Prerequisites for Creating a Connection

You must satisfy the following prerequisites for creating a connection with the LinkedIn Adapter.

1. Go to the LinkedIn developer console (https://www.linkedin.com/developer/apps) to create and register an application.
   1. Click My Apps > Create Application to open the Create New Application dialog.
   2. Complete the required fields, and click Submit.
      The client ID and client secret are provided by LinkedIn when your application is registered. The client ID and client secret are application-specific and are different for every application.
   3. Specify the authorized redirect URL when prompted using the following format:

      Note:

      If you don't know the following information, check with your administrator:

      • If your instance is new or upgraded from Oracle Integration Generation 2 to Oracle Integration 3.
      • The complete instance URL with the region included (required for new instances).

      For Connections…	Include the Region as Part of the Redirect URL?	Example of Redirect URL to Specify…
      Created on new Oracle Integration 3 instances	Yes.	https://OIC_instance_URL.region.ocp.oraclecloud.com/icsapis/agent/oauth/callback
      Created on instances upgraded from Oracle Integration Generation 2 to Oracle Integration 3	No. This applies to both: New connections created after the upgrade Existing connections that were part of the upgrade	https://OIC_instance_URL.ocp.oraclecloud.com/icsapis/agent/oauth/callback

2. Ensure that you have the credentials required to provide consent for access to the user’s LinkedIn profile.
3. Know the scope of the access request. Scopes enable you to specify which type of access you need, for example: r_basicprofile+r_emailaddress+w_share.