Script 'Create a Simple Post (User)' for linkedin

Create a Simple Post (User)

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Create post on LinkedIn using text, URL or article. See the docs for more information

Created by hugo697 130 days ago Viewed 52 times

Submitted by hugo697 Typescript (fetch-only)

Verified 130 days ago

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type Linkedin = {
	token: string
	apiVersion: string
}

type Base64 = string

async function initializeImageUpload(resource: Linkedin, owner: string) {
	const endpoint = 'https://api.linkedin.com/rest/images?action=initializeUpload'
	const response = await fetch(endpoint, {
		method: 'POST',
		headers: {
			Authorization: `Bearer ${resource.token}`,
			'X-Restli-Protocol-Version': '2.0.0',
			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
			'LinkedIn-Version': `${resource.apiVersion}`
		},
		body: JSON.stringify({
			initializeUploadRequest: {
				owner
			}
		})
	})

	if (!response.ok) {
		throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`)
	}

	const data = await response.json()
	return data.value
}

async function uploadImage(uploadUrl: string, image: Base64) {
	const buffer = Buffer.from(image, 'base64')

	const response = await fetch(uploadUrl, {
		method: 'PUT',
		headers: {
			'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream'
		},
		body: buffer
	})

	if (!response.ok) {
		throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`)
	}
}

async function uploadThumbnail(resource: Linkedin, owner: string, thumbnail: Base64) {
	const uploadData = await initializeImageUpload(resource, owner)
	const uploadUrl = uploadData.uploadUrl
	const imageUrn = uploadData.image

	await uploadImage(uploadUrl, thumbnail)

	return imageUrn
}

export async function main(
	resource: Linkedin,
	postData: {
		author: string
		commentary: string
		visibility: 'CONNECTIONS' | 'PUBLIC' | 'LOGGED_IN' | 'CONTAINER'
		distribution: {
			feedDistribution: 'NONE' | 'MAIN_FEED'
		}
		content?: {
			article: {
				source: string
				title: string
				description?: string
				thumbnail?: string
				thumbnailAltText?: string
			}
		}
		isReshareDisabledByAuthor: boolean
	},
	thumbnail?: Base64
) {
	if (postData.content?.article && thumbnail) {
		const thumbnailUrn = await uploadThumbnail(resource, postData.author, thumbnail)
		postData.content.article.thumbnail = thumbnailUrn
	}

	// Can use unversioned API too, but using versioned one to introduce consistency with Create_a_Simple_Post__Organization_
	const endpoint = 'https://api.linkedin.com/rest/posts'

	const response = await fetch(endpoint, {
		method: 'POST',
		headers: {
			Authorization: `Bearer ${resource.token}`,
			'X-Restli-Protocol-Version': '2.0.0',
			'LinkedIn-Version': `${resource.apiVersion}`,
			'Content-Type': 'application/json'
		},
		body: JSON.stringify({ ...postData, lifecycleState: 'PUBLISHED' })
	})

	if (!response.ok) {
		throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`)
	}

	const postId = response.headers.get('x-restli-id')
	const data = await response.json()

	return { ...data, postId }
}


`1`	`type Linkedin = {`
`2`	`token: string`
`3`	`apiVersion: string`
`4`	`}`
`5`
`6`	`type Base64 = string`
`7`
`8`	`async function initializeImageUpload(resource: Linkedin, owner: string) {`
`9`	`const endpoint = 'https://api.linkedin.com/rest/images?action=initializeUpload'`
`10`	`const response = await fetch(endpoint, {`
`11`	`method: 'POST',`
`12`	`headers: {`
`13`	Authorization: `Bearer ${resource.token}`,
`14`	`'X-Restli-Protocol-Version': '2.0.0',`
`15`	`'Content-Type': 'application/json',`
`16`	'LinkedIn-Version': `${resource.apiVersion}`
`17`	`},`
`18`	`body: JSON.stringify({`
`19`	`initializeUploadRequest: {`
`20`	`owner`
`21`	`}`
`22`	`})`
`23`	`})`
`24`
`25`	`if (!response.ok) {`
`26`	throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`)
`27`	`}`
`28`
`29`	`const data = await response.json()`
`30`	`return data.value`
`31`	`}`
`32`
`33`	`async function uploadImage(uploadUrl: string, image: Base64) {`
`34`	`const buffer = Buffer.from(image, 'base64')`
`35`
`36`	`const response = await fetch(uploadUrl, {`
`37`	`method: 'PUT',`
`38`	`headers: {`
`39`	`'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream'`
`40`	`},`
`41`	`body: buffer`
`42`	`})`
`43`
`44`	`if (!response.ok) {`
`45`	throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`)
`46`	`}`
`47`	`}`
`48`
`49`	`async function uploadThumbnail(resource: Linkedin, owner: string, thumbnail: Base64) {`
`50`	`const uploadData = await initializeImageUpload(resource, owner)`
`51`	`const uploadUrl = uploadData.uploadUrl`
`52`	`const imageUrn = uploadData.image`
`53`
`54`	`await uploadImage(uploadUrl, thumbnail)`
`55`
`56`	`return imageUrn`
`57`	`}`
`58`
`59`	`export async function main(`
`60`	`resource: Linkedin,`
`61`	`postData: {`
`62`	`author: string`
`63`	`commentary: string`
`64`	`visibility: 'CONNECTIONS' \| 'PUBLIC' \| 'LOGGED_IN' \| 'CONTAINER'`
`65`	`distribution: {`
`66`	`feedDistribution: 'NONE' \| 'MAIN_FEED'`
`67`	`}`
`68`	`content?: {`
`69`	`article: {`
`70`	`source: string`
`71`	`title: string`
`72`	`description?: string`
`73`	`thumbnail?: string`
`74`	`thumbnailAltText?: string`
`75`	`}`
`76`	`}`
`77`	`isReshareDisabledByAuthor: boolean`
`78`	`},`
`79`	`thumbnail?: Base64`
`80`	`) {`
`81`	`if (postData.content?.article && thumbnail) {`
`82`	`const thumbnailUrn = await uploadThumbnail(resource, postData.author, thumbnail)`
`83`	`postData.content.article.thumbnail = thumbnailUrn`
`84`	`}`
`85`
`86`	`// Can use unversioned API too, but using versioned one to introduce consistency with Create_a_Simple_Post__Organization_`
`87`	`const endpoint = 'https://api.linkedin.com/rest/posts'`
`88`
`89`	`const response = await fetch(endpoint, {`
`90`	`method: 'POST',`
`91`	`headers: {`
`92`	Authorization: `Bearer ${resource.token}`,
`93`	`'X-Restli-Protocol-Version': '2.0.0',`
`94`	'LinkedIn-Version': `${resource.apiVersion}`,
`95`	`'Content-Type': 'application/json'`
`96`	`},`
`97`	`body: JSON.stringify({ ...postData, lifecycleState: 'PUBLISHED' })`
`98`	`})`
`99`
`100`	`if (!response.ok) {`
`101`	throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`)
`102`	`}`
`103`
`104`	`const postId = response.headers.get('x-restli-id')`
`105`	`const data = await response.json()`
`106`
`107`	`return { ...data, postId }`
`108`	`}`
`109`