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The LinkedIn modules enable you to monitor, create and delete posts on a user’s wall or create and delete posts on behalf of an organization, create, update, list, retrieve, and delete the lead gen forms, and form responses in your LinkedIn account.

Getting Started with LinkedIn

Prerequisites

A LinkedIn account – create an account at linkedin.com/signup

	Note
	The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Boost.space Integrator scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting LinkedIn to Boost.space Integrator

Go to Boost.space Integrator and open the LinkedIn module’s Create a connection dialog and click Continue.
Confirm the access by clicking Allow.

The connection has been established.

Lead Gen Forms

Watch Form Responses

Triggers when a Lead Gen Form is submitted.

Required Permissions: r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

This is an instant trigger ideal for normal users to receive a response when a member submits a form. For more information, see Instant Triggers.Instant triggers (webhooks)

You do not have to add the webhooks in LinkedIn as it is automatically done for you once you add and save an instant trigger module to your scenario.

Webhook Name	Enter (map) a webhook name.
Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Ad Account URN	Select or map the account URN whose campaign form responses you want to watch.

Watch Form Responses

Triggers when a Lead Gen Form is submitted.

Required Permissions: r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

This module is a general trigger to watch and trigger an alert to the user when a form response is received based on the specified filters in the module. For more information, see Webhooks.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Ad Account URN	Select or map the account URN whose campaign form responses you want to watch.
Campaign URN	Select or map the campaign associated with the form
Creative URN	Enter (map) the Creative URN associated with the form.
Fields	Enter (map) the fields you want to watch in the form response. For more information, see Fields Projection.
Projection	Enter (map) the projections you want to watch in the form response. For more information, see Response Decoration.
Limit	Set the maximum number of form responses Boost.space Integrator should return during one execution cycle.

List Forms

Retrieves a list of Lead Gen Forms.

Required Permissions: r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Ad Account URN	Select or map the ad account URN whose lead gen forms you want to list.
Limit	Set the maximum number of lead gen forms Boost.space Integrator should return during one execution cycle.

Get a Form

Retrieves the details of a Lead Gen Form.

Required Permissions: r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Form ID or URN	Select or map the Form ID or URN whose details you want to retrieve.

List Form Responses

Retrieves a list of responses of a Lead Gen Form.

Required Permissions: r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Ad Account URN	Enter a keyword or phrase to search and list the form responses that match the specified query.
Form URN	Enter (map) the Form ID or URN whose responses you want to list.
Campaign URN	Enter (map) the campaign URN to which the form belongs.
Creative URN	Enter (map) the creative URN associated with the form whose responses you want to list.
Start Time	Enter (map) the date and time to list the form responses created on or after the specified time.
End Time	Enter (map) the date and time to list the form responses created on or before the specified time.
Limit	Set the maximum number of form responses Boost.space Integrator should return during one scenario execution cycle.

Get a Form Response

Retrieves a response of a Lead Gen Form.

Required Permissions: r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Ad Account URN	Select or map the account URN whose form response details you want to retrieve.
Response ID or URN	Enter (map) the Response ID or URN whose details you want to retrieve.

Update a Form Status

Updates the status of a Lead Gen Form by its ID.

Required Permissions: r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Form ID or URN	Select or map the Form ID or URN whose status you want to update.
Status	Select or map the status you want to update for the form: Archived Canceled Paused Submitted

Get a Form Question

Retrieves the details of a question of a Lead Gen Form by its ID.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Form ID or URN	Select or map the Form ID or URN whose question details you want to retrieve.
Question ID	Enter (map) the Question ID whose details you want to retrieve.

Create a Form

Creates a new Lead Gen Form.

Required Permissions: rw_ads, r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

Connection

Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.

Ad Account URN

Select or map the ad account URN for which you want to create the form.

Language

Select or map the language of the form.

Name

Enter (map) the form name. The form is visible to the owner of the form but not visible to the viewer.

Headline

Enter (map) the form headline.

Privacy Policy URL

Enter (map) the privacy policy URL that covers any data passed to the owner of the form.

Lead Profile Information

Select or map the lead profiles for whom the form is targeted to.

Custom Questions

Add the questions targeted for the lead profiles.

Name	Enter (map) the question name.
Question Type	Select or map the question type: Custom Text Question Custom MC Question
Question	Enter (map) the question. A maximum of 100 characters is allowed.
Options	If the question is of MC type, add the options applicable for the question.

A maximum of 12 questions is allowed.

Descriptions

Enter (map) the details of the form. A maximum of 160 characters is allowed.

Legal Disclaimer

Enter (map) the disclaimer text that appears on the form. A maximum of 2000 characters is allowed.

Custom Checkboxes

Add the custom checkboxes for the form: Content

Add the content of the checkbox fields. A maximum of 500 characters is allowed. Consent Required

Select the checkbox if consent is required to display the custom checkbox.

Thank You Message

Enter (map) the message displayed to a member after the form is submitted. The maximum number of characters allowed is 300 characters.

Landing Page URL

Enter (map) the form URL address.

Thank You Message Call-to-action

Enter (map) the message displayed on the call-to-action button. You can set one of the following values:

LEARN_MORE
VIEW_NOW
DOWNLOAD_NOW
TRY_NOW
VISIT_COMPANY_WEBSITE (default).

	Note
	This message appears as text on the button. The URL is controlled by the `landingUrl` attribute.

Hidden Fields

Add the hidden fields for the form.

Name

Enter (map) the field name

Value

Enter (map) the field value.

