OAuth app readiness guide · Social

Getting your LinkedIn app ready for real users

Checked against official docsChecked 2026-10-27linkedin.com

Verdict. Signing in and posting as a member is self-serve and instant. Anything for company pages, mentions or analytics is an application LinkedIn can reject, and a rejected app cannot reapply.

At a glance

The answer in one screen

Ease of creation

Easy

Self-serve products are instant. Not tested by us.

Ease of approval

Partner-gated

Community Management API: two reviews, no reapply after rejection.

Your hands-on time

1 hour to days

Minutes for member posting; days to prepare an application and screencast.

Waiting on the provider

Not published

Plan in weeks.

Do you need your own app yet?

Check Composio first.

Composio's guide warns that org actions return 403 unless your auth config requests organization scopes.

Watch out: decisions you can't undo

Rejection means a new app. Prepare the application carefully the first time.
A page admin must verify your app. Line up the page admin before you apply.

Agent an agent can do it You needs you Waiting on the provider

Prerequisites

What to have ready

To create and connect

LinkedIn app linked to a company page

For approval (can take days)

Registered legal organization (commercial use only)
Business email (personal emails fail vetting)
Privacy policy and website
Standard tier: downloadable screencast of each use case

App types

Which one is right for an agent product?

Recommended for agents

Self-serve products

Who can install: Any member
Review: None
Use it for: Sign-in and posting as a member

Community Management, Development tier

After an access request is approved.

Who can install: Limited
Review: Yes
Use it for: Building page features

Community Management, Standard tier

After a second review with a screencast.

Who can install: Customers
Review: Yes
Use it for: Company pages, mentions, analytics

Creation steps

Who does what, and how long it takes

YouCreate the app and link a page
20 min
A page super admin verifies the app.
YouAdd self-serve products
5 min
Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect, Share on LinkedIn.
AgentMatch auth config scopes to products
10 min
Request only granted scopes.
AgentDraft the Development tier request
1 hour
Use case, legal entity, business email, website, privacy policy.
WaitingDevelopment tier review
Unknown
Rejection means a new app.
YouBuild and record the Standard tier screencast
Days
Show OAuth approval and each use case's test cases.
WaitingStandard tier review
Unknown
Rejection again means a new app.

Scopes

What each permission costs you

You can only request scopes your approved products grant. LinkedIn rejects the whole authorization if any requested scope is not granted.

Agent use case	Scopes	What it costs you
Sign in	`openidprofileemail`	Self-serve
Post as the member	`w_member_social`	Self-serve
Manage company pages	`organization scopes`	Community Management approval

Minimal set: "Draft and post" agentopenidprofilew_member_social

No review needed.

Changing scopes later

New scopes need the matching product approved first.
Functional changes may need re-review for Standard tier.

Approval and distribution

Review, cost and renewal

When you need it: Only for page, mention and analytics APIs. Cost: None stated. Renewal: Functional changes may need re-review.

Development tier

Not published

Access request form.

Standard tier

Not published

Form plus screencast.

What you submit

Use case
Legal entity and business email
Privacy policy
Screencast for Standard tier

Common rejection reasons

Personal email
No registered organization
Screencast missing a use case

Before approval: what works and what's capped

Build and test

Sign-in and member posting.

Limit: 60-day tokens, no refresh token; users re-consent.

First customers

Development tier, if approved.

Limit: Standard tier needs a second review.

Scale

Standard tier.

Limit: Changes may need re-review.

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Data use and compliance

Rules that shape agent design

Data storage requirements apply to Community Management apps and are checked in review.

Common blockers

Symptom, cause, fix

Symptom	Cause	Fix
Whole authorization rejected	Requested a scope your products don't grant	Request only granted scopes
Org actions return 403	Organization scopes not requested or not approved	Get Community Management approval and request org scopes
Users disconnected every 60 days	No refresh token for standard apps	Prompt users to reconnect before expiry

Sources

Where every claim comes from

Claim	Source
Two-tier review, no reapply after rejection	Official docs
Review timelines	Not verified

All sources

LinkedIn: Community Management app review learn.microsoft.com
LinkedIn: Programmatic refresh tokens learn.microsoft.com
Composio: LinkedIn toolkit guide docs.composio.dev