipts that end with the process, and the upload request carries no token. Tokens and secrets are redacted from every result and error. Budgets and bids are decimal strings in the account currency, such as "20.00" with "EUR", not micros or cents. A report needs at least one entity scope, accepts at most 20 fields and is capped at 15,000 rows; the server applies these limits before the call and says when LinkedIn drops a field instead of returning zero.

This server exposes the native LinkedIn tools of the hosted gateway, plus account discovery, a health check and offline query validation. Audience size estimates, bid and supply forecasts, matched audiences, conversion rules, lead form definitions, experiments, Page statistics and generic endpoint reads are not included in this release. Submitted lead data is never exposed. Use tools/list or server-card.json for exact schemas and the Marketing API documentation for provider details.

Hosted option

getmcpads for LinkedIn Ads manages the hosted connection and account selection. Hosted and source releases can differ. Contact: hello@getmcpads.com.

Development

npm run typecheck

npm run lint npm run build npm test np

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LinkedIn Ads

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

LinkedIn Ads MCP server

Bring your LinkedIn Ads accounts into your MCP client.

What's new

Upgrade notes

Install this release

Configuration

What your LinkedIn app needs

Safety and coverage

Hosted option

Development