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FlyingPickle
FlyingPickle

Reputation: 1133

RLinkedin Connectivity Error

I am trying to use the Rlinkedin package to establish a connection to Linkedin. I have followed the instructions in Rlinkedin package and r-bloggers link.

My code snippet looks like this (keys are hidden while posting):

library(Rlinkedin)
app_name <- "XXXX"
consumer_key <- "XXXX"
consumer_secret <- "XXXX"
in.auth <- inOAuth(app_name, consumer_key, consumer_secret)
my.connections <- getMyConnections(in.auth)

I have authenticated it through a browser, and my linkedin application page shows connections in the statistics. However I get an error message as follows:

Error in UseMethod("xpathApply") : 
  no applicable method for 'xpathApply' applied to an object of class "c('xml_document', 'xml_node')"

Additionally running:
getCompany(token=in.auth, universal_name="Facebook")

Results in error:

Error in if (!is.na(q.content[["number(//error/status)"]] == 404)) { : 
  argument is of length zero

I tried using the package from github as well, but the same issue occurs.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 518

Answers (1)

Hack-R
Hack-R

Reputation: 23200

They changed the rules about the API last May. You have to have a full partnership arraignment through your company to use the functions in that package.

I ran this package with elevated but non-partner privileges after contacting LinkedIn's developer program last year and even then the amount of stuff you could query was trivial and limited to your own profile.

On May 12th 2015 LinkedIn changed the availability for most of their API endpoints. In order to gain full access to the API, you must apply to their Partnership Program. You can find detailed information regarding what endpoints are still openly available in their Transition Guide.

Regarding this R package, the following lists cover which functions are and are not available for non-partners. If I gain access to their partnership program I will update the package accordingly.

As you can see from the quote above (taken from the package's GitHub page), even the package's author doesn't have partner access.

Upvotes: 2

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