LinkedIn Integration Terminal Errors

Authentication Errors

invalid_request

HTTP 400 Bad Request
{
  "error": "invalid_request",
  "error_description": "Missing required parameter: client_id"
}

unauthorized_client

HTTP 400 Bad Request
{
  "error": "unauthorized_client",
  "error_description": "The client is not authorized to request an authorization code using this method"
}

access_denied

HTTP 403 Forbidden
{
  "error": "access_denied",
  "error_description": "The user has denied your application access"
}

API Errors

403 Forbidden

HTTP 403 Forbidden
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 100,
  "message": "Not enough permissions to access: GET /v2/people/~",
  "status": 403
}

404 Not Found

HTTP 404 Not Found
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 0,
  "message": "Person not found",
  "status": 404
}

429 Too Many Requests

HTTP 429 Too Many Requests
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 0,
  "message": "Throttle limit for calls to this resource is reached",
  "status": 429
}
X-Li-Format: json
X-RestLi-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0

SDK-Specific Errors

Python SDK: linkedin.LinkedInError

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "linkedin_script.py", line 12, in <module>
    api = linkedin.LinkedInAPI(client_id='invalid', client_secret='invalid')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/linkedin/api.py", line 45, in __init__
    api.authenticate()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/linkedin/api.py", line 78, in authenticate
    raise LinkedInError('invalid_client', 'The OAuth client was not found.')
linkedin.LinkedInError: invalid_client: The OAuth client was not found.

Node.js SDK: LinkedInAPIError

LinkedInAPIError: Not enough permissions to access: GET /v2/people/~
    at LinkedInAPI._request (/node_modules/linkedin-api-client/dist/client.js:234:19)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:95:5)
    at async LinkedInAPI.getProfile (/node_modules/linkedin-api-client/dist/api.js:123:12)
    at async main (/app/index.js:23:18)
{
  statusCode: 403,
  body: {
    serviceErrorCode: 100,
    message: 'Not enough permissions to access: GET /v2/people/~',
    status: 403
  },
  headers: {
    'x-li-format': 'json',
    'x-restli-protocol-version': '2.0.0'
  }
}

LinkedIn-Specific Errors

EMPTY_CONSTRAINT_EXCEPTION

HTTP 400 Bad Request
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 12,
  "message": "com.linkedin.common.error.EMPTY_CONSTRAINT_EXCEPTION: Empty constraint passed for field urn:li:adAccount:123456",
  "status": 400
}

INVALID_URN_SYNTAX

HTTP 400 Bad Request
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 13,
  "message": "com.linkedin.common.error.INVALID_URN_SYNTAX: Invalid URN syntax: invalid_urn_format",
  "status": 400
}

ACCESS_DENIED_EXCEPTION

HTTP 403 Forbidden
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 100,
  "message": "com.linkedin.common.error.ACCESS_DENIED_EXCEPTION: Not enough permissions to access: rw_organization_admin",
  "status": 403
}

Validation Errors

INVALID_ARGUMENT

HTTP 400 Bad Request
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 1,
  "message": "com.linkedin.common.error.INVALID_ARGUMENT: Invalid value for field 'text': Text cannot be longer than 3000 characters",
  "status": 400
}

MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELD

HTTP 400 Bad Request
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 2,
  "message": "com.linkedin.common.error.MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELD: Missing required field: 'owner'",
  "status": 400
}

Rate Limiting

THROTTLE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED

HTTP 429 Too Many Requests
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 0,
  "message": "com.linkedin.common.error.THROTTLE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: Throttle limit for calls to this resource is reached",
  "status": 429
}
X-RestLi-Protocol-Version: 2.0.0
Retry-After: 60

Webhook Errors

INVALID_WEBHOOK_URL

HTTP 400 Bad Request
{
  "serviceErrorCode": 15,
  "message": "com.linkedin.common.error.INVALID_WEBHOOK_URL: Webhook URL must use HTTPS protocol",
  "status": 400
}

Connection Errors

Timeout

Error: connect ETIMEDOUT 108.174.10.10:443
    at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1146:16)

SSL Handshake Error

Error: write EPROTO 139872867647488:error:14094410:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:sslv3 alert handshake failure:ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c:1543:SSL alert number 40
    at WriteWrap.onWriteComplete [as oncomplete] (internal/stream_base_commons.js:94:16)