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Integromat Updated November 29, 2019 11:01

Please upgrade your scenarios that contain old LinkedIn modules to the current version of the LinkedIn modules. As of May 1, 2019, the old version is no longer supported and may stop working anytime.

The LinkedIn modules enable you to create and delete posts on a user's wall or create and delete posts on behalf of an organization in your LinkedIn account.

Getting Started with LinkedIn

Prerequisites

A LinkedIn account

In order to use LinkedIn with Integromat, it is necessary to have a LinkedIn account. If you do not have one, you can create a LinkedIn account at www.linkedin.com/signup.

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Integromat scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting LinkedIn to Integromat

To connect your LinkedIn account to Integromat follow the general instructions for Connecting to services.

After you click the Continue button, Integromat will redirect you to the LinkedIn website where you will be prompted to grant Integromat access to your account.

Confirm the dialog by clicking the Allow button.

Users

Create a Text Post

Creates a text post on your wall.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Content	Enter the text content of the post.
Visibility	Select whether the post will be visible to public or to my connections only.
Type	Select whether to post simple text or link.
Link	URL Enter the URL of the link you want to post. Title Enter the title for the link. Description Enter the link description.

Create an Image Post

Creates an image post on your wall.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Source File	Map the file you want to upload from the previous module (e.g. HTTP > Get a File or Dropbox > Get a file), or enter the file name and file data manually. File name Enter the file name. Data Enter or map file data manually.
Visibility	Select whether the post will be visible to public or to my connections only.
Title	Enter the title for the image post.
Description	Enter the description for the post.
Content	Enter the text content shared with the image.

Delete a Post

Deletes a post.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Post ID	Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to delete.

Organizations

Create a Text Post

Creates a text post on your wall on behalf of an organization.

You may need to extend Integromat permissions for the LinkedIn access.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Organization	Select the organization you want to create a post on behalf of.
Content	Enter the text content of the post.
Type	Select whether to post simple text or link.
Link	URL Enter the URL of the link you want to post. Title Enter the title for the link. Description Enter the link description.

Create an Image Post

Creates an image post on behalf of an organization.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Organization	Select the organization you want to create a post on behalf of.
Source File	Map the file you want to upload from the previous module (e.g. HTTP > Get a File or Dropbox > Get a file), or enter the file name and file data manually. File name Enter the file name. Data Enter or map file data manually.
Title	Enter the title for the image post.
Description	Enter the description for the post.
Content	Enter the text content shared together with the image.

Search for Organizations

Searches for an organization by the vanity name or email domain.

Connection Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.

Find Organization By

Select the option you want to search organizations by.

Vanity Name
The Vanity Name is used to represent the public profile URL in the following format: www.linkedin.com/in/{vanityName}. Each LinkedIn profile has a unique vanityName.
Email Domain
Enter the email domain of the organization. E.g. integromat.com

Limit Set the maximum number of organizations Integromat will return during one execution cycle.

Other

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

Retrieving LinkedIn posts is not available at the moment.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
URL	Enter a path relative to `https://api.linkedin.com/`. E.g. `/2/files/list_folder` For the list of available endpoints, refer to the LinkedIn API Documentation.
Method	Select the HTTP method you want to use: GET to retrieve information for an entry. POST to create a new entry. PUT to update/replace an existing entry. PATCH to make a partial entry update. DELETE to delete an entry.
Headers	Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.
Query String	Enter the request query string.
Body	Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - Create a Post

The following API call creates a user post in your LinkedIn account:

URL:
/v2/ugcPosts

Method:
POST

Body:

{ "author": "urn:li:person:KGAMpQRO_a", "visibility": { "com.linkedin.ugc.MemberNetworkVisibility": "PUBLIC" }, "lifecycleState": "PUBLISHED", "specificContent": { "com.linkedin.ugc.ShareContent": { "shareCommentary": { "text": "test message" }, "shareMediaCategory": "NONE" } } }

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The result can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body.
In our example, the post ID was returned (and the post on the user's wall was created):

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