How To Connect LinkedIn To YACSS

In YACSS, navigate to Cloud Connectivity from the sidebar. Click Connect on the LinkedIn card to begin the setup process.

You will need two credentials from the LinkedIn Developer Portal:

• Client ID — Found in your LinkedIn Developer app settings
• Client Secret — Found in your LinkedIn Developer app settings

We will retrieve both of these from the LinkedIn Developer Portal in the steps below.

Go to the LinkedIn Developer Portal, sign in or sign up, then navigate to My Apps and click Create App.

Enter an App name, select the LinkedIn Page you want to post to, add a Privacy Policy URL and upload an App logo. Since this is a test app you can use any logo and URL — note that the page selected here is the one YACSS will post to.

Go to the Products tab in your app. Request access to the following two products:

• Share on LinkedIn — Allows publishing content to LinkedIn
• Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect — Allows authentication via LinkedIn

Go to the Auth tab. Under Authorized redirect URLs for your app, add the URL below and save. Then copy your Client ID and Primary Client Secret from the Authentication Keys section.

Return to YACSS. Enter any Name you like, paste your Client ID and Secret Key into the LinkedIn Account fields and click Save. You will be automatically redirected to LinkedIn for authorization.

LinkedIn will prompt you to review the access request. Click Allow to grant YACSS permission to use your name and photo, create and manage posts, and access your primary email — your LinkedIn connection will then be active.