> ## Documentation Index
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# Update Settings

> Configure LinkedIn Posts Scraper parameters

Configure your **LinkedIn Posts Scraper** squid settings to control how many posts are collected and apply time-based filtering.

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API authentication token. Value: `Token YOUR_API_KEY`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  Request body format. Value: `application/json`
</ParamField>

## Scraper Parameters

Set these parameters in the `params` object:

| Parameter                          | Type    | Default   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ---------------------------------- | ------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **max\_results**                   | integer | unlimited | Maximum number of posts to collect per task (per profile or company URL). Ignored when the input is a direct post URL                                                                                               |
| **max\_unique\_results\_per\_run** | integer | unlimited | Maximum unique results across all tasks in the entire run                                                                                                                                                           |
| **fetch\_since**                   | string  | null      | Stop scraping when posts older than this threshold are reached (based on `posted_at`). Use a relative duration (24h, 7d, 2w) or an absolute date (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS). Ignored when the input is a direct post URL |
| **fetch\_since\_timezone**         | string  | null      | Timezone for interpreting an absolute `fetch_since` date (e.g. `Europe/Paris`). Only applies when `fetch_since` is an absolute date — ignored for relative values. See [supported timezones](/docs/timezones)       |

## Squid Settings

Configure general squid settings:

| Setting                     | Type    | Description                                      |
| --------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **name**                    | string  | Display name for your squid configuration        |
| **concurrency**             | integer | Number of parallel scraping threads (default: 1) |
| **export\_unique\_results** | boolean | Export only unique results (deduplicated)        |
| **to\_complete**            | boolean | Run until all tasks complete                     |
| **no\_line\_breaks**        | boolean | Remove line breaks from results                  |

<Tip>
  Use `fetch_since: "7d"` combined with a scheduled run to monitor LinkedIn activity and capture only new posts each week.
</Tip>

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/YOUR_SQUID_HASH" \
    -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "name": "LinkedIn Posts Scraper (1)",
      "concurrency": 1,
      "export_unique_results": true,
      "to_complete": false,
      "no_line_breaks": true,
      "params": {
        "max_results": 50,
        "fetch_since": "7d",
        "fetch_since_timezone": null
      }
    }'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
  BASE_URL = "https://api.lobstr.io/v1"
  headers = {"Authorization": f"Token {API_KEY}"}

  squid_id = "YOUR_SQUID_HASH"

  response = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/squids/{squid_id}",
      headers=headers,
      json={
          "name": "LinkedIn Posts Scraper (1)",
          "concurrency": 1,
          "export_unique_results": True,
          "to_complete": False,
          "no_line_breaks": True,
          "params": {
              "max_results": 50,
              "fetch_since": "7d",  # relative: "24h", "7d", "2w" | absolute: "2026-01-01 00:00:00"
              "fetch_since_timezone": None  # e.g. "Europe/Paris" — only used with absolute fetch_since
          }
      }
  )

  print(f"Settings updated: {response.json()['name']}")
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

```json 201 theme={null}
{
  "name": "LinkedIn Posts Scraper (1)",
  "concurrency": 1,
  "export_unique_results": true,
  "to_complete": false,
  "no_line_breaks": true,
  "params": {
    "max_results": 50,
    "fetch_since": "7d",
    "fetch_since_timezone": null
  }
}
```