simple oauth 1.0a example

gistfile1.rb

require 'oauth'

# Fill the keys and secrets you retrieved after registering your app
api_key = 'abcd123456'
api_secret = 'efgh987654'
user_token = 'abcd1234-efgh987-9988'
user_secret = '9876abcd-123asdf-1122'

# Specify LinkedIn API endpoint
configuration = { :site => 'https://www.linkedin.com' }

# Use your API key and secret to instantiate consumer object
consumer = OAuth::Consumer.new(api_key, api_secret, configuration)

# Use your developer token and secret to instantiate access token object
access_token = OAuth::AccessToken.new(consumer, user_token, user_secret)

# Make call to LinkedIn to retrieve your own profile
response = access_token.get("http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~")

# By default, the LinkedIn API responses are in XML format. If you prefer JSON, simply specify the format in your call
# response = access_token.get("http://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~?format=json")