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How to Import Data from the Linkedin Ads Source

Before proceeding, please make sure that:

  • You have created a refresh token (as described in CREDENTIALS) and securely saved your Client ID and Client Secret.
  • You have set up OWOX Data Marts and created at least one storage in the Storages section.

LinkedIn Ads Storage

  • Click New Data Mart.
  • Enter a title and select the Storage.
  • Click Create Data Mart.

LinkedIn Ads New Data Mart

  1. Select Connector as the input source type.
  2. Click Set up connector and choose LinkedIn Ads.
  3. Fill in the required fields:
    • Client ID – paste the ID you saved earlier.
    • Client Secret – paste the secret you saved earlier.
    • Refresh Token – paste the token you created following the CREDENTIALS tutorial.
    • Account URNs – you can find this value on your LinkedIn Campaign Manager.
    • Leave the other fields as default and proceed to the next step.

LinkedIn Ads Input Source

LinkedIn Ads Fill Data

LinkedIn Account URN

  1. Choose one of the available endpoints.
  2. Select the required fields.
  3. Specify the dataset where the data will be stored (or leave the default).
  4. Click Finish, then Save and Publish Data Mart.

LinkedIn Ads Publish Data Mart

You now have two options for importing data from LinkedIn Pages:

Option 1: Import Current Day’s Data

Choose Manual run → Incremental load to load data for the current day.

Linkedin Ads Import New Data

Linkedin Ads Incremental Load

ℹ️ If you click Incremental load again after a successful initial load,
the connector will import: Current day’s data, plus Additional days, based on the value in the Reimport Lookback Window field.

LinkedIn Ads Reimport

Option 2: Manual Backfill for Specific Date Range

Choose Backfill (custom period) to load historical data.

  1. Select the Start Date and End Date.
  2. Click the Run button.

LinkedIn Ads Backfill

The process is complete when the Run history tab shows the message:
“Success”

LinkedIn Ads Success

Once the run is complete, the data will be written to the dataset you specified earlier.

LinkedIn Ads Import Success

If you encounter any issues:

  1. Check the Run history for specific error messages
  2. Please visit Q&A first
  3. If you want to report a bug, please open an issue
  4. Join the discussion forum to ask questions or propose improvements