# Add LinkedIn Open ID Connect (OIDC) as a social connection

**Before you start**

- [A Clerk app is required.](https://clerk.com/docs/getting-started/quickstart/setup-clerk.md)
- [A LinkedIn developer account is required.](https://developer.linkedin.com/)

Enabling OpenID Connect (OIDC) with [LinkedIn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/authentication/authentication) allows your users to sign up and sign in to your Clerk application with their LinkedIn account.

## Configure for your development instance

For _development instances_, Clerk uses preconfigured shared OAuth credentials and redirect URIs — no other configuration is needed.

1. In the Clerk Dashboard, navigate to the [**SSO connections**](https://dashboard.clerk.com/~/user-authentication/sso-connections) page.
2. Select **Add connection** and select **For all users**.
3. Select **LinkedIn** from the provider list.

## Configure for your production instance

In _production instances_, you must provide custom credentials, which involves generating your own **Client ID** and **Client Secret** using your LinkedIn Developer account.

To make the setup process easier, it's recommended to keep two browser tabs open: one for the [Clerk Dashboard](https://dashboard.clerk.com/~/user-authentication/sso-connections) and one for your [LinkedIn Developer Portal](https://developer.linkedin.com/).

1. ### Enable LinkedIn as a social connection

   1. In the Clerk Dashboard, navigate to the [**SSO connections**](https://dashboard.clerk.com/~/user-authentication/sso-connections) page.
   2. Select **Add connection** and select **For all users**.
   3. Select **LinkedIn** from the provider list.
   4. Ensure that both **Enable for sign-up and sign-in** and **Use custom credentials** are toggled on.
   5. Save the **Redirect URI** somewhere secure. Keep this page open.
2. ### Create a LinkedIn application

   > If you already have a LinkedIn app you'd like to connect to Clerk, select your app from the [**My apps**](https://www.linkedin.com/developers/apps?appStatus=active) page in the LinkedIn Developer Portal and proceed to the [next step](#set-the-client-id-and-primary-client-secret-in-the-clerk-dashboard) in this tutorial.

   1. On the homepage of the [LinkedIn Developer Portal](https://developer.linkedin.com/), select **Create app**. You'll be redirected to the **Create an app** form.
   2. Fill out the necessary information. Then, select **Create app**. You'll be redirected to the app's **Products** page.
   3. Select the **Auth** tab.
   4. Under **Application credentials**, save the **Client ID** and **Primary Client Secret** somewhere secure.
   5. Under the **OAuth 2.0 settings** section, next to **Authorized redirect URLs for your app**, select the **Edit** icon.
   6. Select **Add redirect URL** and paste the **Redirect URL** you copied from the Clerk Dashboard.
   7. Select **Update**.
3. ### Set the Client ID and Primary Client Secret in the Clerk Dashboard

   1. Navigate back to the Clerk Dashboard where the configuration page should still be open. Paste the **Client ID** and **Primary Client Secret** values that you saved into the respective fields.
   2. Select **Save**.

   > If the page is no longer open, navigate to the [**SSO connections**](https://dashboard.clerk.com/~/user-authentication/sso-connections) page in the Clerk Dashboard. Select the connection. Under **Use custom credentials**, paste the values into their respective fields.
4. ### Enable OpenID Connect in your LinkedIn application

   1. Select the **Products** tab.
   2. Next to **Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect**, select **Request access**. A modal will open.
   3. Follow the instructions and select **Request access**.

   > If you need to ensure the longevity of the user's access token without requiring re-authentication, consider getting approval as a [Marketing Developer Platform (MDP) partner](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/quick-start?view=li-lms-2023-10#step-1-apply-for-api-access). This isn't necessary if you don't directly interact with the LinkedIn API using the access token.
5. ### Test your connection

   The simplest way to test your connection is to visit your Clerk app's [Account Portal](https://clerk.com/docs/guides/account-portal/overview.md), which is available for all Clerk apps out-of-the-box.

   1. In the Clerk Dashboard, navigate to the [**Account Portal**](https://dashboard.clerk.com/~/account-portal) page.
   2. Next to **Sign-in**, select the button to visit the sign-in page. The URL should resemble:
      - **For development** - `https://your-domain.accounts.dev/sign-in`
      - **For production** - `https://accounts.your-domain.com/sign-in`
   3. Sign in with your connection's credentials.

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