LinkedIn credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

• LinkedIn

Prerequisites

• Create a LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) account.
• Create a LinkedIn Company Page (opens in a new tab).

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.

Related Resources

Refer to LinkedIn's Community Management API documentation (opens in a new tab) 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 (opens in a new tab) account, a LinkedIn Company Page (opens in a new tab), 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 (opens in a new tab).
2. Enter an App name for your app, like n8n integration.
3. For the LinkedIn Page, enter a LinkedIn Company Page (opens in a new tab) or use the Create a new LinkedIn Page link to create one on-the-fly. Refer to Associate an App with a LinkedIn Page (opens in a new tab) 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 and configure:
   • Share on LinkedIn
   • Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect
   • Advertising API (if using it as an organization account rather than an individual)
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 n8n credential.
10. Select the icon to Copy the Primary Client Secret. Enter this in your n8n credential as the Client Secret.

Refer to Getting Access to LinkedIn APIs (opens in a new tab) for more information on scopes and permissions.

Using OAuth2

Only use this method for older LinkedIn apps and user accounts.

All users must select:

• Organization Support: If turned on, the credential requests permission to post as an organization using the w_organization_social scope.
  • To use this option, you must put your app through LinkedIn's Community Management App Review (opens in a new tab) process.
• Legacy: If turned on, the credential uses legacy scopes for r_liteprofile and r_emailaddress instead of the newer profile and email scopes.

If you're self-hosting n8n, you'll need to configure OAuth2 from scratch by creating a new developer app:

1. Log into LinkedIn and select this link to create a new developer app (opens in a new tab).
2. Enter an App name for your app, like n8n integration.
3. For the LinkedIn Page, enter a LinkedIn Company Page (opens in a new tab) or use the Create a new LinkedIn Page link to create one on-the-fly. Refer to Associate an App with a LinkedIn Page (opens in a new tab) 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 n8n credential.
10. Select the icon to Copy the Primary Client Secret. Enter this in your n8n credential as the Client Secret.

Refer to Getting Access to LinkedIn APIs (opens in a new tab) for more information on scopes and permissions.