	Note
	You can add up to 20 fields.

Update a Form

Updates an existing Lead Gen Form by its ID.

Required Permissions: rw_ads, r_ads, r_ads_leadgen_automation

Connection

Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.

Form ID or URN

Select or map the Form ID or URN whose details you want to update.

Name

Enter (map) the form name. The form is visible to the owner of the form but not visible to the viewer.

Headline

Enter (map) the form headline.

Privacy Policy URL

Enter (map) the privacy policy URL that covers any data passed to the owner of the form.

Lead Profile Information

Select or map the lead profiles for whom the form is targeted to.

Custom Questions

Add the questions targeted for the lead profiles.

Name	Enter (map) the question name.
Question Type	Select or map the question type: Custom Text Question Custom MC Question
Question	Enter (map) the question. A maximum of 100 characters is allowed.
Options	If the question is of MC type, add the options applicable for the question.

A maximum of 12 questions is allowed.

Descriptions

Enter (map) the details of the form. A maximum of 160 characters is allowed.

Legal Disclaimer

Enter (map) the disclaimer text that appears on the form. A maximum of 2000 characters is allowed.

Custom Checkboxes

Add the custom checkboxes for the form: Content

Add the content of the checkbox fields. A maximum of 500 characters is allowed. Consent Required

Select the checkbox if consent is required to display the custom checkbox.

Thank You Message

Enter (map) the message displayed to a member after the form is submitted. The maximum number of characters allowed is 300 characters.

Landing Page URL

Enter (map) the form URL address.

Thank You Message Call-to-action

Enter (map) the message displayed on the call-to-action button. You can set one of the following values:

LEARN_MORE
VIEW_NOW
DOWNLOAD_NOW
TRY_NOW
VISIT_COMPANY_WEBSITE (default).

	Note
	This message appears as text on the button. The URL is controlled by the `landingUrl` attribute.

Hidden Fields

Add the hidden fields for the form.

Name

Enter (map) the field name

Value

Enter (map) the field value.

	Note
	You can add up to 20 fields.

Users

Create a Text Post

Shares a simple text, article, or URL on the user’s wall.

Required Permissions: w_member_social

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Content	Enter the text content of the post.
Visibility	Select whether the post will be visible to the public or to my connections only.
Type	Select whether to post simple text or link.
Link	URL: Enter the URL of the link you want to post. Title: Enter the title for the link. Description: Enter the link description.

Create an Image Post

Shares an image post on the user’s wall.

Required Permissions: w_member_social

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Source File	Map the file you want to upload from the previous module (For example, HTTP > Get a File or Dropbox > Get a file), or enter the file name and file data manually. Filename: Enter the file name. Data: Enter or map file data manually.
Visibility	Select whether the post will be visible to the public or to my connections only.
Title	Enter the title for the image post.
Description	Enter the description for the post.
Content	Enter the text content shared with the image.

Delete a Post

Removes a post from the user’s wall.

Required Permissions: w_member_social

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Post ID	Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to delete.

Organizations

Create a Text Post

Shares a simple text, article, or URL on behalf of an organization.

Required Permissions: rw_organization_admin, w_organization_social

	Note
	You may need to extend Boost.space Integrator permissions for LinkedIn access.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Organization	Select the organization you want to create a post on behalf of.
Content	Enter the text content of the post.
Type	Select whether to post simple text or link.
Link	URL: Enter the URL of the link you want to post. Title: Enter the title for the link Description: Enter the link description.

Create an Image Post

Shares an image post on behalf of an organization.

Required Permissions: rw_organization_admin, w_organization_social

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Organization	Select the organization you want to create a post on behalf of.
Source File	Map the file you want to upload from the previous module (For example, HTTP > Get a File or Dropbox > Get a file), or enter the file name and file data manually. Filename: Enter the file name. Data: Enter or map file data manually.
Title	Enter the title for the image post.
Description	Enter the description for the post.
Content	Enter the text content shared with the image.

Search for Organizations

Finds organizations by the vanity name or email domain.

Connection	Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.
Find Organization By	Select the option you want to search organizations by. Vanity Name: The `Vanity Name` is used to represent the public profile URL in the following format: `www.linkedin.com/in/{vanityName}`. Each LinkedIn profile has a unique `vanityName`. Email Domain: Enter the email domain of the organization. E.g. Boost.space Integrator.com
Limit	Set the maximum number of organizations Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle.

Other

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

	Note
	Retrieving LinkedIn posts is not available at the moment.

Connection

Establish a connection to your LinkedIn account.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://api.linkedin.com/. E.g. /2/files/list_folder

	Note
	For the list of available endpoints, refer to the LinkedIn API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET to retrieve information for an entry.

POST to create a new entry.

PUT to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH to make a partial entry update.

DELETE to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don’t have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use – Create a Post

The following API call creates a user post in your LinkedIn account:

URL: /v2/ugcPosts

Method: POST

Body:

 { 
 "author": "urn:li:person:KGAMpQRO_a", 
 "visibility": { 
 "com.linkedin.ugc.MemberNetworkVisibility": "PUBLIC" 
 }, 
 "lifecycleState": "PUBLISHED", 
 "specificContent": { 
 "com.linkedin.ugc.ShareContent": { 
 "shareCommentary": { 
 "text": "test message" 
 }, 
 "shareMediaCategory": "NONE" 
 } 
 }
}

The result can be found in the module’s Output under Bundle > Body.

In our example, the post ID was returned (and the post on the user’s wall was created):

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Updated on December 15, 2022