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Authorize rOpenSci client with LinkedIn

Source: R/linkedin.R
li_auth.Rd

This authorizes the rOpenSci client with your credentials (and you must be part of the rOpenSci organization as an admin). Make sure to take note of the 'refresh_token' as that is what you'll add to your .Renviron file for local work, or the GitHub secrets for the comms/scheduled_socials workflow.

Usage

li_auth()

Value

httr2 authorization

Details

This function authorizes with a redirect url of "http://localhost:1444/", this must be the same as that listed in the LinkedIn Developer App, https://www.linkedin.com/developers/apps.

If you retrieve a new token, you will have to put it in the .Renviron and the re-start your R session to continue

This function authorizes with the scopes:

  • w_member_social (default)

  • w_organization_social (special request)

  • r_organization_social (special request)

  • r_organization_admin (special request)

References

  • Refresh tokens API: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/authentication/programmatic-refresh-tokens

Examples


if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Only run if you need to update the scopes or get a new token (otherwise
# you'll have to replace all your tokens)
t <- li_auth()
t$refresh_token
} # }