Limits

Rate limits control how many actions each LinkedIn account can perform per time period. For general Admin API information, see the Admin overview.

Limit categories

Category	Description
`stPersonProfileViews`	Standard LinkedIn profile views
`stCompanyPageViews`	Standard LinkedIn company page views
`stConnectionRequests`	Connection requests sent
`stMessages`	Messages sent
`stSearchQueries`	LinkedIn search queries
`stReactions`	Post reactions
`stComments`	Post comments
`stPosts`	Posts created
`nvPersonProfileViews`	Sales Navigator profile views
`nvCompanyPageViews`	Sales Navigator company page views
`nvMessages`	Sales Navigator messages

Periods: daily, weekly, monthly

limits.getDefaults

Get the system default limits. These are applied when an account has no custom limits or after resetting to defaults.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.linkedapi.io/admin/limits.getDefaults \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "linked-api-token: linked_your_token_here"

Response:

json

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "category": "stMessages",
        "period": "daily",
        "maxValue": 50,
        "isEnabled": true
      },
      {
        "category": "stConnectionRequests",
        "period": "daily",
        "maxValue": 10,
        "isEnabled": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

limits.get

Get the current limits for a specific account.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.linkedapi.io/admin/limits.get \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "linked-api-token: linked_your_token_here" \
  -d '{"accountId": "f9b4346a-..."}'

Body:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	`string`	Yes	Account UUID

Response:

json

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "category": "stMessages",
        "period": "daily",
        "maxValue": 25,
        "isEnabled": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

limits.getUsage

Get the current usage against limits for a specific account.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.linkedapi.io/admin/limits.getUsage \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "linked-api-token: linked_your_token_here" \
  -d '{"accountId": "f9b4346a-..."}'

Body:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	`string`	Yes	Account UUID

Response:

json

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "usage": [
      {
        "category": "stMessages",
        "period": "daily",
        "maxValue": 50,
        "currentValue": 12,
        "isEnabled": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Field	Type	Description
`maxValue`	`number`	Maximum allowed actions
`currentValue`	`number`	Actions performed in the current period
`isEnabled`	`boolean`	Whether this limit is enforced

limits.set

Set or update limits for an account. Only the specified limits are created or updated; other limits remain unchanged.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.linkedapi.io/admin/limits.set \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "linked-api-token: linked_your_token_here" \
  -d '{
    "accountId": "f9b4346a-...",
    "limits": [
      {
        "category": "stMessages",
        "period": "daily",
        "maxValue": 25,
        "isEnabled": true
      },
      {
        "category": "stConnectionRequests",
        "period": "weekly",
        "maxValue": 30
      }
    ]
  }'

Body:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	`string`	Yes	Account UUID
`limits`	`array`	Yes	Array of limit configurations
`limits[].category`	`string`	Yes	Limit category (see table above)
`limits[].period`	`string`	Yes	`daily`, `weekly`, or `monthly`
`limits[].maxValue`	`number`	Yes	Maximum allowed actions (>= 0)
`limits[].isEnabled`	`boolean`	No	Whether this limit is enforced (default: `true`)

Response:

json

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {}
}

limits.delete

Remove specific limits from an account. The account will fall back to default behavior for removed limits.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.linkedapi.io/admin/limits.delete \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "linked-api-token: linked_your_token_here" \
  -d '{
    "accountId": "f9b4346a-...",
    "limits": [
      {"category": "stMessages", "period": "daily"},
      {"category": "stConnectionRequests", "period": "weekly"}
    ]
  }'

Body:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	`string`	Yes	Account UUID
`limits`	`array`	Yes	Array of limits to remove
`limits[].category`	`string`	Yes	Limit category
`limits[].period`	`string`	Yes	Limit period

Response:

json

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {}
}

limits.resetToDefaults

Reset all limits for an account to the system defaults.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.linkedapi.io/admin/limits.resetToDefaults \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "linked-api-token: linked_your_token_here" \
  -d '{"accountId": "f9b4346a-..."}'

Body:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`accountId`	`string`	Yes	Account UUID

Response:

json

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {}
}

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