How to Get a Share Link for LinkedIn: A Complete Guide
Sharing content on LinkedIn is one of the most effective ways to grow your professional presence — but knowing exactly how to grab the right link, for the right type of content, isn't always obvious. Whether you're sharing a post, an article, a profile, or a company page, LinkedIn handles share links a little differently depending on what you're trying to share and where you're doing it from.
What Is a LinkedIn Share Link?
A share link on LinkedIn is a direct URL that points to a specific piece of content — a post, profile, article, job listing, or company page — that you can copy and send to others, embed in emails, or post elsewhere on the web. Anyone with the link can view the content, though some content may require a LinkedIn login depending on privacy settings.
Share links are useful for:
- Sending a specific post to a colleague outside LinkedIn
- Embedding a LinkedIn article in a newsletter or blog
- Promoting your profile externally
- Sharing a job listing with candidates directly
How to Get a Share Link for a LinkedIn Post
This is the most common use case. Here's how it works across platforms:
On Desktop (Browser)
- Find the post you want to share in your feed or on someone's profile.
- Click the three dots (⋯) in the upper-right corner of the post.
- Select "Copy link to post" from the dropdown menu.
- The URL is now copied to your clipboard — paste it anywhere you need it.
On Mobile (iOS or Android)
- Tap the three dots at the top right of the post.
- Tap "Copy link to post" or "Share via" depending on your app version.
- If you choose "Copy link," it's ready to paste. If you tap "Share via," your phone's native share sheet opens, letting you send it through messaging apps, email, or other platforms.
How to Get a Share Link for a LinkedIn Profile
Your public profile URL is your LinkedIn share link for your personal profile. Here's how to find and customize it:
- Go to your LinkedIn profile page.
- Click "Edit public profile & URL" (found in the top-right section of your profile on desktop, or under profile settings on mobile).
- On the right panel, you'll see your Public profile URL — typically formatted as linkedin.com/in/yourname.
- Click the copy icon or manually copy the URL from your browser's address bar.
You can also customize this URL to make it cleaner and easier to share (for example, changing a string of random numbers to your actual name). This is done from the same "Edit public profile & URL" page.
How to Get a Share Link for a LinkedIn Article
LinkedIn's native articles (published through the platform's built-in editor) have permanent URLs that function just like blog post links.
- Open the article on LinkedIn.
- Copy the URL directly from your browser's address bar.
- Alternatively, use the "Share" button below the article to get share options including copying the link.
These URLs typically look like: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article-title-yourname
How to Get a Share Link for a LinkedIn Company Page or Job Listing
Company Pages
Navigate to the company page and copy the URL from your browser. Company page URLs follow the format: linkedin.com/company/companyname
Job Listings 🗂️
- Open the job listing on LinkedIn.
- Click the "Share" button (often represented by an arrow or export icon near the job title).
- Choose "Copy link" to grab the direct URL to that listing.
Job listing URLs include a unique job ID and remain accessible as long as the listing is active.
Factors That Affect How Your Share Link Behaves
Not every LinkedIn share link works the same way for every viewer. Several variables determine what someone actually sees when they click:
| Factor | What It Affects |
|---|---|
| Privacy settings | Public posts are viewable by anyone; private posts may require login or be restricted entirely |
| Account status | Some content is only visible to logged-in LinkedIn members |
| Post age | Very old posts may be harder to find but links still resolve if the content exists |
| Device and app version | Mobile app versions of LinkedIn may present share options differently across iOS and Android updates |
| Content type | Articles, posts, profiles, and jobs each have distinct URL structures and visibility rules |
When Visibility Becomes a Variable
This is where things get nuanced. A post set to "Connections only" will generate a link — but someone outside your network may hit a login wall or see a restricted message when they click it. The link exists, but what the recipient can see depends entirely on your privacy settings and their LinkedIn status.
Similarly, if you're sharing a link externally (say, in a marketing email or on a website), you need to consider whether your target audience has LinkedIn accounts. For public-facing profiles and articles set to public visibility, most people can view the content without logging in. For posts shared to connections only, external sharing effectively stops at the login screen.
The type of content you're sharing, who you're sharing it with, and how your privacy settings are configured all interact in ways that produce meaningfully different outcomes — which means the best approach for your use case depends on understanding those three factors together before you share.