Invalid access token with oauth_token from Linkedin JS SDK

[dbeja]

Hi,

On the frontend I'm using Linkedin Javascript SDK to login the user in my application:

IN.User.authorize(function(response) { ..... });

Then I send the oauth_token that is on IN.ENV.auth.oauth_token to my nodejs service.

On my nodejs service I'm trying to use node-linkedin to get details about the user:

const linkedin = require('node-linkedin')('CLIENT_ID', 'CLIENT_SECRET');
const linkedinApi = linkedin.init(token);  // the oauth_token from above
linkedinApi.people.me(function(err, user) { .... }

But I always get "Invalid access token." error.

Am I doing something wrong? Can't I use this oauth_token to authorize my linkedin api calls?

[ArkeologeN]

Unfortunately no! You need to access_token instead of authorization code in order to call any endpoint.

[dbeja]

I found a way to make it work but couldn't find any documentation to support that, only some lost comments on the web.

Instead of adding an Authorization Bearer header, I use instead a oauth_token header with the token I get on frontend from IN.ENV.auth.oauth_token.

[ArkeologeN]

In that case, you may send me a pull request and I'll add that feature! would be awesome to have it supported :)

[dbeja]

I was about to do that but I noticed that already exists on the code :) Basically this option is when you choose oauth version 1.

If I initialize with these options I think it will work:

var linkedin = Linkedin.init({
    token: JS_TOKEN,
    type: 'server',
    version: 1
});