README.md

LinkedIn API Python Client Examples

This directory contains examples showing how to use the LinkedIn API Python client library.

Steps to Run

1. Activate virtual environment: poetry shell
2. Navigate inside the /examples directory
3. Create a .env file that contains the following variables that will be used when running the examples. Only some of these variables may actually be needed to run a particular script. Check the specific example comments on more specific requirements (e.g. required scopes for the access token).

ACCESS_TOKEN="your_valid_access_token"
CLIENT_ID="your_app_client_id"
CLIENT_SECRET="your_app_client_secret"
OAUTH2_REDIRECT_URL="your_app_oauth2_redirect_url"

4. Execute the desired example script: python3 {script filename}. For example: python3 get_profile.py

Example Notes

Example filename	Description
oauth_member_auth_redirect.py	Demonstrates the member oauth redirect flow (authorization code flow) to obtain a 3-legged access token.
oauth_2legged.py	Obtains a 2-legged access token and performs introspection.
get_profile.py	Uses Sign In With LinkedIn v1 to fetch member profile. Also demonstrates use of field projections and decoration.
create_posts.py	Uses Sign In With LinkedIn v1 and Share on LinkedIn to create posts.
crud_ad_accounts.py	Performs create, get, finder, partial update, and delete requests on ad accounts.
batch_get_campaign_groups_query_tunneling.py	Demonstrates a request that requires query tunneling, which is performed automatically by the client.