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Installation ------------ [](#installation) You will need at least PHP 7.3. We match [officially supported](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php) versions of PHP. Use [composer](https://getcomposer.org/) package manager to install the lastest version of the package: ``` composer require nhanchaukp/linkedin-api-php-client ``` Or add this package as dependency to `composer.json`. If you have never used Composer, you should start [here](http://www.phptherightway.com/#composer_and_packagist)and install composer. Get Started ----------- [](#get-started) Before you will get started, play visit to [LinkedIn API Documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/). This will save you a lot of time and prevent some silly questions. To start working with LinkedIn API, you will need to get application client id and secret. Go to [LinkedIn Developers portal](https://developer.linkedin.com/)and create new application in section My Apps. Save ClientId and ClientSecret, you will use them later. #### Bootstrapping autoloader and instantiating a client [](#bootstrapping-autoloader-and-instantiating-a-client) ``` // ... please, add composer autoloader first include_once __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'vendor' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'autoload.php'; // import client class use LinkedIn\Client; // instantiate the Linkedin client $client = new Client( 'YOUR_LINKEDIN_APP_CLIENT_ID', 'YOUR_LINKEDIN_APP_CLIENT_SECRET' ); ``` #### Getting local redirect URL [](#getting-local-redirect-url) To start linking process you have to setup redirect url. You can set your own or use current one. SDK provides you a `getRedirectUrl()` helper for your convenience: ``` $redirectUrl = $client->getRedirectUrl(); ``` We recommend you to have it stored during the linking session because you will need to use it when you will be getting access token. #### Setting local redirect URL [](#setting-local-redirect-url) Set a custom redirect url use: ``` $client->setRedirectUrl('http://your.domain.tld/path/to/script/'); ``` #### Getting LinkedIn redirect URL [](#getting-linkedin-redirect-url) In order of performing OAUTH 2.0 flow, you should get LinkedIn login URL. During this procedure you have to define scope of requested permissions. Use `Scope` enum class to get scope names. To get redirect url to LinkedIn, use the following approach: ``` use LinkedIn\Scope; // define scope $scopes = [ Scope::READ_LITE_PROFILE, Scope::READ_EMAIL_ADDRESS, Scope::SHARE_AS_USER, ]; $loginUrl = $client->getLoginUrl($scopes); // get url on LinkedIn to start linking ``` #### Setting skip SSL when curl error code: 60 [](#setting-skip-ssl-when-curl-error-code-60) Skip SLL defaul is skiped (true) Set a skip ssl: ``` $client->setSkipSSL(false); ``` Now you can take user to LinkedIn. You can use link or rely on Location HTTP header. #### Getting Access Token [](#getting-access-token) To get access token use (don't forget to set redirect url) ``` $accessToken = $client->getAccessToken($_GET['code']); ``` This method returns object of `LinkedIn\AccessToken` class. You can store this token in the file like this: ``` file_put_contents('token.json', json_encode($accessToken)); ``` This way of storing tokens is not recommended due to security concerns and used for demonstration purpose. Please, ensure that tokens are stored securely. #### Setting Access Token [](#setting-access-token) You can use method `setAccessToken()` for the `LinkedIn\Client` class to set token stored as string. You have to pass instance of `LinkedIn\AccessToken` to this method. ``` use LinkedIn\AccessToken; use LinkedIn\Client; // instantiate the Linkedin client $client = new Client( 'LINKEDIN_APP_CLIENT_ID', 'LINKEDIN_APP_CLIENT_SECRET' ); // load token from the file $tokenString = file_get_contents('token.json'); $tokenData = json_decode($tokenString, true); // instantiate access token object from stored data $accessToken = new AccessToken($tokenData['token'], $tokenData['expiresAt']); // set