Connecting LinkedIn Accounts to SharpSpring

SharpSpring allows you to post to your social media accounts—but only after you connect your social media accounts to SharpSpring. This article will detail how to connect and delete LinkedIn connections in SharpSpring. Article Contents Connecting LinkedIn to SharpSpring Disconnecting SharpSpring from LinkedIn Deleting Social Media Accounts Tokens and Reconnecting Ready to Learn More?			Available with:
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Connecting LinkedIn to SharpSpring

If you are connecting a LinkedIn company page or group, then the username and password associated to that account must have access to that page. To access social media settings in SharpSpring and connect LinkedIn, do the following: In SharpSpring's top toolbar, click   User Settings > Settings. In the left panel, under Features, click Social Media. In the pop-up window that appears, click Add Connection. Click the    LinkedIn icon. If prompted, log in to LinkedIn. In the pop-up window that appears, click Allow. In SharpSpring, choose which accounts to connect. Click Done.
		Note: If you change your password, you will need to re-establish your social media connection.

Disconnecting SharpSpring from LinkedIn

If you have already connected LinkedIn, deleted the connection, and would like to re-connect and change your settings, you must first remove SharpSpring as a connected app in LinkedIn. To remove SharpSpring as a connected app in LinkedIn, do the following:

1. Log in to LinkedIn.
2. In the top-right corner of LinkedIn, click your profile picture.
3. In the menu that appears, select Settings & Privacy. 
4. Click Partners and Services.
5. Select Permitted Services.
6. Click Change.
7. Remove SharpSpring.

Deleting Social Media Accounts 

To delete social media accounts from SharpSpring, do the following:

1. In the top-right corner of SharpSpring, click    User Settings > Settings.
2. In left menu, under Features, click Social Media.
3. Hover over the social media account that is to be deleted. 
4. Click the    Delete icon to the right of the account.
5. Repeat as necessary.

Tokens and Reconnecting

Scheduling posts more than 60 days in advance runs the risk that your connection will expire before those posts can be published. SharpSpring recommends only scheduling 60 days out to ensure that all posts you schedule are published.

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