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LinkedIn has no official API for DMs. Nous uses Unipile as a middleware — you connect your LinkedIn account to Unipile, and Unipile forwards events to Nous via webhook.

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Server Setup

1

Create a Unipile account

Sign up at unipile.com. You need a paid plan to use the LinkedIn messaging API.
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2

Get your API Key and DSN

In the Unipile dashboard go to Settings → API. Copy your API Key and DSN (the webhook base URL).
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3

Add to nous.env

Restart your containers after saving.
4

Connect your LinkedIn account in Unipile

In the Unipile dashboard go to Accounts → Add account → LinkedIn and follow the login flow.
5

Register the Connections webhook

In Unipile go to Webhooks → Add webhook. Set:
  • Event: On new relation
  • URL:
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6

Register the Messages webhook

Add a second webhook:
  • Event: On new message
  • URL: same URL as above
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7

Connect to LinkedIn inside Integrations Page

After you set up everything in Uniple, now you can registrar with your Log-in data or cookies into your LinkedIn account.
Find your Workspace ID in Webhooks — the URL shown there already has it embedded.

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