How to Find Your LinkedIn Posts

You wrote a fantastic LinkedIn post last month - the one with the great engagement and insightful comments - and now you want to find it again. So you start scrolling... and scrolling... and scrolling. Before you know it, you're lost in an endless feed of content, and your own post is nowhere in sight. This article cuts straight to the solution, showing you several simple methods to find any LinkedIn post, whether it’s your own or someone else’s, on desktop or mobile.

Finding Your Own Posts on LinkedIn (Desktop Version)

While LinkedIn doesn't offer a simple, chronological "timeline" like other platforms, it provides a few effective ways to locate your past content. Here are the three best methods to use on a desktop computer.

Method 1: The Direct Profile View (The Quickest Way)

This is the most straightforward method for quickly accessing a list of your most recent posts. If you just posted something a few days or weeks ago, start here.

1. Navigate to your LinkedIn homepage. Click on the “Me” icon (your profile picture) in the top right corner of the navigation bar.
2. From the dropdown menu, click “View Profile.”
3. Scroll down your profile page until you see the “Activity” section. This box provides a snapshot of your recent likes, comments, and posts.
4. Click “Show all posts” at the bottom of the "Activity" box. This will take you directly to a filtered view of everything you’ve personally posted.

From here, you have a clean, chronological list of your original posts, making it easy to find exactly what you were looking for.

Method 2: Using the Full 'Posts & Activity' Section for More Control

The "Activity" section on your profile stores more than just your posts. It’s a complete log of your engagement, including articles you’ve published, documents you’ve shared, comments you’ve made, and posts you’ve liked. If you need a more detailed look, this is the place to go.

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 from the previous method to get to your profile page.
2. In the “Activity” box, instead of clicking "Show all posts," click the main box title or the "Show all activity" link.
3. You'll land on your full Activity page. At the top, you'll see several filter tabs: All activity, Articles, Posts, and Documents.
4. Click on the “Posts” tab. This will display only the content you’ve shared, including text posts, images, videos, and shared links.

This method is especially useful if you want to see other types of content you’ve created, like long-form articles or shared PDFs. It gives you a much better-organized view of your entire contribution to the LinkedIn ecosystem.

Method 3: Using the Main Search Bar to Find a Specific Post

What if you’re looking for a post you made months, or even years ago? Scrolling might not be practical. Or perhaps you only remember a keyword or phrase from the post. In these cases, LinkedIn’s search functionality is your best friend.

1. Go to the main search bar at the top left of your LinkedIn homepage.
2. Type a keyword or phrase you remember from the post. For example, if you wrote a post about "brand building," type that in and press Enter.
3. On the search results page, you’ll see a row of filters just below the search bar. Click the “Posts” filter. This narrows the results down to only show content, not people, jobs, or companies.
4. Now, to see only your posts on that topic, click “All Filters” on the far right of the filter bar.
5. A detailed filter menu will pop up. Under the “Author” section, start typing your own name and select your profile from the dropdown list.
6. Click the blue “Show results” button.

LinkedIn will now display every post you’ve ever made that contains the keyword you searched for. This is by far the most powerful method for digging up old content on a specific subject.

Finding Your Posts on the LinkedIn Mobile App

The process is slightly different on the mobile app, but just as simple once you know where to tap. Here’s how to find your content on the go.

Step-by-Step Guide for Mobile

1. Open the LinkedIn app and tap your profile icon in the top left corner of the screen.
2. Tap “View Profile” listed directly under your name.
3. Scroll down to your “Activity” section. Your most recent post will be displayed here as a preview.
4. Right above the preview, tap the text that says "Show all activity >".
5. On the next screen, you’ll see filter buttons at the top of the feed. Tap “Posts” to see a clean, chronological list of only your original content.

While the mobile app's search function is less robust for filtering your own content, this profile-based method works perfectly for browsing your post history.

How to Find Someone Else’s LinkedIn Posts

Need to find a post from a colleague, a client, or an influencer? The process is nearly identical to finding your own, just starting from their profile instead of yours.

1. Use the search bar to find the person whose posts you want to see and navigate to their profile page.
2. Scroll down until you find their “Activity” box. Just like your own, this section shows a preview of their recent actions.
3. If they have been active recently, you will see a link that says “Show all activity.” Click it.
4. Once you're on their full Activity page, use the “Posts” filter tab at the top. This will show you a feed of all the public content they have created.

Keep in mind that this only works for public posts. If you are connected with the person, you’ll be able to see content visible to your network. If you are not connected, you'll only see what they have shared publicly.

Advanced Search Tips for Pinpointing Specific Posts

If you’re a content creator or marketer, you often need to find posts for repurposing, reporting, or cross-posting. These tips can save you a significant amount of time.

Leverage Hashtags

If you consistently use specific hashtags in your content (e.g., #SocialMediaMarketing or a branded hashtag like #YourCompanyUpdates), you can search for that hashtag in the main search bar. After you get the results, filter by "Posts," and then apply the "Author" filter to see all of your posts on that topic in one place. It’s a great way to review your content pillars.

Use Boolean Operators in Your Search

LinkedIn’s search bar supports Boolean logic, allowing you to create highly specific queries. This is extremely helpful when looking for a post that you only vaguely remember.

• Use AND to find posts containing multiple keywords (e.g., "content strategy" AND "video").
• Use OR to find posts containing one of several keywords (e.g., Facebook OR Instagram).
• Use NOT to exclude a keyword from the search (e.g., marketing NOT "email marketing").
• Use quotation marks ("") to search for an exact phrase (e.g., "how to build an audience").

Check Your Creator Analytics

If you have Creator Mode enabled on your LinkedIn profile, you have access to a basic analytics dashboard. This often highlights your top-performing posts from the last 7, 14, 28, 90, or 365 days. You can access this from your profile page. It's not only a great way to see what's working but also provides a direct link to those successful posts, making them easy to find and revisit.

Why Finding Old Content Matters (And How to Keep It Organized)

The main reason it feels difficult to find old LinkedIn posts is that your homepage feed is driven by an algorithm, not by chronology. It prioritizes what it thinks is relevant to you now, pushing older content - even your own - down the list. But being able to easily locate your past content is vital for an effective social media strategy.

You may want to:

• Repurpose a top-performing post: Turn a successful text post into a carousel or video.
• Share insights with your team: Show colleagues which topics are resonating with your audience.
• Answer a question: Link to a detailed post you previously wrote to provide value in a new comment or conversation.
• Track your performance over time: Review what you posted last quarter to inform your strategy for the next.

To avoid the search altogether, consider creating a simple content library. A basic spreadsheet can work wonders. Create columns for the date, the core topic or message of the post, a direct link to the published post, and maybe even a few key metrics like likes and comments. By taking thirty seconds to log a post after you publish it, you build a searchable, personal archive of your content that saves you from ever having to dig through LinkedIn's feed again.

Final Thoughts

Knowing exactly where to click makes all the difference. Whether you're quickly checking your recent content from your profile page, using the advanced filters to find a specific type of activity, or digging up an old gem with a keyword search, you are now fully equipped to find any post on LinkedIn in seconds.

Maintaining a spreadsheet is a good start to organize your content, but as your strategy develops, it can become another time-consuming task to manage. That’s why we created Postbase. Our visual content calendar gives you a bird's-eye view of your entire LinkedIn strategy, so you never lose track of a post. It helps plan, schedule, and analyze all your content in one organized space, saving you from the headache of digging through old activity feeds to begin with.