# Zapier Integration: Automate LinkedIn Tasks with LigoSocial

Source: https://help.ligosocial.com/articles/zapier-integration-automate-linkedin-tasks-with-ligo

The LigoSocial app for Zapier connects your LinkedIn workflow to thousands of other apps, with no code. For example, a new calendar event can become a scheduled LinkedIn post, a new scheduled post can ping your team on Slack, or a blog article can be turned into post drafts automatically.

In some Zapier menus the app still appears under its earlier name, LiGo. It is the same app and account.

## What you can automate

**Triggers** (start a Zap from LigoSocial):

- New LinkedIn post published: fires when a post goes live through LigoSocial.
- New LinkedIn post scheduled: fires when a post is added to your schedule.

**Actions** (LigoSocial does something when another app triggers it):

- Publish a LinkedIn post right away.
- Schedule a LinkedIn post for a date, time and time zone.
- Create drafts from an idea: turn a rough idea into post variants saved to your drafts.
- Repurpose content: turn an article, email or transcript into LinkedIn post variants.
- Generate post ideas for your profile.
- Find posts: fetch your drafts, scheduled or archived posts, or posts with a given label.

Publishing works on every LigoSocial plan. Triggers, scheduling and the other actions are available on plans that include them; see **Billing** in the app.

## Step 1: Accept the Zapier invite

The LigoSocial app is shared by invite. [Open the Zapier invite link](https://zapier.com/developer/public-invite/230853/c0fc17e3b43851ea42fce0ca15b13dd5/) while signed in to Zapier and accept it. After that, the app shows up when you search for it in Zapier.

## Step 2: Generate your API key

1. In the LigoSocial web app, click **Settings & Support** at the bottom of the sidebar, then **Settings**, then **Integrations**. Or go straight to [https://app.ligosocial.com/settings#integrations](https://app.ligosocial.com/settings#integrations).

   ![Settings, Integrations, with Connect Accounts and the LiGo Integrations tiles for Claude, ChatGPT, Zapier, Make.com and Pabbly Connect](https://cdn.kamaan.io/kamaan/sites/6a635ec0d7ff039d80923865/images/zapier-integration-automate-linkedin-tas-settings-046faaa6.webp)
2. Check that LinkedIn shows **Connected as** under **Connect Accounts**. Zaps cannot post without it.
3. Scroll to **API Key Management** and click **Generate API Key**. Only the account owner or an admin can do this.

   ![API Key Management card with the Generate API Key button](https://cdn.kamaan.io/kamaan/sites/6a635ec0d7ff039d80923865/images/zapier-integration-automate-linkedin-tas-settings-f36c7e3d.webp)
4. Copy the key right away and keep it safe.

The full key is shown only once. Later the card only shows **Key saved** with the first few characters. If you need the key again, click **Generate New Key (Replaces Old)**; the old key stops working, so reconnect Zapier with the new one.

## Step 3: Connect LigoSocial in Zapier

1. In Zapier, start a new Zap, or open your app connections and add a new connection.
2. Search for LigoSocial (or LiGo) and choose it.
3. When Zapier asks for your API key, paste the key from Step 2 and continue.
4. Zapier tests the connection. When it succeeds, your LigoSocial account appears in your Zapier app connections and you can pick its triggers and actions.

## Example Zaps

**Google Calendar event to scheduled LinkedIn post**

1. Trigger: Google Calendar, new event.
2. Formatter by Zapier: format the event's start date as YYYY-MM-DD and the time with its time zone. LigoSocial needs the date, time and time zone in a clear format.
3. Action: LigoSocial, schedule a LinkedIn post, with the event description as the post text.
4. Optional: Gmail, send yourself a confirmation.

**Tell your team when a post is scheduled**

1. Trigger: LigoSocial, new LinkedIn post scheduled.
2. Action: Slack or Discord, send a channel message with the post text and date.

**Turn chat messages into post ideas**

1. Trigger: ClickUp or Slack, new message in a chosen channel.
2. Action: LigoSocial, create drafts from an idea.
3. Optional: create a task to review the drafts in the **Publishing Hub**.

**Repurpose new blog articles**

1. Trigger: RSS by Zapier, new item in your blog feed.
2. Action: LigoSocial, repurpose content, using the article text.
3. Review the variants in your drafts before publishing.

## Test your Zap

- Use Zapier's test buttons on the trigger and each action before you turn the Zap on.
- Start with a draft or scheduled post rather than publishing straight away, so you can check the result in LigoSocial first.
- Check Zapier's Zap history for the request, the response and any error code.

## Troubleshooting

**401 or 403 when connecting or running a step.**
The key is wrong, has been replaced, or the action is not included in your plan. Paste the key again without extra spaces. If you generated a new key in LigoSocial, reconnect Zapier with it. If the message mentions your plan, see **Billing** in the app.

**I can't find the app in Zapier.**
Accept the invite in Step 1 while signed in to the same Zapier account, then search again for LigoSocial or LiGo.

**Scheduling fails with a date or time error.**
Add a Formatter step so the date is YYYY-MM-DD and the time includes the time zone.

**The post did not appear on LinkedIn.**
Open **Settings** > **Integrations** and check the LinkedIn connection. If it has expired, click **Refresh Connection**.

**No sample data for the trigger.**
Create a test post in LigoSocial (publish or schedule one) so Zapier has something to pull in.

If you are still stuck, use **Contact Support** under **Settings & Support** in the sidebar, or email hi@ligosocial.com. Include the Zap name, the failed step, the error and the time it happened.

## Keep your key safe

- Treat the API key like a password. Do not paste it into shared documents or public code.
- If it may have leaked, click **Generate New Key (Replaces Old)** at once and reconnect Zapier.
- Share Zapier connections only with people you trust, since they can post as you.

## Common questions

**Do I need to know how to code?**
No. Everything is set up in Zapier's visual editor.

**How do I disconnect LigoSocial from Zapier?**
In Zapier, open your app connections, find LigoSocial (or LiGo) and remove it. To block access completely, also generate a new key in LigoSocial.

**Where are the developer docs?**
The LigoSocial API reference is at [https://ligosocial.com/api-documentation](https://ligosocial.com/api-documentation).

## Related articles

- [Make.com automation guide](https://help.ligosocial.com/articles/make-com-automation-guide)
- [Automation with Pabbly Connect](https://help.ligosocial.com/articles/automation-with-pabbly-connect)
- [How to connect LigoSocial with ChatGPT](https://help.ligosocial.com/articles/how-to-connect-ligo-with-chatgpt-custom-gpt)