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LinkedIn credentials#

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

Prerequisites#

Supported authentication methods#

  • Community Management OAuth2: Use this method if you're a new LinkedIn user or creating a new LinkedIn app.
  • OAuth2: Use this method for older LinkedIn apps and user accounts.

Refer to LinkedIn's Community Management API documentation for more information about the service.

This credential works with API version 202404.

Using Community Management OAuth2#

Use this method if you're a new LinkedIn user or creating a new LinkedIn app.

To configure this credential, you'll need a LinkedIn account, a LinkedIn Company Page, and:

  • A Client ID: Generated after you create a new developer app.
  • A Client Secret: Generated after you create a new developer app.

To create a new developer app and set up the credential:

  1. Log into LinkedIn and select this link to create a new developer app.
  2. Enter an App name for your app, like Localmind Automate integration.
  3. For the LinkedIn Page, enter a LinkedIn Company Page or use the Create a new LinkedIn Page link to create one on-the-fly. Refer to Associate an App with a LinkedIn Page for more information.
  4. Add an App logo.
  5. Check the box to agree to the Legal agreement.
  6. Select Create app.
  7. This should open the Products tab. Select the products/APIs you want to enable for your app. For the LinkedIn node to work properly, you must include:
    • Share on LinkedIn
    • Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect
  8. Once you've requested access to the products you need, open the Auth tab.
  9. Copy the Client ID and enter it in your Localmind Automate credential.
  10. Select the icon to Copy the Primary Client Secret. Enter this in your Localmind Automate credential as the Client Secret.

Posting from organization accounts

To post as an organization, you need to put your app through LinkedIn's Community Management App Review process.

Refer to Getting Access to LinkedIn APIs for more information on scopes and permissions.