Is there an official LinkedIn Ads MCP server?

Not as of September 2026. LinkedIn offers its Marketing APIs, which require an application and review, but no official MCP server. InsightfulPipe is an independent server built on those official APIs and is not affiliated with LinkedIn.

Do I need my own LinkedIn developer app or Marketing API access?

No. You sign in with LinkedIn in InsightfulPipe and choose your ad accounts. InsightfulPipe handles Marketing API access for the hosted server.

Which AI assistants does it work with?

Any AI client that supports remote MCP servers. The setup guide on this page covers Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI and Codex. You can also work with the same connected accounts from the terminal with the InsightfulPipe CLI.

What LinkedIn Ads data can my AI access?

Ad accounts, campaign groups, campaigns and creatives, ad analytics with metrics such as impressions, clicks, spend, leads and conversions, demographic breakdowns, attributed revenue metrics, conversions, lead gen forms, tracking parameters and bid and budget pricing.

Can it analyze B2B targeting like job title or company size?

Yes. Ad analytics can be broken down by professional demographics such as job title, job function, seniority, industry and company size. LinkedIn applies its own privacy thresholds to these breakdowns.

Can it create LinkedIn campaigns and ads?

Yes, on ad accounts connected with Read & Write access. It can create and update campaign groups, campaigns and creatives, upload images and videos and create lead gen forms. New campaigns start paused, so nothing spends until you say so. Campaign groups and creatives start active, because LinkedIn requires it, but nothing serves while their campaign is paused.

Can the AI activate campaigns or change budgets by itself?

Only if you allow it. Updates can change budgets, bids and status, including activating a campaign, and they are regular write actions. Connect the account as Read-only, or turn off the update actions for that account, if agents should not make those changes.

Can I retrieve lead gen form responses?

Not currently. The server can list and create lead gen forms, but it does not download lead submissions. Use LinkedIn's lead sync or your CRM integration for responses.

Does it support Matched Audiences or account lists?

Not currently. Audience and matched audience management is not available through the server, but you can still analyze results with company and demographic breakdowns.

Can I connect multiple LinkedIn ad accounts?

Yes. Choose several ad accounts when you connect. Each ad account counts as one connection on your plan.

What about LinkedIn Company Pages?

Organic Company Page and profile data, posts and comments are covered by the separate LinkedIn Pages MCP server, which you can use alongside LinkedIn Ads.

How much does the LinkedIn Ads MCP server cost?

The LinkedIn Ads MCP server is included in every InsightfulPipe plan, together with all other MCP servers and the CLI. Plans start at $29.99/month with a 7-day free trial. See insightfulpipe.com/pricing for current plans.

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LinkedIn Ads MCP Server

Let your AI agents run LinkedIn Ads for you, safely.

A hosted LinkedIn Ads MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and CLI agents. Sign in with LinkedIn, paste one server URL, then report on B2B campaigns by job function and seniority, and build campaigns that start paused.

Enable or disable every action, per account. Block your agent from doing dangerous actions.
Ask in plain English. Create campaigns, pull reports, find insights and take action in LinkedIn Ads.
28 read and write actions. Every LinkedIn Ads task your agent needs, from reporting to campaign management.
Built for teams. Invite your team and share one connected account.

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Works with

ChatGPT

Claude

Claude Code

Codex

Gemini CLI

Cursor

Mistral

OpenClaw

HermesPerplexityGrokn8nWindsurfVS CodeZed

ChatGPT

connected to LinkedIn Ads MCP

Online

Actions

Available Actions

28 actions available to automate your LinkedIn Ads workflows.

28 actions

Write

Create Campaign

Create a new campaign. Created in PAUSED status for safety. politicalIntent, locale, and offsiteDeliveryEnabled are required by LinkedIn.

Write

Create Campaign Group

Create a new campaign group. Created in ACTIVE status (LinkedIn rejects PAUSED on creation). Campaigns inside are still PAUSED.

