python-linkedin api - how do I use it?

Question

I know, questions regarding this have been asked before but I can´t find a solution. I Am trying to access my LinkedIn account through the supposedly simple to use python-li

Answer 1

It looks like a lot of these answers might be out of date.

Given it looks like you aren't tied to a specific project, I would recommend you take a look at https://github.com/tomquirk/linkedin-api (disclaimer: I maintain it).

You can authenticate with LinkedIn with the following:

from linkedin_api import LinkedIn

# Authenticate using any LinkedIn account credentials
api = Linkedin('youremail@gmail.com', 'l33tpassword')

After that, you can go ahead and perform requests, for email, get a LinkedIn profile:

profile = api.get_profile('profile-id')

Answer 2

Updated for Python 3:

#%%### 3. LinkedIn API Work

import oauth2 as oauth
import urllib

consumer_key='XXXXXX' #from Linkedin site
consumer_secret='XXXXXX' #from Linkedin site
consumer=oauth.Consumer(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
client=oauth.Client(consumer)

request_token_url='https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/requestToken'
resp, content=client.request(request_token_url, "POST")
if resp['status']!='200':
    raise Exception("Invalid response %s." % resp['status'])
content_utf8=str(content,'utf-8') #convert binary to utf-8 string
request_token=dict(urllib.parse.parse_qsl(content_utf8))
authorize_url=request_token['xoauth_request_auth_url']

print("Go to the following link in your browser:", "\n")
print(authorize_url+'?oauth_token='+request_token['oauth_token'])

accepted='n'
while accepted.lower()=='n':
    accepted=input('Have you authorized me? (y/n)') #prompt for input (y)
oauth_verifier=input('What is the PIN?') #prompt for pin

access_token_url='https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/accessToken'
token=oauth.Token(request_token['oauth_token'], request_token['oauth_token_secret'])
token.set_verifier(oauth_verifier)
client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)
resp, content = client.request(access_token_url, "POST")
content8=str(content,'utf-8')
access_token = dict(urllib.parse.parse_qsl(content8))

print("Access Token:", "\n")
print("- oauth_token        = "+access_token['oauth_token']+'\n')
print("- oauth_token_secret = "+access_token['oauth_token_secret'])
print("You may now access protected resources using the access tokens above.")

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Answer 3

U only need ClientID and Client_SECRET. The following code shall help u to get other two important keys. The access token keys shall be valid for 60 days. Use ouath2 anyway, The redirect url i choose is 'http://localhost:3000/auth/linkedin/callback'

check it out

import oauth2 as oauth
import urlparse

consumer_key           = "******"
consumer_secret        = "******"
consumer = oauth.Consumer(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
client = oauth.Client(consumer)

request_token_url      = 'https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/requestToken'
resp, content = client.request(request_token_url, "POST")
if resp['status'] != '200':
    raise Exception("Invalid response %s." % resp['status'])

print content
print "\n"

request_token = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(content))

print "Requesr Token:",  "\n"
print "- oauth_token        = %s" % request_token['oauth_token'], "\n"
print "- oauth_token_secret = %s" % request_token['oauth_token_secret'], "\n"

authorize_url = 'https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/authorize'
print "Go to the following link in your browser:", "\n"
print "%s?oauth_token=%s" % (authorize_url, request_token['oauth_token']), "\n"

accepted = 'n'
while accepted.lower() == 'n':
    accepted = raw_input('Have you authorized me? (y/n) ')
oauth_verifier = raw_input('What is the PIN? ')

access_token_url = 'https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/accessToken'
token = oauth.Token(request_token['oauth_token'], request_token['oauth_token_secret'])
token.set_verifier(oauth_verifier)
client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)

resp, content = client.request(access_token_url, "POST")
access_token = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(content))

print "Access Token:", "\n"
print "- oauth_token        = %s" % access_token['oauth_token'], "\n"
print "- oauth_token_secret = %s" % access_token['oauth_token_secret']
print "You may now access protected resources using the access tokens above."