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Trying (and failing) to use the LinkedIn Search API
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linkedin_api_search.rb
require 'rubygems'
require 'linkedin'
client = LinkedIn::Client.new('75abcxm123himom', 'NDwtffWomglylolV')
request_token = client.request_token({}, :scope => "r_network")
rtoken = request_token.token
rsecret = request_token.secret
client.authorize_from_access(rtoken, rsecret)
p client.search("Grace Hopper")
# /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/linkedin-0.4.7/lib/linked_in/helpers/request.rb:52:in `raise_errors': (403): People search must be done on behalf of a member. (LinkedIn::Errors::AccessDeniedError)
# from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/linkedin-0.4.7/lib/linked_in/helpers/request.rb:16:in `get'
# from /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/linkedin-0.4.7/lib/linked_in/search.rb:31:in `search'
# from play.rb:28:in `<main>'
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