LinkedIn import · free
Your best posts deserve a second life.
Upload your LinkedIn export and turn the posts you've already written into articles on your own profile, where people can find them long after the feed has moved on.
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Yours to keepHow it works
From the feed to your profile in four steps.
It takes a few minutes, most of it waiting for LinkedIn's email.
- 1
Ask LinkedIn for your data
On LinkedIn: Settings → Data privacy → Get a copy of your data. Choose Posts. - 2
Grab the download
LinkedIn emails you a link, usually within minutes. The full archive can take up to a day. - 3
Upload and pick
Drop the ZIP as it is, or just Shares.csv. Tick the posts worth keeping. - 4
Expand and publish
Each one becomes a draft. Add the detail a post never had room for, then publish.
Post vs article
Same words. Much longer shelf life.
A LinkedIn post
- Found
- In the feed, while it's new
- Room
- A few paragraphs and a “see more”
- Lives
- Mostly seen in its first few days
- Linked to
- Your network
An Aqvil article
you keep it- Found
- Through search, topics and your profile, whenever
- Room
- Headings, detail, a cover and the full story
- Lives
- On your profile, next to your other work
- Linked to
- Topics, your business and related articles
The details
Careful with your words.
You pick every post
See your latest posts, newest first, and tick only the ones worth keeping. Nothing is published by itself.No LinkedIn login
You upload the file LinkedIn gives you. No password, no connected account, no API access.Tidied up for you
LinkedIn's hashtag and mention codes become plain #hashtags and names. Paragraphs and links stay put.No duplicates
Posts you've already imported are marked, so importing twice never makes two copies.The original stays linked
Each article says where it was first published, with a link back to your LinkedIn post.ZIP or CSV
Upload the whole export or just Shares.csv. Import up to 25 drafts at a time.
Questions
LinkedIn import FAQ
How do I export my LinkedIn posts?
On LinkedIn, open Settings, then Data privacy, then Get a copy of your data. Choose Posts (or the full archive) and request it. LinkedIn emails you a download link, usually within minutes, and up to a day for the full archive.
Do I need to connect my LinkedIn account?
No. You upload the export file LinkedIn gives you: the ZIP as it is, or just the Shares.csv inside it. Aqvil never asks for your LinkedIn password and doesn't need API access.
Will anything be posted automatically?
No. Each post you pick becomes a draft. Nothing goes live until you open it and press publish, and nothing is ever posted back to LinkedIn.
Which posts can I import?
The posts you wrote, as listed in your export, newest first (up to your latest 500). Posts you've already imported are marked, so you won't make duplicates.
What happens to hashtags, mentions and links?
Hashtags come through as #hashtags and mentions as the person's name. Paragraphs and line breaks are kept, the first line becomes the title, and a link you shared stays in the article.
Are images imported?
No, only the text. Add a cover image or pictures in the editor before you publish.
Is republishing my own LinkedIn posts allowed?
Yes, your posts are yours. Each imported article shows where it was originally published, with a link back to the LinkedIn post.
How many can I import at once?
As many as you have draft room for: up to 25 drafts at a time. Publish or delete some drafts and you can import more.
You've already written the hard part.
Create a free profile, upload your LinkedIn export, and turn your best posts into articles you keep.