Access Live LinkedIn Data in Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a from, web-based spreadsheet program. When paired with CData Connect Cloud, you can instantly access LinkedIn data from within Google Sheets for data analysis, collaborations, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to LinkedIn in your Connect Cloud instance and access live LinkedIn data in Google Sheets.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for LinkedIn, allowing you to easily access live LinkedIn data in Google Sheets. Simply use the partner Connect Cloud Add-On to generate a query (or write your own). Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported query operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to LinkedIn, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return LinkedIn data.

Connect to LinkedIn in Connect Cloud

CData Connect Cloud uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources.

1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "LinkedIn" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to LinkedIn. LinkedIn uses the OAuth 2 authentication standard. You will need to obtain the OAuthClientId and OAuthClientSecret by registering an app with LinkedIn. For more information refer to our authentication guide.
4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add LinkedIn Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to LinkedIn data from Google Sheets.

Access Live LinkedIn Data in Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Google Sheets to access live LinkedIn data.

1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
3. Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-On and install the Add-on.
4. Authorize the Add-On.
5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-On.
6. In the Add-On panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
7. In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Google Sheets, click Import
8. Choose a Connection (e.g. LinkedIn1), Table (e.g. CompanyStatusUpdates, and Columns to import
9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
10. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to LinkedIn Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live LinkedIn data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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