token for client $client->setAccessToken($accessToken); ``` #### Performing API calls [](#performing-api-calls) All API calls can be called through simple method: ``` $profile = $client->api( 'ENDPOINT', ['parameter name' => 'its value here'], 'HTTP method like GET for example' ); ``` There are 3 helper methods: ``` // get method $client->get('ENDPOINT', ['param' => 'value']); //post $client->post('ENDPOINT', ['param' => 'value']); // delete $client->delete('ENDPOINT'); ``` #### Examples [](#examples) ##### Perform api call to get profile information [](#perform-api-call-to-get-profile-information) ``` $profile = $client->get( 'me', ['fields' => 'id,firstName,lastName'] ); print_r($profile); ``` ##### List companies where you are an admin [](#list-companies-where-you-are-an-admin) ``` $profile = $client->get( 'organizations', ['is-company-admin' => true] ); print_r($profile); ``` ##### Share content on a personal profile [](#share-content-on-a-personal-profile) Make sure that image URL is available from the Internet (don't use localhost in the image url). ``` $share = $client->post( 'ugcPosts', [ 'author' => 'urn:li:person:' . $profile['id'], 'lifecycleState' => 'PUBLISHED', 'specificContent' => [ 'com.linkedin.ugc.ShareContent' => [ 'shareCommentary' => [ 'text' => 'Checkout this amazing PHP SDK for LinkedIn!' ], 'shareMediaCategory' => 'ARTICLE', 'media' => [ [ 'status' => 'READY', 'description' => [ 'text' => 'OAuth 2 flow, composer Package.' ], 'originalUrl' => 'https://github.com/zoonman/linkedin-api-php-client', 'title' => [ 'text' => 'PHP Client for LinkedIn API' ] ] ] ] ], 'visibility' => [ 'com.linkedin.ugc.MemberNetworkVisibility' => 'CONNECTIONS' ] ] ); print_r($share); ``` ##### Get Company page profile [](#get-company-page-profile) ``` $companyId = '123'; // use id of the company where you are an admin $companyInfo = $client->get('organizations/' . $companyId); print_r($companyInfo); ``` ##### Share content on a LinkedIn business page [](#share-content-on-a-linkedin-business-page) ``` // set sandboxed company page to work with // you can check updates at // https://www.linkedin.com/company/devtestco $companyId = '2414183'; $share = $client->post( 'ugcPosts', [ 'author' => 'urn:li:organization:' . $companyId, 'lifecycleState' => 'PUBLISHED', 'specificContent' => [ 'com.linkedin.ugc.ShareContent' => [ 'shareCommentary' => [ 'text' => 'Checkout this amazing PHP SDK for LinkedIn!' ], 'shareMediaCategory' => 'ARTICLE', 'media' => [ [ 'status' => 'READY', 'description' => [ 'text' => 'OAuth 2 flow, composer Package.' ], 'originalUrl' => 'https://github.com/zoonman/linkedin-api-php-client', 'title' => [ 'text' => 'PHP Client for LinkedIn API' ] ] ] ] ], 'visibility' => [ 'com.linkedin.ugc.MemberNetworkVisibility' => 'PUBLIC' ] ] ); print_r($share); ``` ##### Setup custom API request headers [](#setup-custom-api-request-headers) Change different headers sent to LinkedIn API. ``` $client->setApiHeaders([ 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'x-li-format' => 'json', 'X-Restli-Protocol-Version' => '2.0.0', // use protocol v2 'x-li-src' => 'msdk' // set a src header to "msdk" to mimic a mobile SDK ]); ``` ##### Change default API root [](#change-default-api-root) Some private API access there. ``` $client->setApiRoot('https://api.linkedin.com/v2/'); ``` ##### Image Upload [](#image-upload) I assume you have to be LinkedIn partner or something like that. Try to upload image to LinkedIn. See [Rich Media Shares](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/integrations/community-management/shares/rich-media-shares)(returns "Not enough permissions to access media resource" for me). ``` $filename = '/path/to/image.jpg'; $client->setApiRoot('https://api.linkedin.com/'); $mp = $client->upload($filename); ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please, open PR with your changes linked to an GitHub issue. You code must follow [PSR](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/) standards and have PHPUnit tests. 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