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# Create an Application to Represent the Connector

To retrieve content from LinkedIn, you must create an application to represent the connector. LinkedIn will provide an application key and application secret. You will need these values to configure OAuth authentication.

The application must have the following permission scopes:

- `r_basicprofile`
- `r_emailaddress`

To create a LinkedIn application

1. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/secure/developer. Log in as the user who will administer the application.
2. Click Add New Application.

3. Complete all of the required fields, and then click Add Application.

   Make a note of the App Key and App Secret provided by LinkedIn.

NOTE:

When you create the application, ensure that the Redirect URL matches the location where you will run the OAuth configuration tool, for example `http://localhost:7878/`, as specified by the `RedirectURL` parameter in the OAuth tool configuration file `oauth_tool.cfg`.

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