Getting this error message when trying to post an AI-generated image on LinkedIn. GPT instructed me to add “r_liteprofile r_emailaddress w_member_social” to my LinkedIn authorization, but there’s no option for me to do that on the cloud version.
This is the full error message:
Error code
403
Full message
{ "message": "Accessing this image resource is forbidden. Please check your permissions for this resource", "status": 403 }
Other info
Node type
n8n-nodes-base.linkedIn
Node version
1 (Latest)
n8n version
1.95.3 (Cloud)
Time
06/06/2025, 21:06:25
Stack trace
NodeApiError: Forbidden - perhaps check your credentials? at ExecuteContext.linkedInApiRequest (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_12b981d6b49d407a163f4d5244314033/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/LinkedIn/GenericFunctions.ts:71:9) at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) at ExecuteContext.execute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base_@[email protected]_asn1.js@5_12b981d6b49d407a163f4d5244314033/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/LinkedIn/LinkedIn.node.ts:173:31) at WorkflowExecute.runNode (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@[email protected][email protected][email protected]_/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:1185:9) at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@[email protected][email protected][email protected]_/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:1534:27 at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/.pnpm/n8n-core@[email protected][email protected][email protected]_/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:2098:11
Post on linkedin1
Execute step
Parameters
Settings
Credential to connect with
Resource
Operation
Post As
Fixed
Expression
Person Name or ID
Fixed
Expression
Text
Fixed
Expression
{{ $json.linkedin_post }}
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Fixed
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Input Binary Field
Fixed
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The name of the input binary field containing the file to be written
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