li_auth: Authorize rOpenSci client with LinkedIn

In ropensci-org/promoutils: Utilities for Promoting rOpenSci on Twitter

Authorize rOpenSci client with LinkedIn

Description

This authorizes the rOpenSci client with your credentials (and you must be part of the rOpenSci organization as an admin). Make sure to take note of the 'refresh_token' as that is what you'll add to your .Renviron file for local work, or the GitHub secrets for the comms/scheduled_socials workflow.

Usage

li_auth()

Details

This function authorizes with a redirect url of "http://localhost:1444/", this must be the same as that listed in the LinkedIn Developer App, https://www.linkedin.com/developers/apps.

If you retrieve a new token, you will have to put it in the .Renviron and the re-start your R session to continue

This function authorizes with the scopes:

• w_member_social (default)

• w_organization_social (special request)

• r_organization_social (special request)

• r_organization_admin (special request)

Value

httr2 authorization

References

• Refresh tokens API: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/authentication/programmatic-refresh-tokens

Examples

## Not run: 
# Only run if you need to update the scopes or get a new token (otherwise
# you'll have to replace all your tokens)
t <- li_auth()
t$refresh_token

## End(Not run)

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