Can't post anything on LinkedIN using linkedin-j

Question

First, my problem is that I can't post any Network Updates, post Shares or Invite by ID. I always get the following exception :

08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316): com.google.code.linkedinapi.client.LinkedInApiClientException: Access to posting network updates denied.
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at com.google.code.linkedinapi.client.impl.BaseLinkedInApiClient.createLinkedInApiClientException(BaseLinkedInApiClient.java:3906)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at com.google.code.linkedinapi.client.impl.BaseLinkedInApiClient.callApiMethod(BaseLinkedInApiClient.java:3846)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at com.google.code.linkedinapi.client.impl.BaseLinkedInApiClient.postNetworkUpdate(BaseLinkedInApiClient.java:1172)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at pl.osadkowski.LITest.LITestActivity.onNewIntent(LITestActivity.java:61)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnNewIntent(Instrumentation.java:1123)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverNewIntents(ActivityThread.java:2042)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performNewIntents(ActivityThread.java:2055)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleNewIntent(ActivityThread.java:2064)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1400(ActivityThread.java:123)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1194)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4424)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:784)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:551)
08-29 17:18:04.000: E/AndroidRuntime(4316):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Secondly, What have I tried? Well, I'm sure I haven't tried EVERYTHING or else it would be working but I feel like I exhausted all possibilities. SOME of the things I have tried to no avail :

https://developer.linkedin.com/documents/authentication#granting

https://stackoverflow.com/a/10872824/1436210

http://code.google.com/p/linkedin-j/source/browse/trunk/linkedin-j/core/src/examples/java/com/google/code/linkedinapi/client/examples/PostNetworkUpdateExample.java?r=197

http://code.google.com/p/linkedin-j/wiki/GettingStarted

http://code.google.com/p/linkedin-j/wiki/AndroidConfiguration

I really hope someone can help!! I'll try anything!! Thanks a million!

Answer 1

I made a fix for scope parameter to linkedin-j-android.jar of version 1.0.429

here is the link for downloading patched linkedin-j-android.jar with scope fix

http://db.tt/yQjhqeq3

and Usage is like this it is additional parameter

private String CONSUMER_KEY="XX"; // your consumer key here
private String CONSUMER_SECRET="YY"; // your consumer secret here
private String scopeParams="rw_nus+r_basicprofile";

LinkedInOAuthService oAuthService=LinkedInOAuthServiceFactory
            .getInstance().createLinkedInOAuthService(
                    CONSUMER_KEY,CONSUMER_SECRET, scopeParams);

Hope this helps..

Answer 2

You don't have to change the source code. you can change the URL via reflection:

java.lang.reflect.Field field = LinkedInApiUrls.class.getField("LINKED_IN_OAUTH_REQUEST_TOKEN_URL");
field.setAccessible(true);
java.lang.reflect.Field modifiersField = java.lang.reflect.Field.class.getDeclaredField("modifiers");
modifiersField.setAccessible(true);
modifiersField.setInt(field, field.getModifiers() & ~Modifier.FINAL);
field.set(null, LinkedInApiUrls.LINKED_IN_OAUTH_REQUEST_TOKEN_URL + "?scope=r_basicprofile+r_emailaddress");

Anyhow, LinkedIn oAuth1 API doesn't support getting the email, you must use the oAuth2 API (http://developer.linkedin.com/documents/authentication)