title: Creating LinkedIn test accounts
body: <p>In section 2.3 of LinkedIn's Terms of Use for their API (<a href="https://developer.linkedin.com/legal/api-terms-of-use" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://developer.linkedin.com/legal/api-terms-of-use</a>), they mention that developers may create up to 5 accounts for testing and that these accounts must be created manually.</p>
  
  <p>I created 5 accounts with the last names "Test-User" that all had email accounts for my company. I listed these accounts as Developers under the Application Roles settings of my LinkedIn application. I began using them for testing (testing consisted of logging in via OAUTH 2.0, renewing tokens, and making test posts), but within 24 hours the test accounts were all locked down for "suspicious activity."</p>
  
  <p>Is there anything I missed when creating test users? LinkedIn's documentation on creating them as far as I have been able to find consists only of what's listed in the Terms of Use doc. Does anyone know if any other documentation exists?</p>
  
  <p>Do I need to join a Partnership Program with LinkedIn in order to have test accounts? <a href="https://developer.linkedin.com/partner-programs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://developer.linkedin.com/partner-programs</a></p>