---
title: "search_linkedin_engagement_sources. Metadata MCP tool reference"
url: https://metadata.io/developers/tools/search_linkedin_engagement_sources
description: "Find which LinkedIn campaigns or pages to retarget, for a chosen engagement source type. Read tool on the Metadata MCP server, with its full JSON Schema."
source: metadata.io
---

# search_linkedin_engagement_sources

Find which LinkedIn campaigns or pages to retarget, for a chosen engagement source type.

Read [analytics](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/#cat-analytics)

## What it does

## Arguments

| Argument | Type |   | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `engagement_source_type` | string | required | An `engagementSourceType` from get_linkedin_engagement_source_types (e.g. VIDEO_ADS, SINGLE_IMAGE_ADS, DOCUMENT_ADS, CONVERSATION_ADS, LEAD_GEN_FORMS, ORGANIZATION_PAGES). WEBSITE is not valid here — it has no sources to pick. |
| `search` | string |   | Narrow candidates by name (case-insensitive substring). Use when the user named a specific campaign, or when the account has more campaigns than `limit`. |
| `limit` | integer |   | How many candidates to return. Default 12, max 100. Results are the TOP N by engagement, not the whole account. |
| `engagement_trigger` | string |   | An `engagementTrigger` valid for this source type. Pass together with lookback_window_days to get `engagementCount` per candidate, sorted highest-first. Use the same trigger you will create the audience with. |
| `lookback_window_days` | integer |   | Window the engagement counts are measured over. Pass together with engagement_trigger, and use the same value you will create the audience with.one of: `30`, `60`, `90`, `180`, `365` |

## Request

**Request template, not a complete runnable example.** Replace placeholders, empty objects, arrays, and zero values with valid account-specific inputs. Read required fields and nested constraints in the full schema. Confirm the account, connected channels, and referenced assets before calling a write tool.

## Response

## Related

Other analytics tools:

- [account_funnel_reports](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/account_funnel_reports) Read
- [account_level_stats](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/account_level_stats) Read
- [account_list_performance](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/account_list_performance) Read
- [budget_group_performance](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/budget_group_performance) Read
- [create_linkedin_engagement_retargeting_audience](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/create_linkedin_engagement_retargeting_audience) Writes
- [deep_funnel_stats](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/deep_funnel_stats) Read
- [demographic_country_stats](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/demographic_country_stats) Read
- [experiment_performance_stats](https://metadata.io/developers/tools/experiment_performance_stats) Read

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