LinkedIn Compliance Authorization API

APIs to opt-in and opt-out members for compliance monitoring on LinkedIn

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Regulatory Compliance Management BC-130.10

Operations 3

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POST /v2/memberComplianceAuthorizations Opt a member in to compliance monitoring · LinkedIn Opt in Member for Compliance Monitoring #

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“Can I start archiving a regulated member's LinkedIn activity?”

“What happens after a member is authorized for compliance monitoring?”

Tell an agent

Opt member {member} in to compliance monitoring.

Authorize regulated monitoring for {member}.

GET /v2/memberComplianceAuthorizations Check if a member is opted in to compliance · LinkedIn Check Member Regulation Status #

Ask an LLM

“Is this member currently under compliance monitoring?”

“Can I verify a member's regulated status before archiving activity?”

Tell an agent

Check the compliance authorization status using finder {q}.

Tell me whether the member is opted in for compliance monitoring.

DELETE /v2/memberComplianceAuthorizations/developerApplication=urn:li:developerApplication:{DeveloperApplicationId}&member=urn:li:person:{PersonId} Opt a member out of compliance monitoring · LinkedIn Opt Out Member from Compliance Monitoring #

Ask an LLM

“Can I stop monitoring a member's activity for compliance?”

“Does an expired access token end compliance monitoring on its own?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Opt person {PersonId} out of compliance monitoring for app {DeveloperApplicationId}.

Stop regulating member {PersonId} under application {DeveloperApplicationId}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: LinkedIn Compliance Events Compliance Authorization API
  description: LinkedIn provides Compliance API Guides for monitoring, archiving, and management of communications for enterprises in regulated industries. The Compliance Events API allows applications to archive all LinkedIn activities from the past 30 days of a regulated, authenticated member.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: LinkedIn API Support
    url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/compliance/
servers:
- url: https://api.linkedin.com
  description: LinkedIn Production API Server
security:
- OAuth2Auth:
  - r_compliance
tags:
- name: Compliance Authorization
  description: APIs to opt-in and opt-out members for compliance monitoring on LinkedIn
paths:
  /v2/memberComplianceAuthorizations:
    post:
      tags:
      - Compliance Authorization
      summary: LinkedIn Opt in Member for Compliance Monitoring
      description: Opt in a member to be regulated on LinkedIn for compliance monitoring. Once authorized, the member's activities can be retrieved using the Compliance Events API.
      operationId: optInMemberForCompliance
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: ''
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceAuthorizationRequest'
            examples:
              OptInRequest:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/ComplianceAuthorizationOptInExample'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Member successfully opted in for compliance monitoring
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceAuthorization'
              examples:
                SuccessResponse:
                  value:
                    developerApplication: urn:li:developerApplication:12345678
                    member: urn:li:person:ABC123def
                    status: AUTHORIZED
                    createdAt: 1640000000000
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    get:
      tags:
      - Compliance Authorization
      summary: LinkedIn Check Member Regulation Status
      description: Check if a member is currently opted in for compliance monitoring.
      operationId: checkMemberRegulationStatus
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: ''
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - member
        description: Query type for member lookup
        example: member
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved member compliance authorization status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceAuthorizationResponse'
              examples:
                SuccessResponse:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/ComplianceAuthorizationResponseExample'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  ? /v2/memberComplianceAuthorizations/developerApplication=urn:li:developerApplication:{DeveloperApplicationId}&member=urn:li:person:{PersonId}
  : delete:
      tags:
      - Compliance Authorization
      summary: LinkedIn Opt Out Member from Compliance Monitoring
      description: Opt out a member from being regulated on LinkedIn. A member will not opt out due to access token expiration. Opt out occurs when the application invokes this DELETE API or the member removes authorization through LinkedIn's Privacy Settings.
      operationId: optOutMemberFromCompliance
      x-microcks-operation:
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
        dispatcherRules: ''
      parameters:
      - name: DeveloperApplicationId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Developer application ID
        example: '12345678'
      - name: PersonId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Person ID of the member
        example: ABC123def
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Member successfully opted out from compliance monitoring
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Authorization not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  examples:
    ComplianceAuthorizationOptInExample:
      summary: Opt-in member for compliance monitoring
      value:
        member: urn:li:person:ABC123def
    ComplianceAuthorizationResponseExample:
      summary: Successful authorization response
      value:
        elements:
        - developerApplication: urn:li:developerApplication:12345678
          member: urn:li:person:ABC123def
          status: AUTHORIZED
          createdAt: 1640000000000
        paging:
          start: 0
          count: 10
          total: 1
          links: []
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 400
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message
          example: Invalid request parameters
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code
          example: INVALID_PARAMS
    ComplianceAuthorizationRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        member:
          type: string
          description: URN of the member to regulate
          example: urn:li:person:ABC123def
      required:
      - member
    ComplianceAuthorization:
      type: object
      properties:
        developerApplication:
          type: string
          description: URN of the developer application
          example: urn:li:developerApplication:12345678
        member:
          type: string
          description: URN of the regulated member
          example: urn:li:person:ABC123def
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AUTHORIZED
          - UNAUTHORIZED
          description: Authorization status of the member
          example: AUTHORIZED
        createdAt:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Timestamp when authorization was created
          example: 1640000000000
      required:
      - developerApplication
      - member
      - status
    ComplianceAuthorizationResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        elements:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComplianceAuthorization'
        paging:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Paging'
    Paging:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          type: integer
          description: Starting index
          example: 0
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of elements returned
          example: 10
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of elements available
          example: 100
        links:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingLink'
    PagingLink:
      type: object
      properties:
        rel:
          type: string
          example: next
        href:
          type: string
          example: /v2/complianceEvents?start=10&count=10
        type:
          type: string
          example: application/json
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2Auth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization
          tokenUrl: https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken
          scopes:
            r_compliance: Read compliance data

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