How do I get email address field using the LinkedIn Javascript API?

Question

I\'m using the LinkedIn Javascript API to sign in users to my application, however the API is not returning the email address even though I\'m requiring permission for that spec

Answer 1

Hello there @Ulises Figueroa, May be I am coming in a bit late but this is how I had got this done:

Start off with the initial script tag on the top of your page within the head section:

Then, in your JS File,(I had placed an external JS File to process this API sign up/ Auth), have the following details placed:

function onLinkedInLoad() {
    IN.Event.on(IN, "auth", getProfileData);
}

function onSuccess(data) {
    console.log(data);
}

function onError(error) {
    console.log(error);
}

    function getProfileData(){
        IN.API.Profile("me").fields(["firstName","lastName", "email-address", "positions"]).result(function(data) {
            var profileData = data.values[0];
            var profileFName = profileData.firstName;
            var profileLName = profileData.lastName;

            if(data.values[0].positions._total == "0" || data.values[0].positions._total == 0 || data.values[0].positions._total == undefined) {
                console.log("Error on position details");
                var profileCName = "Details Are Undefined";
            }
            else {
                var profileCName = profileData.positions.values["0"].company.name;
            }
            var profileEName = profileData.emailAddress;

            //console.log all the variables which have the data that 
            //has been captured through the sign up auth process and
            //you should get them...

        });
    }

Then last but not the least, add the following in your HTML DOCUMENT which can help you initiate the window popup for the linkedin auth sign up form:

The above setup had worked for me. Sure this will help you out.

Cheers and have a nice day.