Connect LinkedIn

LinkedIn’s public Ad Library requires an authenticated member request. The workspace uses one LinkedIn connection for all LinkedIn monitors, projects and clients.

Only the workspace Owner can manage the connection because Settings is owner-only.

Connect for the first time

Open Settings.
Select Integrations.
Find the LinkedIn card.
Select Connect LinkedIn.
Sign in to LinkedIn and approve the requested sign-in access.
Return to Rival Ads and confirm the card shows Connected and Connected as the expected member.

Any normal LinkedIn member account works. The advertising data is public; this connection does not connect a LinkedIn Ads account or expose that member’s campaigns to Rival Ads.

Add a LinkedIn monitor

After connection:

Open Monitors and select Add competitor.
Complete Competitor website and the competitor details.
Under Channels to track, select LinkedIn · Ad Library.
Enter the public company or advertiser name.
Select Start tracking.

Check the first results to confirm the intended company was matched, especially when several companies use similar names.

Reconnect before expiry

LinkedIn access lasts about 60 days. The integration card displays the expiry date and warns as it approaches.

Open Settings → Integrations.
Select Reconnect.
Complete LinkedIn sign-in again.
Confirm the new expiry date.

If access has expired, LinkedIn monitors cannot fetch until reconnection. Other channels continue independently.

Disconnect

Select Disconnect to remove the workspace connection. Existing LinkedIn monitor history remains, but those monitors cannot fetch new data until another account is connected.

Troubleshooting

If the card still shows expired, complete Reconnect again and make sure the return to Rival Ads finishes.
If results belong to the wrong advertiser, open the monitor and select Edit to correct Advertiser name.
If the connection is healthy but a source check fails, use Troubleshoot a sync.

For the differences between sources, see Supported channels.