Required Scopes and Endpoint Domains for LinkedIn

When integrating with LinkedIn, your application needs specific permissions to interact with the API.

These permissions are defined by access scopes, which determine what data your application can access and what actions it can perform.

This topic provides information about the required access scopes and endpoint domains for the LinkedIn driver.

Understanding Scopes

Scopes are a way to limit an application's access to a user's data. They define the specific actions that an application can perform on behalf of the user.

For example, a read-only scope might allow an application to view data, while a full access scope might allow it to modify data.

Required Scopes for LinkedIn

To see what scopes are granted by each API product, refer to LinkedIn's documentation.

Entity	Statement Types	Minimal Required Scopes
Comments	SELECT	r_organization_social
Comments	INSERT UPDATE DELETE	w_organization_social
CompanyStatusUpdates	SELECT	r_organization_social
CompanyStatusUpdates	INSERT UPDATE DELETE	w_organization_social
Events	SELECT	r_events NOTE: CData's embedded OAuth application does not support this scope. You must create a custom OAuth application and request access for Events Management API from the list of products (see Creating a Custom OAuth Application).
Events	UPDATE	rw_events NOTE: CData's embedded OAuth application does not support this scope. You must create a custom OAuth application and request access for Events Management API from the list of products (see Creating a Custom OAuth Application).
CreateEvent	EXECUTE	rw_events
CompanyDetails	SELECT	r_organization_admin
CompanyFollowerStatistics	SELECT	r_organization_admin
CompanyList	SELECT	r_organization_admin
CompanyPageStatistics	SELECT	r_organization_admin
CompanyUpdateStatistics	SELECT	r_organization_admin
Documents	SELECT	r_organization_social
GeoLocation	SELECT	-
Images	SELECT	r_organization_social
Industries	SELECT	-
OrganizationAuthorizationActions	SELECT	rw_organization_admin
OrganizationFollowerCount	SELECT	-
OrganizationLocations	SELECT	r_organization_admin
Organizations	SELECT	r_organization_admin
Profiles	SELECT	r_basicprofile
Videos	SELECT	r_organization_social
VideoTimeWatchedForVideoViewsStatistics	SELECT	r_organization_social
VideoTimeWatchedStatistics	SELECT	r_organization_social
VideoViewerStatistics	SELECT	r_organization_social
VideoViewStatistics	SELECT	r_organization_social
DownloadAsset	EXECUTE	r_organization_social
UploadDocument	EXECUTE	w_organization_social
UploadImage	EXECUTE	w_organization_social
UploadVideo	EXECUTE	w_organization_social
UploadVideoCaptions	EXECUTE	-
UploadVideoThumbnail	EXECUTE	-

Understanding Endpoint Domains

Endpoint domains are the specific URLs that the application needs to communicate with in order to authenticate, retrieve records, and perform other essential operations.

Allowlisting these domains ensures that the network traffic between your application and the API is not blocked by firewalls or security settings.

Note: Most users do not need to make any special configurations. Allowlisting is typically only necessary for environments with strict security measures, such as restricted outbound network traffic.

Required Endpoint Domains for LinkedIn

Domain	Always Required	Description
linkedin.com	True	The main domain used for accessing the main LinkedIn API-s that the driver uses.
licdn.com	False	The domain used for downloading LinkedIn assets through its CDN such as Images or Videos (see DownloadAsset as well).