Write

Create Creative Inline

Create a creative with an inline ad post. Supports image, video, carousel (multiImage), lead-gen, and reference (existing UGC post) variants (see body_examples). Created ACTIVE (LinkedIn rejects PAUSED on new creatives); campaign is PAUSED so no ads serve. Flow: get_accounts → upload media (initialize_image_upload or initialize_video_upload + finalize_video_upload) → create_campaign_group → create_campaign → create_creative_inline. For lead-gen attachments, also create_lead_form (or pick from get_lead_forms) and pass leadgenCallToAction.destination.

Write

Create Lead Form

Create a Lead Generation form. The returned form URN can be attached to a creative via leadgenCallToAction.destination on create_creative_inline. Strings inside content.* (headline, description, question prompts, legalDisclaimer, postSubmissionInfo.message) use the LinkedIn i18n shape: {"localized": {"en_US": "..."}}. Each question has name, question (localized), questionDetails (e.g. textQuestionDetails: {}) and predefinedField (sibling, not nested). content.legalInfo.privacyPolicyUrl is a raw string (not localized). Use get_lead_forms to discover existing forms.

Write

Finalize Video Upload

Finalize a chunked video upload. Pass the video URN from initialize_video_upload plus the ordered list of ETags returned by each multipart PUT. Returns the finalized video URN ready for use in a creative.

Read

Get Account Analytics

Retrieve analytics for the entire ad account.

Read

Get Accounts

List all ad accounts accessible to the authenticated user.

Read

Get Analytics

Retrieve analytics/performance data for campaigns or creatives.

Read

Get Budget Pricing

Get bid pricing insights based on targeting criteria.

Read

Get Campaign

Fetch details for a single campaign.

Read

Get Campaign Analytics

Retrieve analytics grouped by campaign.

Read

Get Campaign Group

Fetch details for a single campaign group.

Read

Get Campaign Group Analytics

Retrieve analytics grouped by campaign group.

Read

Get Campaign Groups

List campaign groups for an ad account.

Read

Get Campaigns

List campaigns for an ad account.

Read

Get Conversions

List conversion tracking rules for an ad account.

Read

Get Creative

Fetch details for a single creative.

Read

Get Creative Analytics

Retrieve analytics grouped by creative.

Read

Get Creatives

List creatives for an ad account.

Read

Get Demographic Analytics

Retrieve analytics grouped by member demographics.

Read

Get Lead Forms

List lead generation forms for an ad account.

Read

Get Revenue Analytics

Retrieve revenue attribution metrics (ROAS, closed opportunities, etc.). Requires CRM integration or manual revenue tracking setup.

Read

Get Tracking Params

Get UTM tracking parameters for a campaign.

Write

Initialize Image Upload

Initialize an image upload. Returns uploadUrl and image URN. PUT the raw image bytes to the uploadUrl. Uses the LinkedIn Ads connection (not LinkedIn Pages). Get the owner from get_accounts 'reference' field.

Write

Initialize Video Upload

Initialize a video upload. Returns uploadInstructions (one or more partUploadUrls) and a video URN. PUT each chunk of bytes to the matching upload URL, capturing each ETag, then call finalize_video_upload. Files >4MB must be uploaded in multiple parts.

Write

Update Campaign

Partial update of a campaign. Only provided fields are updated; omitted fields remain unchanged.

Write

Update Campaign Group

Partial update of a campaign group. Only provided fields are updated; omitted fields remain unchanged.

Write

Update Creative

Partial update of a creative. Use 'intendedStatus' to control creative status (not 'status').

Compare

LinkedIn Ads MCP servers compared: hosted vs official

LinkedIn has not published an official MCP server. Your options are to build on the LinkedIn Marketing APIs yourself, run an open-source community server, or use a hosted server like InsightfulPipe.

What you operate	InsightfulPipe MCP server	Build on the LinkedIn Marketing APIs
API access	Sign in with LinkedIn; API access is handled for you	Apply for the Advertising API and pass LinkedIn's review
Hosting	Hosted by InsightfulPipe	You build, host and secure the server
Maintenance	Maintained by InsightfulPipe	Keep up with LinkedIn's versioned API releases
Actions	28 actions for analytics, campaign groups, campaigns, creatives, media uploads and lead gen forms	Up to you
Controls	Per-account action controls, Read-only connections, restricted team access, new campaigns paused	Up to you
Other platforms	Google Ads, Meta Ads, GA4 and 40+ more MCP servers, plus a CLI	LinkedIn only

Overview

What you can do with the LinkedIn Ads MCP

The InsightfulPipe LinkedIn Ads MCP server is a hosted Model Context Protocol server for LinkedIn Campaign Manager. Sign in with LinkedIn, choose your ad accounts and add the server URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI or Codex.

