LinkedIn V2 api: Not enough permissions to access /me GET

Question

I have been trying to use the linkedin V2 api, but constantly getting error. I created an developer application. Set up redirect url as "https://www.getpostman.com/oauth2/callback" to make request using postman (as per postman documentation). Filled up form to request access token.

But everytime I use the token and make a query, I get an error:

But I have selected all the default application permissions in my application. Am I missing something?

Solution 1

The LinkedIn API has been largely closed off and is only available to approved LinkedIn developers. You can request authorisation here: https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/marketing-partners/become-a-partner/marketing-developer-program

Solution 2

This is a old question, but the solution is to use the scope r_liteProfile instead of r_basicprofile during the first step of authorization.

https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization?response_type=code&client_id=*****&redirect_uri=http://yourauthorizationserver&state=RandomString&scope=r_liteprofile

Then, use the value of the code parameter passed back from LinkedIn to http://yourauthorizationserver in the second step of authorization:

curl -X POST \
'https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken?code=codeobtainedwiththefirstcall&grant_type=authorization_code&client_secret=*****&client_id=***&redirect_uri=yourredirecturi' \

Solution found here: Any queries to the api.linkedin.com/v2/ return "Not enough permissions to access ..."

Comments

[Matthijs Bierman]

Even with that permission, it does not appear to work. LinkedIn is completely closed now. We should all stop using it.

[Amarjit Singh]

I just want to implement sign up. Do I still have to apply there.

[Morris]

r_basicprofile should theoretically be accessible without requesting this formal authorization. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/references/v2/profi‌​le/… However, many fields are not working for me even after gettingr_basicprofile granted by the user.

[someone]

@Sinister Beard, there isn't any reason to request this authorisation if we only need do use OAuth2 basic profile - in my case, only email address. There isn't anything in LinkedIn user guide for developers that suggest to do this.

[Sinister Beard]

@mpoletto No, there isn't - but that's the documentation being lacking.

[someone]

@SinisterBeard How can you sure about that?

[Sinister Beard]

I mean, I can't prove a negative, but can you make it work?

[someone]

@SinisterBeard No, I can't. And I tried to request an authorisation to become a marketing partner and they denied. Now, I understand there isn't any information in official documentation about the new politic to approve new developers users for their API.

[Sinister Beard]

@mpoletto developer.linkedin.com/blog/posts/2015/… - I'll add this to my answer as well.

[Angelina Tsuboi]

Thank you so much!

[Yar]

Does anybody know what permission is needed to access docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/integrations/people‌​/… ?

[Yar]

What permission is needed to access docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/integrations/people‌​/… ?