LinkedIn V2 api: Not enough permissions to access /me GET

Question

I have been trying to use the linkedin V2 api, but constantly getting error. I created an developer application. Set up redirect url as "https://www.getpostman.com/oauth2/callback" to make request using postman (as per postman documentation). Filled up form to request access token.

But everytime I use the token and make a query, I get an error:

But I have selected all the default application permissions in my application. Am I missing something?

Answer 1

The LinkedIn API has been largely closed off and is only available to approved LinkedIn developers. You can request authorisation here: https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/marketing-partners/become-a-partner/marketing-developer-program

Answer 2

This is a old question, but the solution is to use the scope r_liteProfile instead of r_basicprofile during the first step of authorization.

https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization?response_type=code&client_id=*****&redirect_uri=http://yourauthorizationserver&state=RandomString&scope=r_liteprofile 

Then, use the value of the code parameter passed back from LinkedIn to http://yourauthorizationserver in the second step of authorization:

curl -X POST \ 'https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken?code=codeobtainedwiththefirstcall&grant_type=authorization_code&client_secret=*****&client_id=***&redirect_uri=yourredirecturi' \ 

Solution found here: Any queries to the api.linkedin.com/v2/ return "Not enough permissions to access ..."