Linkedin API : No refresh token with accessToken

July 20, 2023

When i use the Linkedin API to get access token, it only works halfway. According to the documentation, I’m supposed to receive :

access_token
expires_in
refresh_token
refresh_token_expires_in
scope.

But i only receive access_token, expires_in and scope?

Does anyone know why ?

Thanks

const data = {
    grant_type: "authorization_code",
    code,
    redirect_uri,
    client_id,
    client_secret: process.env.LINKEDIN_CLIENT_SECRET,
  }

const authorization = await axios.post(
    `https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken?${querystring.stringify(data)}`);

console.log("authorization.data", authorization.data);

Logs :

authorization.data {
  access_token: 'AQX09XfxIcceXWHz9Mutkbjfsj3iqJptsAxrpGxW3anWD-rIh...,
  expires_in: 5183999,
  scope: 'r_liteprofile,w_member_social'
}

>Solution :

In your application, you need to enable programmatic refresh tokens for partners. if that is not available you will need to go through the authorization flow again to generate a refresh token. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/linkedin/shared/authentication/programmatic-refresh-tokens?context=linkedin%2Fcontext