Linkedin OAuth2 authorization code error

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I´m trying to connect via Linkedin Auth2 from a java web application:

Added my own app in linkedin.
Generate the authorization URL: https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth2/authorization?response_type=code&client_id=XXX&scope=r_basicprofile%20r_fullprofile%20r_emailaddress&state=DCEEFWF454Us5dffef424&redirect_uri=http://localhost:9090/springmvc/token.htm
Introduce my login/password for linkedin in the new popup.
Get back successful the request on the redirect_uri previus, and take the authorization code "code"
Generate the accessToken URL
Make a POST with: https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth2/accessToken?grant_type=authorization_code&code=YYY&redirect_uri=http://localhost:9090/SpringMVC/token.htm&client_id=XXX&client_secret=ZZZ
Get next error in response: {"error_description":"missing required parameters, includes an invalid parameter value, parameter more than once. : Unable to retrieve access token : appId or redirect uri does not match authorization code or authorization code expired","error":"invalid_request"}

I´ve verified url parameters are correct: - "code" is the token receive on step 4.

"redirect_uri" is the same URL on step 2 and 4. I added this URL on section "OAuth 2.0 redirect URL" on my APP.
"client_id" and "client_secret" are the "Client API" and "Secret API" on my APP.
Time between first and second request is less than 20 seconds.

Hans Z. · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-09 06:07:00Z

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The value of your redirect_uri parameter must be URL-encoded, so at 6. do:

 https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth2/accessToken?grant_type=authorization_code&code=YYY&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9090%2FSpringMVC%2Ftoken.htm&client_id=XXX&client_secret=ZZZ

and it need not be sent as a POST but as a GET.

answered Jul 9, 2015 at 6:07

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vijayst Over a year ago

sending as GET instead of POST worked for me. Thanks.

Prasanna Over a year ago

Its not working for me even if i'm using GET, Can you help me. I've posted my question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52501144/unable-to-get-access-token-linkedin-oauth. Will you please look once

Roshan · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-28 12:41:09Z

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If You Are Sending a Request For Access Token it must be POST Request

Refer the OAuth Documentation

I actually Copied the Whole URL From My Eclipse Console To URL It is Still Valid

In Your Case The Problem is with URL Encoding As HanZ said . You Have to Encode Your URL For Post Request.

answered Mar 28, 2018 at 12:41

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Juvenik · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-15 05:31:04Z

I too got bugged with this issue for long time. Please keep few things in mind which I did and eventually sorted it out.

Hit the api to get authorization code by using get request.
The authorization code has a life span of about 20 seconds, so its difficult to manually copy the code from the url and make a request for token access. You should do it pro-grammatically.
Make a post request for getting access token.
Most Important: Old linkedin applications that I had created was not working and giving the above error. Create a new linkedin application and try. Doing this worked for me.

I assume that all the other parameters like client_id, secret, redirect_uri are correct.

please try and let us know.

Thanks.

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