The Autohive LinkedIn integration connects your LinkedIn profile with Autohive’s automation platform, enabling:

  • Content sharing - Post text updates and professional content to your LinkedIn feed
  • Profile access - Retrieve your LinkedIn profile information and basic professional details
  • Simple automation - Basic posting and profile data access for workflow integration

Install the integration

  1. Log in to Autohive and navigate to Your user profile > Connections or Your workspace -> Manage workspace

  2. Locate the LinkedIn Integration card and click Connect

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  3. Select your LinkedIn account and click Choose Account

  4. Review and approve permissions. Autohive requests access to:

    Ensure you approve the permissions required in order for the integration to function as expected.

  5. Confirm installation - you’ll be redirected to Autohive with “Connected” status displayed

Use the integration

You can now use the integration with your agents, workflows and scheduled tasks!

  1. Follow our Create your first agent guide on how to create an agent.
  2. In the ‘Agent settings’, scroll down to the ‘Add capabilities’ section and turn on the LinkedIn capability. You can choose what individual LinkedIn capabilities to turn on and off.
  3. Once the settings have been selected, begin prompting the agent of the workflow you’d like to achieve with Autohive and LinkedIn!

Available capabilities

Content Sharing

  • Share Content: Post text-based content to your LinkedIn feed as the authenticated user
  • Public Posting: Share content with public visibility to your LinkedIn network
  • Author Management: Optionally specify author ID or use authenticated user automatically

Profile Management

  • Get User Info: Retrieve basic profile information for the authenticated LinkedIn user
  • Profile Data Access: Access user ID, name, email, and standard OpenID Connect profile claims
  • Identity Verification: Confirm authenticated user identity for content posting

Key features

Simple Content Posting

  • Basic text content posting to LinkedIn feed
  • Public visibility posting for professional networking
  • Automated content sharing through Autohive workflows
  • Integration with workflow-based content generation

Basic Profile Access

  • Retrieve authenticated user’s basic profile information
  • Access to standard OpenID Connect user claims (name, email, ID)
  • User identity verification for posting operations
  • Simple profile data integration for workflows

LinkedIn API Integration

  • OAuth 2.0 authentication with LinkedIn’s platform
  • Compliance with LinkedIn’s API terms and rate limits
  • Secure token-based authentication for API access
  • Standard REST API integration patterns

Common use cases

Automated Professional Updates

  • Post regular status updates about professional achievements and milestones
  • Share brief insights and thoughts on industry topics
  • Announce new projects, job changes, or professional developments
  • Maintain regular posting schedule for professional visibility

Workflow-Based Content Sharing

  • Automatically post content generated by other workflow steps
  • Share notifications about completed projects or achievements
  • Post updates triggered by external events or milestones
  • Integrate LinkedIn posting with other professional tools and systems

Profile-Based Personalization

  • Use profile information to personalize automated content
  • Include user’s professional details in generated posts
  • Verify user identity before posting on their behalf
  • Ensure consistent branding across automated posts

Content best practices

Professional Standards

  • Maintain professional tone and industry-appropriate content
  • Follow LinkedIn’s community guidelines and content policies
  • Ensure all automated content reflects your professional brand
  • Balance automation with authentic, personal engagement

Content Strategy

  • Mix automated professional updates with personal insights
  • Share industry news, trends, and expert commentary
  • Post thought leadership content and professional achievements
  • Engage with relevant topics in your field or industry

Posting Considerations

  • Post during professional hours for maximum engagement
  • Keep content concise and professionally relevant
  • Avoid over-posting or spamming your network
  • Test automated content before deploying to workflows

LinkedIn integration limits

API Restrictions

  • Respect LinkedIn’s API rate limits for sustainable usage
  • Content must comply with LinkedIn’s terms of service
  • Certain LinkedIn features may have additional restrictions
  • Enterprise LinkedIn accounts may have different capabilities

Content Guidelines

  • All posts must follow LinkedIn’s professional community standards
  • Content is posted with public visibility to your network
  • Automated content should maintain authentic professional voice
  • Avoid excessive posting or spam-like automated content

Disconnect the integration

Important: Disconnecting stops data synchronization but preserves existing data in both systems.

  1. Navigate to Your user profile -> Connections or Your workspace -> Manage workspace
  2. Find the LinkedIn Integration
  3. Click Disconnect and confirm

Data Impact: Existing data remains unchanged in both systems, but sync stops and Autohive loses LinkedIn API access.

Uninstall the app

From LinkedIn: Go to your LinkedIn settings > Privacy > How LinkedIn uses your data > Manage your data and personalization > Find Autohive and remove access