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The LinkedIn connector allows you to access the LinkedIn API, an online social networking service and micro blogging service that enables its users to create applications to build their professional identity online and stay in touch with colleagues and classmates. It also discovers professional opportunities, business deals, and new ventures. The LinkedIn connector uses the LinkedIn API to perform operations such as inviting people to connect and viewing jobs etc. The following sections describe how to perform various operations with the LinkedIn connector.

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To use the LinkedIn connector, add the <linkedIn.init> element in your configuration before any LinkedIn operations. This method contains all the common attributes and parameters needed for the connector functions. The connector includes a check to see the value for the apiUrl. If the value for the apiUrl is not given, it is set to https://api.linkedin.com/  by default.  

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titleinit
<linkedin.init>
     <apiUrl>https://api.linkedin.com</apiUrl>
     <accessToken>AQV068KoSLBPT8UeiEdMufTAp6t78tvE1B8UAdqtOFIFkGIvCfLbxDlkLfnA5dLE2UYsb</accessToken>
</linkedin.init>

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The following pages describe how to perform various operations with the connector. For general information on using connectors and their operations in your ESB configurations, see Using a Connector. To download the connector, go to https://store.wso2.com/store/assets/esbconnector/linkedin, and click , click the LinkedIn connector, and then click Download Connector. Then you can add and enable the connector in your ESB instance.

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