# Connect LinkedIn

> **Title:** Connect LinkedIn — Rival Ads Docs
> **Description:** Connect, verify, renew or disconnect the single LinkedIn member account used by all workspace LinkedIn monitors.
> **Canonical URL:** https://www.rivalads.io/docs/connect-linkedin
> **Note:** This is the markdown twin of https://www.rivalads.io/docs/connect-linkedin. Append `.md` to any Rival Ads page URL to get markdown.

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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

1. Open **Settings**.
2. Select **Integrations**.
3. Find the LinkedIn card.
4. Select **Connect LinkedIn**.
5. Sign in to LinkedIn and approve the requested sign-in access.
6. 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:

1. Open **Monitors** and select **Add competitor**.
2. Complete **Competitor website** and the competitor details.
3. Under **Channels to track**, select **LinkedIn · Ad Library**.
4. Enter the public company or advertiser name.
5. 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.

1. Open **Settings → Integrations**.
2. Select **Reconnect**.
3. Complete LinkedIn sign-in again.
4. 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](/docs/troubleshooting).

For the differences between sources, see [Supported channels](/docs/channels).