jackwener/OpenCLI · error · AuthRequiredError

linkedin.com

Error message

linkedin.com

What it means

The linkedin timeline command scrolls the home feed collecting posts; if a login wall was detected (sawLoginWall) and zero posts were collected, it throws AuthRequiredError with domain 'linkedin.com', indicating the browser is not signed in so the feed cannot be read.

Solutions

  1. Run the LinkedIn auth/login flow in the browser and confirm the home feed shows posts when opened manually
  2. Re-run the timeline command after sign-in
  3. Use a persistent browser profile so the session cookie survives restarts
  4. Avoid IP ranges/proxies that trigger LinkedIn's forced login wall
Defensive patterns

Strategy: try-catch

Validate before calling

const cookies = await page.getCookies({ url: 'https://www.linkedin.com' });
if (!cookies.some(c => c.name === 'li_at' && c.value)) throw new Error('Not signed in to LinkedIn');

Type guard

const isAuthRequired = (e) => e instanceof Error && /AuthRequired|signed-in browser session/.test(e.message);

Try / catch

try {
  const posts = await linkedinTimeline({ limit });
} catch (e) {
  if (isAuthRequired(e)) { await linkedinLogin(); return linkedinTimeline({ limit }); }
  throw e;
}

Prevention

When it happens

Trigger: Fetching the LinkedIn timeline while the browser session is logged out or the login wall appeared before any posts rendered, with posts.length === 0.

Common situations: Expired LinkedIn session in the automation browser; first run without completing the site login flow; LinkedIn showing an interstitial login page on a fresh profile; region or network triggering a forced login wall.

Related errors

AI-assisted analysis of jackwener/OpenCLI@49907e53dc (2026-08-29). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6f7ad8521bd2d4ae. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at clis/linkedin/timeline.js:495

    columns: ['rank', 'author', 'author_url', 'headline', 'text', 'posted_at', 'reactions', 'comments', 'url'],
    func: async (page, kwargs) => {
        const limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(kwargs.limit ?? 20, 100));
        await page.goto('https://www.linkedin.com/feed/');
        await page.wait(4);
        let posts = [];
        let sawLoginWall = false;
        for (let i = 0; i < 6 && posts.length < limit; i++) {
            const batch = await extractVisiblePosts(page);
            if (batch?.loginRequired)
                sawLoginWall = true;
            posts = mergeTimelinePosts(posts, Array.isArray(batch?.posts) ? batch.posts : []);
            if (posts.length >= limit)
                break;
            await page.autoScroll({ times: 1, delayMs: 1200 });
            await page.wait(1);
        }
        if (sawLoginWall && posts.length === 0) {
            throw new AuthRequiredError('linkedin.com', 'LinkedIn timeline requires an active signed-in browser session');
        }
        if (posts.length === 0) {
            throw new EmptyResultError('linkedin timeline', 'Make sure your LinkedIn home feed is visible in the browser.');
        }
        return posts.slice(0, limit).map((post, index) => ({
            rank: index + 1,
            ...post,
        }));
    },
});
export const __test__ = {
    parseMetric,
    buildPostId,
    mergeTimelinePosts,
    normalizeTimestamp,
};

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