Integrating Access Manager with LinkedIn

IMPORTANT:The information in the following sections may get changed and may not match the Social Networking Providers’ interface when you create an application. The following information is only for reference purpose and can vary based on the provider configuration page.

Perform the following steps to generate the API Key and API Secret for LinkedIn:

  1. Create a LinkedIn application.

    1. Log in to LinkedIn and access the Application page.

    2. Click Create Application.

    3. Select the existing Company Name from the list or create a new Company Name.

    4. Specify the following details on the Create a New Application screen:

    5. Specify the following details:

      Field

      Description

      Company Name

      Specify the name of the company.

      Name

      Specify the name of the application.

      Description

      Specify the description of the application.

      Application Logo

      Upload an image of the application.

      Application Use

      Select a category from the list.

      Website URL

      Specify a URL or Identity Provider URL.

      Business Email

      Specify your business email address/

      Business Phone

      Specify your business phone number

    6. Accept the agreement, and click Submit

    7. Copy the value of Client ID and Client Secret. These values will be required when you configure LinkedIn providers with Access Manager.

  2. Configure LinkedIn application configuration setting in Access Manager. App ID and App Secret will be used by Access Manager to configure LinkedIn.