Reconnecting LinkedIn

If a publish or scheduled post fails because of LinkedIn, it's almost always a token issue. The fix takes one click.

Why connections expire

LinkedIn's OAuth tokens are valid for around 60 days. They also expire if you change your LinkedIn password, revoke our app from LinkedIn's settings, or if LinkedIn flags unusual activity on the account.

Amelia checks token health every 6 hours via a background job and emails you well before it actually fails, so most users reconnect proactively, not after a failure.

How to reconnect

1. Go to Settings → Integrations.
2. The LinkedIn card will show a Reconnect button (or a yellow warning icon) instead of the green Connected badge.
3. Click Reconnect. LinkedIn opens in a new tab and asks you to confirm.
4. You're back in Amelia. Any scheduled posts that failed for token reasons will be retried on the next scheduling tick (within 2 minutes).

You can also click the Reconnect LinkedIn link directly from any failure notification (same flow).

What happens to scheduled posts during a disconnect

When the token is expired:

• Scheduled posts due to publish stay in Scheduled with a clear "LinkedIn disconnected" error
• Amelia emails you (if Publishing emails are on) so you know to reconnect
• Nothing is silently dropped or rescheduled. The posts wait for you

Once you reconnect, the next cron tick (every 2 minutes) picks up the queue and publishes anything that was due. If you reconnect 30 minutes after the scheduled time, the post publishes 30 minutes late, not the next day.

"I reconnected but it still fails"

In rare cases the token isn't the issue. Check:

• Did you change your LinkedIn account? If the account that authorized us is different from the one you're trying to publish to, the post will be authored under the wrong account. Disconnect and reconnect with the right account.
• Is the post still under 3,000 characters? LinkedIn rejects longer posts.
• Are there unsupported characters? Very rare, but some control characters (zero-width joiners, certain emoji combinations) can cause LinkedIn to reject a post. Amelia surfaces LinkedIn's rejection reason in chat. Paste it into a search if it's cryptic.

If none of those apply, ping us at help@ameliavibe.com with the post content and the error you saw.

Disconnecting on purpose

If you want to fully sever the connection (for example before handing off the account):

1. Settings → Integrations → LinkedIn → ×
2. We revoke the token immediately on our side
3. Optionally, also revoke the app from LinkedIn → Settings → Data privacy → Permitted services

Doing both ensures the token is dead on both sides.

See also

• Connecting LinkedIn
• Publishing now
• Scheduling posts