Overview
LinkedIn is the dominant professional social network. The Automize LinkedIn connector covers profiles, posts, company pages, shares, connections (limited by LinkedIn's API access tier).
- Regions: Global.
- Plans: Most actions require Marketing Developer Platform approval (paid).
Setting up the connection
Auth type: OAuth 2.0 (Authorization Code).
- LinkedIn developers → create app → OAuth credentials.
- Apply for specific product (Share on LinkedIn, Marketing Developer Platform, etc.).
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → LinkedIn. Paste credentials.
Find your credentials at https://www.linkedin.com/developers/.
Rate limits
Per-app + per-product tier.
Data model
LinkedIn primitives:
Member ─┬─ Profile
├─ Posts (share + organic)
└─ Connections (heavily restricted access)
Organization (company page) ─── PostsAvailable operations
4 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Create Share/Post | General | Publish a post to LinkedIn |
| Get Organization | General | Get company page details |
| Get Profile | General | Get the authenticated user's profile |
| List Organization Posts | General | List posts by an organization |
Operations
Create Share/Post
Publish a post to LinkedIn
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Author author | Yes | text | |
Lifecyclestate lifecycleState | Yes | text | |
Specificcontent specificContent | Yes | textarea | |
Visibility visibility | Yes | text |
Get Organization
Get company page details
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Organization Id organization_id | Yes | text |
Get Profile
Get the authenticated user's profile
No input parameters.
Tips
- OAuth scope: r_liteprofile. Limited fields.
List Organization Posts
List posts by an organization
No input parameters.
FAQ
- Why is the API so restricted?
- LinkedIn restricts most APIs (no contact scraping, no DM API). Apply for specific use-case product partnerships.