Warming up
LinkedIn doesn't publish exact limits, and they vary by account. Here are the safe daily numbers that keep your account healthy while you scale.
Every restricted account has the same story: too much, too fast. LinkedIn enforces limits dynamically based on account age, health, and behaviour, so there's no single magic number — but there are safe ranges, and there's a right way to ramp into them.
Treat these as ceilings, not targets. Consistent, moderate volume outperforms maxing out limits and then getting throttled.
A new account that immediately starts sending requests looks suspicious. Spend the first weeks posting, commenting, and engaging like a real professional. An active, credible account tolerates far more outreach than a cold one.
Around 20 a day is a safe ceiling for an established account, with a weekly cap of roughly 100–200 for many accounts. New accounts should start much lower and ramp up over several weeks. These are dynamic, so watch your account's health rather than treating any number as guaranteed.
You'll typically see warning prompts first, then temporary restrictions on sending invitations or messages. Repeated or severe overuse can lead to longer restrictions. Backing off volume and letting the account recover usually resolves early warnings.
Start with a handful of requests a day alongside normal activity — posting, commenting, engaging — and increase gradually over several weeks only if acceptance rates and account health stay strong. Patience early prevents restrictions later.
Recruiter Lite and Recruiter Corporate accounts typically come with 30-150 InMail credits a month depending on the specific contract and seat count. Credits roll over for one additional month if unused, and a credit is refunded automatically if the recipient replies within 90 days.
Run a free deliverability check on your sending domain — SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and spam-trap risk — before you send another outreach sequence.
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