The CData Power BI Connector for LinkedIn is built on top of an ODBC driver. This section discusses how to install the connector, create a DSN, and connect from Power BI.

Installing the Connector

Installing the Connector is a step-by-step guide for how to manage the installation process.

Creating a Data Source Name (DSN)

Creating the Data Source Name describes the process to authenticate and connect to LinkedIn.

LinkedIn Version Support

The connector mostly leverages LinkedIn's versioned APIs (currently 202507) and in some rare cases LinkedIn's unversioned APIs (/v2) for performing read and write operations.

For an introduction to Visualizing Data using the CData Power BI Connector for LinkedIn.