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Add LinkedIn as an OAuth provider

This guide explains how to let users sign in to Casdoor with their LinkedIn account.

Learning outcomes​

  • Create and verify a LinkedIn app.
  • Add LinkedIn as an OAuth provider in Casdoor.

What you need​

  • A LinkedIn company page and an administrator of that page, who verifies the app
  • Administrator access to the Casdoor admin console

Create a LinkedIn app​

  1. Create an app on LinkedIn Developers.

    LinkedIn app creation form

  2. Verify the company page that is linked to the app. Only an administrator of the company page can verify it and grant permissions.

    Verification of the LinkedIn page

  3. In the app, turn on Sign In with LinkedIn.

    Sign In with LinkedIn product

  4. Add the callback URL of Casdoor, https://<your-casdoor-host>/callback, to Authorized redirect URLs. See Redirect URL and callback URL.

    Authorized redirect URLs of the app

  5. Copy the Client ID and the Client Secret.

    Client ID and client secret of the app

Add the provider in Casdoor​

  1. In the Casdoor admin console, go to Identity > Providers and add a provider.

  2. Set Category to OAuth and Type to LinkedIn.

  3. Enter the Client ID and the Client secret.

    LinkedIn provider in Casdoor

  4. Save the provider.

Next steps​

Add the provider to an application. See Add providers to an application.

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