Express

This simple node example stands up a bare-bones express server and takes a user through the authentication flow, then hits the data API

Prerequisites

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Before you start, you will need:

• Git
• Node.js and Node Package Manager (NPM)

Install the repo locally

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$ git clone https://github.com/jpbolet/linkedin-connections.git

Steps to run the App

1. Install the dependencies

$ npm install

2. Create the .env file

$ cp .env.sample .env

3. Go to linkedin and set up your client account

4. Navigate to your app's settings page

5. Obtain your client_id and client_secret on the page and store them safely locally

6. Whitelist your app's callback url in the redirect url section

7. Add the credentials obtained in the 3 steps above to .env file

8. Start the app

$ npm start

9. Navigate to http://localhost:5000 and view the app!

linkedin-connections