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LinkedIn Source Provider

The LinkedIn Source feeds data from the LinkedIn social platform supporting Organization Post and Posts queries.

LinkedIn Dev App Required

Notice that this source requires a Custom LinkedIn Dev App for authentication.

Settings

Source Instance Common Settings

SettingDescriptionDefault
NameThe name that will identify this source instance.
Default Cache TimeThe default duration in seconds before the cache is renewed, set to 0 to disable caching. This setting can be overriden in each query configuration.3600
SettingDescription
AccountThe LinkedIn account which to connect with.
OrganizationThe LinkedIn Organization from which to create the source. Only organizations that the authenticated user is an administrator of will be shown.

Organization Post Query

Fetches a single post belonging to an organization and resolves to a Post Type.

SettingDescriptionDefaultDynamic
URNURN of the post, in full format like urn:li:ugcPost:1234567890.
CacheThe duration in seconds before the cache is invalidated and the query re-executed.3600

Organization Posts Query

Fetches posts belonging to an organization and resolves to a list of Post Type.

SettingDescriptionDefaultDynamic
StartThe start number of posts to fetch.1
CountThe maximum number of posts to fetch.10
Sort ByThe order by which to sort the posts, Last Modified or Created.Last Modified
CacheThe duration in seconds before the cache is invalidated and the query re-executed.3600

Post Type

Defines the mapping options of a LinkedIn Post object.

FieldDescriptionTypeFilters
IDUnique identifier of the content.String
StateThe state of the content.String
VisibilityThe visibility of the content.String
CommentaryThe user generated commentary for the content.StringLimit
Created AtThe post creation date.StringDate
Published AtThe post publication date.StringDate
Modified AtThe post last modification date.StringDate
AuthorThe author of the content.Organization
ArticleThe posted content of an Article.Post Article
MediaThe posted media.Post Media
ImagesThe posted images.Post Media[]

Post Article Type

Defines the mapping options of a LinkedIn Post Article object.

FieldDescriptionTypeFilters
IDUnique identifier of the content.String

Post Media Type

Defines the mapping options of a LinkedIn Post Media object.

FieldDescriptionTypeFilters
IDUnique identifier of the content.String
Alt TextAlternative text for the media.StringLimit
URLURL of the media.String
TypeType of the media content, either image or video.String

Organization Type

Defines the mapping options of a LinkedIn Organization object.

FieldDescriptionTypeFilters
IDUnique identifier of the organization.String
NameThe organization name.String
Vanity NameThe organization vanity name.String
DescriptionThe organization description.StringLimit
WebsiteThe organization website.String
Logo URLThe organization logo URL.String