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Configuring LinkedIn as a Social Provider​

In this section, we will show you how to provide an option to log in with LinkedIn on your cidaas login page.

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By configuring LinkedIn as a social provider in cidaas, you will get a new option called Login with LinkedIn on the login page and Sign up with LinkedIn on the registration page of your cidaas application.

The overall process would be:

  • On the LinkedIn developer console : Generate client ID and client Secret.
  • On the cidaas admin portal : Add the LinkedIn client ID and client Secret in cidaas application and select appropriate cidaas applications for which you want to enable LinkedIn.

We'll guide you through the process — it's pretty easy.

LinkedIn setup​

In cidaas instances, you must provide custom credentials, which include generating your own Client ID and Client Secret using your LinkedIn Developer account.

  1. Go to the LinkedIn Developer portal and click on the Create app button.

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  2. Once redirected to the application creation form, you need to set a name, associate a LinkedIn page with it, upload a logo for your new application, and click on Create App.

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  3. Once redirected to the application overview menu, under the Auth tab, copy the client ID and secret.

    • Copy the OAuth 2.0 URL from the cidaas setup section, step 2 (Configuration steps for the Linkedin App).
    • Enter the OAuth 2.0 settings URL.

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  4. Let's move to the cidaas setup section above.

cidaas setup​

Configure Social Provider Setup in cidaas​

In this section, you'll find steps on

  • how to add client ID and client Secret obtained from your LinkedIn account into your cidaas application and
  • how to choose cidaas client applications for which you want to enable LinkedIn as a social provider.

  1. Now, navigate to cidaas Admin dashboard -> Settings -> Login Providers -> Social Providers.

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  2. Click on LinkedIn --> Create provider, enter the required details, and save.

    • Enter the Client ID and Client Secret acquired from the LinkedIn setup section.

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  3. After you save, you can select the application you want LinkedIn to use as a social provider.

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  4. LinkedIn is available as a social provider for your application.

Note : An administrator can configure single provider to more than one client.

Reference Link how to configure other providers?

Need help implementing this?​

Please contact us on our Developer Support Page.