Claude

Acme StoreRead-only

Ask about your LinkedIn Ads account…

01B2B performance reporting

B2B performance reporting

Get impressions, clicks, spend, leads and conversions by account, campaign group, campaign or creative over any date range.

See all LinkedIn Ads actions

Claude

Acme StoreRead-only

Ask about your LinkedIn Ads account…

02Audience insights

Audience insights

Break down results by professional demographics such as job function, seniority, industry and company size to see who your ads actually reach.

See all LinkedIn Ads actions

Claude

Acme StoreRead-only

Ask about your LinkedIn Ads account…

03Creative comparison

Creative comparison

Compare creatives within a campaign and find the ones worth scaling or pausing.

See all LinkedIn Ads actions

28

actions

one server URL

18

read actions

reports, audits, research

10

write actions

create, update, manage

Setup

How to connect the LinkedIn Ads MCP server

Add the server URL to your AI client, then sign in with your InsightfulPipe account to authorize access. The server is hosted, so there is nothing to install.

MCP server URL

https://linkedin-ads.insightfulmcp.com/

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Claude

Fastest: add InsightfulPipe from the Claude Directory

One click connects the full InsightfulPipe MCP with all your connected accounts. To add a server scoped to LinkedIn Ads only, follow the steps below.

Open Claude Directory

Or add the LinkedIn Ads server manually:

01
Copy the server URL:
```
https://linkedin-ads.insightfulmcp.com/
```
02
Open Claude connector settings (Customize > Connectors), click + and then Add custom connector.
03
Paste the URL and click Add.
04
Click Connect, then click Authorize access in the browser.

Start a new chat, click +, open Connectors and turn the connector on to use it.

The Free plan can add one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner first adds it under Organization settings > Connectors, then each member clicks Connect in Customize > Connectors.

Connect LinkedIn Ads to ChatGPT

Fastest: add InsightfulPipe from the ChatGPT app directory

One click connects the full InsightfulPipe MCP with all your connected accounts. To add a server scoped to LinkedIn Ads only, follow the steps below.

Open in ChatGPT

Or add the LinkedIn Ads server manually. Custom MCP servers need ChatGPT's Developer mode, which OpenAI offers on Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts on the web.

01
Copy the server URL:
```
https://linkedin-ads.insightfulmcp.com/
```
02
In ChatGPT, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
03
Go to ChatGPT Plugins and select the + button.
04
Enter a name, paste the URL under Connection and create the connection.
05
When the sign-in opens, click Authorize access in the browser.
06
In a new chat, choose Developer mode from the + menu and select the app. Select it again in each new chat.

See OpenAI's Developer mode guide.

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Claude Code

01

Add the server:

claude mcp add --transport http linkedin-ads-mcp https://linkedin-ads.insightfulmcp.com/

02
In Claude Code, run /mcp, select linkedin-ads-mcp and choose Authenticate.
03
Sign in to InsightfulPipe in the browser window and click Authorize access.

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Cursor

01
Add the LinkedIn Ads MCP server to Cursor, or add it to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (one project):
```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin-ads-mcp": {
      "url": "https://linkedin-ads.insightfulmcp.com/"
    }
  }
}
```
02
The server shows Needs authentication. Click Connect, then Open.
03
Sign in to InsightfulPipe and click Authorize access.

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Gemini CLI

01

Add the server:

gemini mcp add --transport http linkedin-ads-mcp https://linkedin-ads.insightfulmcp.com/

02
In Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth linkedin-ads-mcp.
03
Sign in to InsightfulPipe in the browser window and click Authorize access.

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Codex CLI

Using the Codex app? Add InsightfulPipe from the OpenAI app directory

The listed app connects the full InsightfulPipe MCP with all your connected accounts, in both ChatGPT and Codex.

