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# Create External Credentials for the LinkedIn Connector

To ingest data from LinkedIn to Data 360, set up an external credential for LinkedIn.

Create an OAuth based authentication with [LinkedIn](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=data.c360_a_setup_oauth_linkedin.htm&type=5) before completing these steps.

1.  From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter `Named Credentials`. Then select **Named Credentials** (1).

    ![namedcredential definition](https://developer.salesforce.com/media/NamedCred_13Aug2024.png)

2.  On the External Credentials tab (2), click **New**.

    1.  Enter a label and name for your external credential. The name can’t contain spaces. You can use underscores.

    2.  For Authentication Protocol, select **OAuth 2.0**.

    3.  For Authentication Flow Type, select **Browser Flow**.

    4.  For Scope, ask your Linkedin App Admin if there are any additional scopes to add or leave it blank.

    5.  For Identity Provider, select Auth Provider. Then select the provider you created for the LinkedIn connector.

    6.  Click **Save**.

3.  Add principal to external credentials.

    1.  In the external credentials that you created, under Principals, click **New**.

    2.  Enter the parameter name. You can include spaces.

    3.  For Identity Type, select **Named Principal**.

    4.  Set the Sequence Number to `1`.

    5.  For Scope, enter `w_member_social`. Ask your Linkedin App Admin if you should add any additional scopes.

    6.  Click **Save**.

4.  Authenticate your external credentials.

    1.  Under Principals, from the Actions dropdown menu, select **Authenticate.**

    2.  Follow the authentication flow and confirm access permissions.

    3.  To connect Data Cloud to LinkedIn, click **Allow**.

        After you authenticate, the status changes to Configured.

5.  Define the named credential.

    1.  In the Named Credentials Tab, click **New**. Then enter a label and name. The name can't contain spaces, but you can use underscores.

    2.  For the URL, enter `https://api.linkedin.com/v2`.

    3.  For external credentials, select the credential that you created.

    4.  Click **Save**.

6.  Enable external credentials access for System Administrators.

    1.  From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter `Profiles`. Then select it.

    2.  Click **System Administrator**

    3.  On the Enable External Credential Principal Access tab, click **Edit**.

    4.  Add the external credentials principal that you created to the Enabled External Credentials Principals column.

    5.  Click **Save**.

## Next Step

- [Set Up a LinkedIn Connection](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/data/data-cloud-int/guide/c360-a-set-up-linkedin-connection.md)