Article updated: November 10, 2021
Add a LinkedIn stream
Create streams for monitoring certain engagement on your connected Pages or profiles. To learn more about streams, see Overview of Streams .
Add a stream to a new board
When you select New board, you have three options for creating streams: My posts and mentions, My industry, and Browse all streams.
The first two walk you through creating streams specific to your own posts, or search streams based on keywords and hashtags in your industry. The Browse all streams option lets you get straight into building streams on your own.
Under Browse all streams, select Get Started, select a profile from the drop-down, and then select from the available streams for that profile.
Add a stream to an existing board
Add a stream to an existing board at any time (boards have a limit of 10 streams).
- Go to Streams
. - Create or select the board that will host the stream.
- Select Add Stream.
- Select LinkedIn from the list on the left.
- Select a profile from the drop-down.
- Select the streams to add.
iOS devices
- Go to Streams
. - Select Edit in the top right.
- Select Add stream
at the bottom of the tab you want to add it to. - Select LinkedIn at the top.
- Select the profile or Page that will own the stream.
- Select a stream type, and then select Save in the top right.
Android devices
- Go to Streams.
- Select the stream drop-down at the top, and then select Manage boards & streams.
- Select More
next to the tab name you want to add the stream to, and then select Add stream. - Select a LinkedIn account, and then select a stream.
Create a comment stream
If a particular LinkedIn post is getting a lot of comments, you can create a separate comment stream for that post. This lets you manage its engagement without disrupting the rest of your monitoring in the stream.
- Select More Actions below the post, and then select Create Comment Stream.
Available stream types and stream content
The types of streams available for LinkedIn, and what you can do with them, depend on the functionality made available by LinkedIn to third parties like Hootsuite.
Notes:
- LinkedIn stories and polls are not supported, so they won’t appear in streams.
- Your username will display as Private LinkedIn Profile in streams if ‘Profile visibility off LinkedIn’ is disabled in your LinkedIn account settings.
Tip: Select the timestamp on any post in a stream to open it in LinkedIn and view it there.
| Stream type | Stream content | Engagement options | Available in mobile app? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Page | |||
| Company Updates | The Page’s own posts. Limit 250 posts or posts from the last 20 days, whichever is first. | View like and comment counts. Like posts. Comment and view comments. Create comment stream. Sponsor posts. | Yes |
| Scheduled | Your scheduled posts, listed chronologically, with the next post to publish at the top. Limit 100 posts. | Edit scheduled posts. Delete scheduled posts. | No |
| LinkedIn profile | |||
| My Updates | Your own posts. | View like and comment counts. Like posts. Comment and view comments. Create comment stream. | Yes |
| Scheduled | Your scheduled posts, listed chronologically, with the next post to publish at the top. Limit 100 posts. | Edit scheduled posts. Delete scheduled posts. | No |