# How to connect Dify to LinkedIn, step by step

Source: https://finchreach.com/guides/dify
Third-party facts checked on 2026-10-28.

Create an API key at finchreach.com/api-keys, connect LinkedIn at finchreach.com/accounts, then add `https://mcp.finchreach.com/mcp` to Dify with the header `Authorization: Bearer lk_…`. Test with a read, and approve the first draft under Approvals.

## What you need

- A Finchreach account (sign in at [finchreach.com](https://finchreach.com/sign-in)) and the LinkedIn account you want Dify to work on.
- Dify.
- About five minutes.

## Step 1: Create a Finchreach API key

1. Sign in at finchreach.com and open [API keys](https://finchreach.com/api-keys).
2. Create a key and name it after the tool, for example “Dify”.
3. Copy it right away: it starts with `lk_` and is shown only once.

## Step 2: Connect your LinkedIn account

1. Open [Accounts](https://finchreach.com/accounts) and click to connect LinkedIn.
2. Follow the steps until the account shows as connected.

Approval mode is on by default: nothing the assistant drafts reaches LinkedIn until you approve it.

## Step 3: Add Finchreach to Dify

1. Go to Tools → MCP → Add MCP server (HTTP).
2. Enter the Server URL `https://mcp.finchreach.com/mcp`, a name and a server identifier (for example `finchreach`).
3. Turn off Dynamic Client Registration (you’re using the API key; OAuth with dynamic registration also works). Under Advanced Options → Custom Headers add `Authorization` = `Bearer lk_YOUR_KEY`. Save.
4. Add the Finchreach tools to an agent app or a workflow node.

Static headers and OAuth (dynamic or manual) both work; Finchreach uses the header.

## Step 4: Test the connection

In Dify, start with a read. It runs right away and proves the key and the account work:

> Ask your assistant: “List my connected LinkedIn accounts, then summarize my five latest notifications.”

You should see calls to `linkedin_list_accounts` and `linkedin_get_notifications`. Then try a write, which goes to your approval queue instead of LinkedIn:

> Ask your assistant: “Draft a short LinkedIn post saying I’m trying a new AI assistant workflow. Submit it for my approval.”

## Step 5: Approve or reject it in Finchreach

1. Open [Approvals](https://finchreach.com/approvals). The draft is there with its exact text and the account it would go out from.
2. Approve it to publish, or reject it (reject the test post if you don’t want it live).
3. Dify can check the result with `linkedin_get_action`: pending, approved, rejected, executed, failed or expired.

## Troubleshooting

- Pick the server identifier carefully: changing it later breaks the apps that use it.
- Not to be confused with Dify’s “mcp-server” marketplace plugin, which does the opposite (exposes a Dify app as an MCP server).
- 401 or “unauthorized”: the key is wrong, revoked or missing its prefix. Finchreach accepts `Authorization: Bearer lk_…` or `X-API-Key: lk_…`; check for a missing `Bearer `, quotes or a trailing space.
- A tool is missing: the key’s permissions don’t include it. Create a key with the permissions you need under [API keys](https://finchreach.com/api-keys).
- “No LinkedIn account”: connect one under [Accounts](https://finchreach.com/accounts), or reconnect it if its session expired.
- A post or message “didn’t go out”: it is probably still waiting under [Approvals](https://finchreach.com/approvals). Writes run only after you approve them.

Still stuck? Compare your setup with [Dify’s documentation](https://docs.dify.ai/en/use-dify/build/mcp), checked on 2026-10-28; client screens change often.

## What to ask Dify next

> Ask your assistant: “A workflow that turns each new blog article into a LinkedIn post draft for approval.”

> Ask your assistant: “An agent that summarizes my LinkedIn messages every morning and posts the summary to Slack.”

> Ask your assistant: “A lead-research app that finds a person on LinkedIn and drafts an invitation with a note.”

More ideas on the [Dify integration page](https://finchreach.com/integrations/dify).

## Questions

### I lost my API key. Can I see it again?

No, a key is shown only once. Create a new one under [API keys](https://finchreach.com/api-keys), put it in your config, and revoke the old one.

### Does Dify see my LinkedIn password?

No. Dify only gets your Finchreach API key. Your LinkedIn connection stays in Finchreach, and you can revoke the key at any time without touching LinkedIn.

### Can I use the same key in several tools?

Yes, but one key per tool (for example one named “Dify”) lets you revoke one without breaking the others.

### How do I disconnect Dify?

Revoke its key under [API keys](https://finchreach.com/api-keys); Dify gets a 401 from then on. Then remove the server from its config.

## Sources

- [Dify docs](https://docs.dify.ai/en/use-dify/build/mcp)

## Related

- [What Dify can do on LinkedIn](https://finchreach.com/integrations/dify)
- [Triage your LinkedIn inbox with a Dify workflow](https://finchreach.com/blog/dify-linkedin-inbox-triage)
- [Quickstart and tools](https://finchreach.com/docs)
- [All setup guides](https://finchreach.com/guides)