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# LinkedIn

> Connect LinkedIn to publish posts directly from UPBEAT OS.

Connecting LinkedIn lets you publish posts from the UPBEAT OS social composer directly to your personal LinkedIn profile — immediately or scheduled for later. Beat writes LinkedIn-native content optimized for the platform's format and character limits.

## What this integration enables

Once connected, you can:

* **Publish LinkedIn posts** directly from the social composer at `/app/community`
* **Schedule posts** to go live at a specific date and time
* **Include links** in posts (Beat formats these to work within LinkedIn's link preview behavior)
* View all scheduled LinkedIn posts in your Publishing queue at `/app/publishing`

<Note>
  UPBEAT OS publishes to your **personal LinkedIn profile**. LinkedIn Company Page publishing is not currently supported.
</Note>

## Prerequisites

* A personal LinkedIn account
* Your LinkedIn profile must be in good standing (no restrictions)

## How to connect

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings and scroll to **Integrations**">
    Navigate to [/app/settings](https://useupbeat.com/app/settings) in UPBEAT OS.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find the LinkedIn card">
    Scroll to the LinkedIn section and click **Connect**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in with LinkedIn">
    You'll be redirected to LinkedIn's OAuth authorization screen. Sign in with your LinkedIn credentials if prompted. Review the permissions UPBEAT OS is requesting and click **Allow**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the connection">
    You'll be returned to the Integrations page. The LinkedIn card should show a green **Connected** status with your profile name.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What you'll see once connected

* LinkedIn appears as a publishing destination in the social composer (`/app/community`)
* Beat's social post generation includes LinkedIn-specific formatting (hook lines, paragraph breaks, optimal length)
* Scheduled LinkedIn posts appear in your Publishing queue

## How to disconnect

Open Settings and scroll to **Integrations**, find the LinkedIn card, and click **Disconnect**. UPBEAT OS will no longer be able to publish to your LinkedIn profile. Posts already scheduled will fail to publish after disconnection.

## Troubleshooting

**Post failed to publish:** LinkedIn access tokens expire periodically. If a post fails, disconnect and reconnect your LinkedIn account to refresh the token, then republish.

**I'm not seeing my LinkedIn profile in the composer:** Confirm the LinkedIn card shows a green Connected status in Integrations. If it shows yellow or red, reconnect.

**LinkedIn changed my post formatting:** LinkedIn applies its own rendering rules to post text. Long paragraphs may be truncated with a "...see more" cutoff. Beat formats posts to work within LinkedIn's display constraints, but if a specific post is getting cut off, shorten it before publishing.