Open the app listing

01
Add the server. When Codex detects OAuth support, it starts sign-in right away:
```
codex mcp add linkedin-ads-mcp --url https://linkedin-ads.insightfulmcp.com/
```
02
A browser window opens. Sign in to InsightfulPipe and click Authorize access. If no browser opens, run codex mcp login linkedin-ads-mcp.

Watch the setup tutorial

Works everywhere

Bring LinkedIn Ads into the AI tools you already use

One hosted server URL, any MCP-compatible client. Pick yours to see the setup steps, or paste the URL into anything that speaks MCP.

Playbook

Prompts and skills that run on the LinkedIn Ads MCP

Copy a prompt into any connected client, or install a Claude skill that chains the actions for you.

Prompt

“What was cost per lead by campaign last month?”

Lead efficiency by campaign

View prompt

Skill

Social Ads Budget Allocator

Claude skill that compares efficiency across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X and Snapchat ads and recommends how to reallocate social budget.

Download View skill

Prompt

“Break down impressions and clicks by job function for our ABM campaign”

Professional demographic breakdown

View prompt

Skill

Cross-Platform Budget Allocator

Claude skill that splits ad budget across Google, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn and Microsoft Ads using marginal returns, constraints and scenarios.

Download View skill

Prompt

“Which creatives have the highest CTR in the Q3 demand gen campaign group?”

Creative comparison

View prompt

Skill

LinkedIn Ads Auditor

Claude skill that audits LinkedIn Ads for B2B advertisers: CPL, targeting, lead quality, lead gen forms, creative, bidding and cost per customer.

Download View skill

Prompt

“Show spend and conversions by campaign group for the last 90 days”

Campaign group rollup

View prompt

Skill

LinkedIn Ads B2B Optimizer

Claude skill for LinkedIn Ads B2B lead gen and ABM: objectives, targeting, campaign structure, ad formats, lead gen forms and content strategy.

Download View skill

Prompt

“What bid range does LinkedIn suggest for this campaign's audience?”

Bid and budget pricing

View prompt

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HAVE QUESTIONS?

Frequently asked questions

A LinkedIn Ads MCP server connects LinkedIn Campaign Manager to AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol. Your assistant can then analyze B2B ad performance and, with write access, build and update campaigns.

LinkedIn Ads MCP Server

Available Actions

Create Campaign

Create Campaign Group

Create Creative Inline

Create Lead Form

Finalize Video Upload

Get Account Analytics

Get Accounts

Get Analytics

Get Budget Pricing

Get Campaign

Get Campaign Analytics

Get Campaign Group

Get Campaign Group Analytics

Get Campaign Groups

Get Campaigns

Get Conversions

Get Creative

Get Creative Analytics

Get Creatives

Get Demographic Analytics

Get Lead Forms

Get Revenue Analytics

Get Tracking Params

Initialize Image Upload

Initialize Video Upload

Update Campaign

Update Campaign Group

Update Creative

LinkedIn Ads MCP servers compared: hosted vs official

What you can do with the LinkedIn Ads MCP

B2B performance reporting

Audience insights

Creative comparison

How to connect the LinkedIn Ads MCP server

MCP server URL

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Claude

Connect LinkedIn Ads to ChatGPT

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Claude Code

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Cursor

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Gemini CLI

Connect LinkedIn Ads to Codex CLI

Watch the setup tutorial

Bring LinkedIn Ads into the AI tools you already use

ChatGPT

Claude

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

Gemini CLI

Mistral

OpenClaw

Hermes

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agents SDK

Google ADK

Perplexity

Grok

n8n

Windsurf

VS Code

Zed

OpenCode

CLI

Prompts and skills that run on the LinkedIn Ads MCP

Social Ads Budget Allocator

Cross-Platform Budget Allocator

LinkedIn Ads Auditor

LinkedIn Ads B2B Optimizer

Frequently asked questions

What is a LinkedIn Ads MCP server?

Is there an official LinkedIn Ads MCP server?

Do I need my own LinkedIn developer app or Marketing API access?

Which AI assistants does it work with?

What LinkedIn Ads data can my AI access?

Can it analyze B2B targeting like job title or company size?

Can it create LinkedIn campaigns and ads?

Can the AI activate campaigns or change budgets by itself?

Can I retrieve lead gen form responses?