LinkedIn API can’t add scope and token doesn’t have refresh data

The first issue is that we only have access to the w_member_social scope when creating an app.

If we try to add rw_organization_admin, w_organization_social scopes, then the auth breaks. If we test with only the w_member_social scope, we do get a code back but then when we fetch a token with the code, the access token has no refresh_token parameters.

{
  "access_token": "BBBB2kXITHELmWblJigbHEuoFdfRhOwGA0QNnumBI8XOVSs0HtOHEU-wvaKrkMLfxxaB1O4poRg2svCWWgwhebQhqrETYlLikJJMgRAvH1ostjXd3DP3BtwzCGeTQ7K9vvAqfQK5iG_eyS-q-y8WNt2SnZKZumGaeUw_zKqtgCQavfEVCddKHcHLaLPGVUvjCH_KW0DJIdUMXd90kWqwuw3UKH27ki5raFDPuMyQXLYxkqq4mYU-IUuZRwq1pcrYp1Vv-ltbA_svUxGt_xeWeSxKkmgivY_DlT3jQylL44q36ybGBSbaFn-UU7zzio4EmOzdmm2tlGwG7dDeivdPDsGbj5ig",
  "expires_in": 86400
}

How do we add the rw_organization_admin, w_organization_social permissions?? How do we get a refresh token? We are trying to list company pages that a user admins, and then post on behalf on this company.

Edit: not sure what’s going on, our scopes suddenly changed after adding “Marketing Developer Platform” product that is still under review but still no sign of rw_organization_admin, w_organization_social

Answer

I will answer my own question. Here are the steps when you register an app in LinkedIn.

1. When you register your app, you only have access to the w_member_social scope
2. Then you can start developing but you will get a token with no refresh parameters
3. You need to apply to the Marketing Developer Platform
4. While the application is in review, you get 2 additional scopes r_emailaddress, r_liteprofile
5. When your request is approved, you will get the rest of the scopes and your token will have refresh information