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# Create External Credentials for the LinkedIn Sales Navigator Connector (Beta)

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

Before you begin:

- Before you start, choose which authentication provider you want to use. We suggest using the LinkedIn SNAP Data 360 provider, or you can create your own by following the instructions below.

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 Authentication Provider, select the LinkedIn SNAP Data Cloud provider or the provider you created.

    5. 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.  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 eBay, 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://www.linkedin.com`.

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

    4.  Click **Save**.

6.  Enable external credentials access.

    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**.

7.  To ensure that your changes take effect, log out and then log back in.

## Next Step

- [Set Up the LinkedIn Sales Navigator Connector (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/data/data-cloud-int/guide/c360-a-set-up-linkedinsalesnavigator-connection.md)