LinkedIn API

Log in to the LinkedIn Developer Portal, and click Create App.

You'll be asked to provide basic details about your app, including:

• • • App name
    • Company
    • Privacy policy URL
    • Business email
    • App logo

You'll also need to select the products you'd like to add/integrate into your app. By default, you'll get the abilities to Share on LinkedIn and Sign In with LinkedIn. You can, however, also use the Marketing Developer Platform.

Indicate that you agree to LinkedIn's legal terms, and click Create App.

Finally, you need verify the app

In the app settings tab you should see your company with a verify button. Clicking this will provide you a link which your LinkedIn Page Admin (whoever that might be) will use to verify the account. 

Callback/Redirect URL

http://<ServerName>:6700/idbdata/console/api/callback

*6700 is the default port, please adjust accordingly. 

Client ID and Client Secret

These can be found in the Auth tab of the API app created in the previous steps. In this Auth tab you can enter in the Redirect URL at the bottom under OAuth 2.0 Settings.

Set Initiate OAuth to GETANDREFRESH

Authorization Code

1. Next you need to build a URL to obtain the Authorization Code that you need to get the access token. 
2. Copy and paste the two URLs below into a text editor
   • https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization?response_type=code&client_id=<YourClientId>&client_secret=<YourClientSecret>&redirect_uri=<YourRedirectURI>&state=3jf893jd89&scope=r_liteprofile%20r_emailaddress%20w_member_social
   • https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken?grant_type=authorization_code&client_id=<YourClientId>&client_secret=<YourClientSecret>&code=<Your Auth Code Goes Here>&state=3jf893jd89&redirect_uri=<YourRedirectURI>
3. Fill in your Client ID, Client Secret, and Redirect URI
4. When the first URL is filled out, copy and paste it into a browser
   • Hit enter and the URL will change and you will receive the Authorization Code
5. For security reasons, the authorization code has a 30-minute lifespan and must be used immediately. Copy the code into the second URL below after code=
   • Copy this URL into a browser and hit enter to receive your Access Token
   • https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken?grant_type=authorization_code&client_id=<YourClientId>&client_secret=<YourClientSecret>&code=<Your Auth Code Goes Here>&state=3jf893jd89&redirect_uri=<YourRedirectURI>

OAuth Access Token

Copy the URL below to a text editor and fill in your Access Token

jdbc:linkedin:Callback URL="<YourRedirectURI>";Initiate OAuth="GETANDREFRESH";OAuth Access Token="<Your Access Token Goes here>";

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Data Connection

Follow the steps below to set up a data source in iDashboards Admin or Data Hub.

• Log into either Data Hub or the iDashboards Admin
• Click on Data Sources then New
• Fill out the highlighted fields below:
  • Database URL*: Enter in the URL you created previously with the Access Token
  • JDBC Driver Class: cdata.jdbc.linkedin.LinkedInDriver
  • In Optional Driver Properties
    • OAuth Client Id="[Your Client ID]";OAuth Client Secret="[Your Client Secret]";
    • *Please remove the bracket but leave the quotes
• Click Save, your data connection has been made!

For More Information:

• Creating a Database URL (Connection String)
• LinkedIn API Documentation
• iDashboards Admin Manual 10. Managing Data Sources

Disclaimer: iDashboards Technical Support Engineers are not proficient in the Management and Integration of every API that exists as new APIs are being created everyday with each company that wants to provide seamless integration with other software. However, we do our best to help you make these connections because we want to assist you in your success. If you do not see an article for a connection you would like to make please contact iDashboards Support and know that it will take a bit of time to figure out what is necessary for this integration.

If the above is unable to resolve the issue, then please contact iDashboards Support for further assistance.

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