LinkedIn authentication

LinkedIn authentication lets your users sign in with their LinkedIn account.

Setup in the LinkedIn dashboard

1. Go to the LinkedIn Developer portal.
2. Create an app (or open an existing app).
3. In your app settings, find the OAuthentication subtab.
4. Add a redirect URL (the URL LinkedIn sends users back to after login).
   • Use the WeWeb callback URL: the address of your app followed by /api/auth/callback/linkedin. The table below lists the URLs to add.
5. Copy your credentials (for example Client ID and Client Secret).

Add one callback URL for each place where users sign in:

Where users sign in	Callback URL to add in LinkedIn
Editor	https://<your-project>-editor.weweb.io/api/auth/callback/linkedin
Staging app	https://<your-project>-staging.weweb.io/api/auth/callback/linkedin
Published app	https://<your-project>-production.weweb.io/api/auth/callback/linkedin
Custom domain	https://your-domain.com/api/auth/callback/linkedin

Replace <your-project> with your project's WeWeb subdomain. You can see it in your browser's address bar when the editor is open, for example bright-harbor in https://bright-harbor-editor.weweb.io.

CALLBACK URL VS SUCCESS PAGE

LinkedIn always sends users back to the callback URL, never to a page of your app. WeWeb then completes sign in and takes users to the Success Page, Error Page, or New User Page you choose in the Sign in with social provider action. Do not add the URL of these pages in LinkedIn.

Connect LinkedIn in WeWeb

1. In the WeWeb editor, open the Data & API tab, then open the Authentication subtab and go to SSO Providers.
2. Select LinkedIn and turn on the Enable toggle.
3. Paste your credentials into the fields shown in WeWeb.
4. Click Save.

Test sign in

1. Add a “Continue with LinkedIn” button in Interface.
2. Create a workflow on click and add Sign in with social provider.
3. Set:
   • Provider: linkedin
   • Success Page, Error Page, and (optional) New User Page
4. Preview and complete the sign-in flow.

Common pitfalls

Redirect URL mismatch

Make sure the redirect URL in LinkedIn exactly matches the WeWeb callback URL ending with /api/auth/callback/linkedin (no trailing slash), not the Success Page URL you selected in WeWeb.

Reference

Setting in WeWeb	Description	Where to find it in LinkedIn
Client ID	Identifies your LinkedIn app.	Your app’s OAuth settings.
Client Secret	Used to complete the sign-in flow securely.	Your app’s OAuth settings.

FAQs

Which redirect URL should I add in LinkedIn?

Add the address of your app followed by /api/auth/callback/linkedin, for example https://your-domain.com/api/auth/callback/linkedin. Add one for each place where users sign in (editor, staging app, published app, custom domain). The URL of your Success Page is not the redirect URL.