LinkedIn Applications Platform

Share on LinkedIn

Sharing an article from your site with LinkedIn is easy. By presenting your users with a simple parameterized link, your readers will be able to share articles they find interesting to their LinkedIn network.

Typical User Flow

This is typically how a user will experience the Share link on your blog or website:

  1. Your user reads content on your site and wants to share it with their LinkedIn Network
  2. You provide a Share on LinkedIn link
  3. Your user clicks that link
  4. A 520 pixel wide by 570 pixel high window opens up showing sharing options
  5. If you’ve provided all the details (URL, title, summary, and source) your user will choose whether to share the article with a network or to particular connections
  6. If you omit some details, your user will be prompted for those details before continuing to select their distribution target. It’s always best to fully include each parameter so your user can go straight to sharing and not be slowed down by entering in data

The Share URL

All parameter values must be URL encoded.

http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url={articleUrl}&title={articleTitle}&summary={articleSummary}&source={articleSource}
Parameters
ParameterRequiredRecommendedCharacter LimitDescription
miniYesYes4Must always be true
urlNoYes1024The permanent link to the article. Must be URL encoded
titleNoYes200The title of the article. Must be URL encoded
sourceNoYes200The source of the article. Must be URL encoded. Example: Wired Magazine
summaryNoYes256A brief summary of the article. Must be URL encoded. Longer titles will be truncated gracefully with ellipses.

Example Parameterized URL:

http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A//www%2ecio%2ecom/article/364213&title=Green%20IT%20at%20Washington%20Mutual%20Saves%20Lots%20of%20Green%20%28Money%29%20--%20and%20Electricity%20and%20Trees%2C%20Too&summary=CIO%20Debora%20Horvath%20is%20leading%20a%20cross-functional%20effort%20to%20cut%20WaMu%27s%20computing%20costs%20and%20environmental%20impact.%20Here%27s%20how%20WaMu%20got%20started%2C%20takes%20advantage%20of%20its%20green-thinking%20employees%20and%20is%20already%20saving%20millions&source=CIO.com

Terms of Use

Use of the widgets is subject to express terms of use in the Widget License Agreement. By using a widget, you agree to abide by these terms.

By using a LinkedIn widget, you are entering into a legally binding agreement with LinkedIn Corporation that includes provisions that:

  1. Allow your use of a LinkedIn widget under certain terms and conditions
  2. Make it clear that your use of the widget does not indicate a partnership relationship with LinkedIn
  3. Make it clear that you can not sell access to the LinkedIn widget, and
  4. Allow LinkedIn to terminate this Agreement and your use of the widgets at any time.

See the LinkedIn Widgets License Agreement for full details.