docs(linkedin): list the required products and OAuth scopes - #242
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Self-hosters hit NotEnoughScopes when connecting LinkedIn even though their app looks correctly configured. Both the LinkedIn and LinkedIn Page providers request the same seven scopes, including the three organization scopes and r_basicprofile, which only come with the Advertising API product. LinkedIn does not fail the login when a scope is not granted, it issues a token without it, so the only visible symptom is the Postiz-side error. The LinkedIn page named the required products only inside a screenshot, and neither page listed the scopes at all. Add a "Check the granted scopes" step to both, name the products in text on the LinkedIn page, and call out that the organization scopes apply to the personal provider too. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01EYXbAY9GNiPoTMwLxBBhfx
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe LinkedIn setup guides now list required products, document seven OAuth scopes and their product sources, identify scopes shared by both providers, and describe the ChangesLinkedIn OAuth setup
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In `@self-host/providers/linkedin.mdx`:
- Around line 45-46: Update the LinkedIn warnings in
self-host/providers/linkedin.mdx lines 45-46 and
self-host/providers/linkedin-page.mdx lines 47-48 to document both missing-scope
outcomes: authorization may fail with “Invalid scope,” or LinkedIn may issue a
token without the requested scope, causing Postiz to return NotEnoughScopes.
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| If a scope is missing, LinkedIn does not fail the login. It issues a token without that scope, and Postiz rejects the connection with a `NotEnoughScopes` error. If you get that error, this Auth tab list is the first place to check. |
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Update both LinkedIn warnings to cover both missing-scope outcomes.
LinkedIn can reject authorization with Invalid scope when the application lacks a requested permission. It can also issue a token without an expected scope, causing Postiz to return NotEnoughScopes.
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In `@self-host/providers/linkedin.mdx` around lines 45 - 46, Update the LinkedIn
warnings in self-host/providers/linkedin.mdx lines 45-46 and
self-host/providers/linkedin-page.mdx lines 47-48 to document both missing-scope
outcomes: authorization may fail with “Invalid scope,” or LinkedIn may issue a
token without the requested scope, causing Postiz to return NotEnoughScopes.
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What
Adds a "Check the granted scopes" step to both
self-host/providers/linkedin.mdxandself-host/providers/linkedin-page.mdx, listing the seven OAuth scopes Postiz requests and which LinkedIn product grants each. Also names the required products in text on the LinkedIn page (they were previously only visible inside a screenshot).Why
A self-hoster reported
NotEnoughScopeswhen connecting a personal LinkedIn profile, with an app they believed was fully configured.Both providers request the same set (
linkedin.provider.tsandlinkedin.page.provider.tsin postiz-app):openid,profile,w_member_social,r_basicprofile,rw_organization_admin,w_organization_social,r_organization_socialTwo things were undocumented and are easy to get wrong:
r_basicprofileare required for the personal LinkedIn provider too, not only for LinkedIn Page. They come with the Advertising API product, not with "Share on LinkedIn" or "Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect".NotEnoughScopeserror, with nothing on LinkedIn's side pointing at the cause.Testing
Rendered both pages locally with
mint devand confirmed the new step, the scope list, the product-attribution line, and the callouts display correctly.node scripts/check-docs.mjs --changed,node scripts/check-prose.mjs --changed, andmint broken-linksall pass.Note for reviewers
The shared text is inlined into both pages rather than extracted into a snippet:
<Snippet>currently renders as nothing on these pages, both locally and on the live site (never-share.mdxandoauth2redirect.mdxare both invisible on docs.postiz.com/self-host/providers/linkedin today). That looks like a separate pre-existing bug affecting many provider pages and is not addressed here.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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NotEnoughScopeserror that appears when required permissions are missing.