[BUG] 403 error when trying to create a simple text post in LinkedIn

Author: jcortes

components/linkedin/actions/create-image-post-organization/create-image-post-organization.mjs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default {
   key: "linkedin-create-image-post-organization",
   name: "Create Image Post (Organization)",
   description: "Create an image post on LinkedIn. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/integrations/community-management/shares/images-api?view=li-lms-2023-09&tabs=http#uploading-an-image)",
-  version: "1.0.2",
+  version: "1.0.3",
   type: "action",
   props: {
     linkedin,
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@ export default {
 
     await this.linkedin.createPost({
       data: {
-        author: this.organizationId,
+        author: `urn:li:organization:${this.organizationId}`,
+        lifecycleState: "PUBLISHED",
+        distribution: {
+          feedDistribution: "MAIN_FEED",
+        },
         commentary: utils.escapeText(this.text),
         visibility: "PUBLIC",
         content: {

components/linkedin/actions/create-image-post-user/create-image-post-user.mjs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default {
   key: "linkedin-create-image-post-user",
   name: "Create Image Post (User)",
   description: "Create an image post on LinkedIn. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/integrations/community-management/shares/images-api?view=li-lms-2023-09&tabs=http#uploading-an-image)",
-  version: "1.0.2",
+  version: "1.0.3",
   type: "action",
   props: {
     linkedin,
@@ -85,8 +85,17 @@ export default {
 
     await this.uploadImage(uploadUrl, formData);
 
+    const { id } = await this.linkedin.getCurrentMemberProfile({
+      $,
+    });
+
     await this.linkedin.createPost({
       data: {
+        author: `urn:li:person:${id}`,
+        lifecycleState: "PUBLISHED",
+        distribution: {
+          feedDistribution: "MAIN_FEED",
+        },
         commentary: utils.escapeText(this.text),
         visibility: this.visibility,
         content: {

components/linkedin/actions/create-text-post-user/create-text-post-user.mjs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
   key: "linkedin-create-text-post-user",
   name: "Create a Simple Post (User)",
   description: "Create post on LinkedIn using text, URL or article. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/integrations/community-management/shares/posts-api?view=li-lms-2022-11&tabs=http#create-organic-posts) for more information",
-  version: "0.0.7",
+  version: "0.0.8",
   type: "action",
   props: {
     linkedin,
@@ -29,23 +29,43 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   async run({ $ }) {
-    const data = {
-      commentary: utils.escapeText(this.text),
-      visibility: this.visibility,
-    };
-    if (this.article) {
-      data.content = {
-        article: {
-          source: this.article,
-          title: this.article,
-        },
-      };
-    }
-    const response = await this.linkedin.createPost({
+    const {
+      linkedin,
+      visibility,
+      text,
+      article,
+    } = this;
+
+    const profile = await linkedin.getCurrentMemberProfile({
+      $,
+    });
+
+    const response = await linkedin.createPost({
       $,
-      data,
+      data: {
+        author: `urn:li:person:${profile?.id}`,
+        lifecycleState: "PUBLISHED",
+        distribution: {
+          feedDistribution: "MAIN_FEED",
+        },
+        commentary: utils.escapeText(text),
+        visibility,
+        ...(article
+          ? {
+            content: {
+              article: {
+                source: article,
+                title: article,
+              },
+            },
+          }
+          : {}
+        ),
+      },
     });
     $.export("$summary", "Successfully created a new Post as User");
-    return response;
+    return response || {
+      success: true,
+    };
   },
 };

components/linkedin/linkedin.app.mjs

@@ -157,23 +157,10 @@ export default {
         ...otherConfig,
       });
     },
-    async createPost({
-      data, ...args
-    }) {
-      data = {
-        ...data,
-        author: `urn:li:${data?.author
-          ? "organization"
-          : "person"}:${data.author || this.$auth.oauth_uid}`,
-        lifecycleState: "PUBLISHED",
-        distribution: {
-          feedDistribution: "MAIN_FEED",
-        },
-      };
+    createPost(args = {}) {
       return this._makeRequest({
         method: "POST",
         path: "/posts",
-        data,
         ...args,
       });
     },