# Understanding LinkedIn Limits: Comprehensive Overview

When using Linked API, it's necessary to understand the limitations of your LinkedIn account to avoid potential account restrictions or blocks. This guide combines community knowledge and hands-on expertise.

When using [Linked API](/docs), it's necessary to understand the limitations of your LinkedIn account to avoid potential account restrictions or blocks. While LinkedIn doesn't publish official limits, this guide combines community knowledge and our hands-on expertise. If a restriction has already been applied to your account, start instead with our guide to a [restricted LinkedIn account](/guides/linkedin-account-restricted), which covers the documented types and the route back for each.

> Account limits primarily depend on two factors: **subscription type** (Premium, Sales Navigator, Recruiter etc.) and **reputation level**.

Throughout the article, we divide reputation into 3 virtual levels:

| Reputation Level | Account Characteristics |
| --- | --- |
| New | Recently created with minimal activity and engagement. |
| Established | Active for 3–12 months with growing engagement and network size. |
| Trusted | Long-established with a strong presence and proven activity patterns. |

While we use these division for simplicity, think of reputation as a continuous gradient rather than fixed categories. Consider [Social Selling Index (SSI)](/guides/linkedin-social-selling-index) as one of the indirect metrics to assess your account's reputation.

## Connection request limits

Connection requests are limited on a rolling weekly basis:

| Reputation Level | Daily Limit | Weekly Limit | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New | ~10-15 | ~50-75 | Start with 5-10/day and gradually increase. |
| Established | ~20-25 | ~100 | Standard LinkedIn weekly cap. |
| Trusted | ~30-40 | Up to 200 | Requires high acceptance rate. |

**Good to know:**

- Keep outgoing (pending) connection requests under 500 (a community-observed guardrail – LinkedIn publishes no numeric cap, and restrictions are commonly reported around 700) by [withdrawing unaccepted requests](/docs/working-with-invitations).
- Personal notes don't increase limits. Free accounts are limited to ~10 noted invites monthly, while any paid plan removes this restriction.
- Monitor acceptance rates – higher acceptance rates may increase your limits.

## Direct message limits

There is no strict limitation, but high volumes trigger spam flags. Here are our recommended limits:

| Reputation Level | Daily Limit | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New | ~50 | Monitor closely for spam flags. |
| Established | ~100 | Moderate and steady pace recommended. |
| Trusted | ~100-150 | Requires high engagement rates. |

**Good to know:**

- Personalize messages to maintain higher allowed volumes.
- Monitor response rates – ignored messages can lower limits.
- Consistent engagement is better than irregular bulk sending.

To automate messages and connection requests while staying inside these limits, see [How to Automate LinkedIn Messages](/guides/how-to-automate-linkedin-messages).

## InMail and Open Profile message limits

InMail works differently from the behavioral limits on this page: allowances are plan-defined monthly credits (5–50 depending on subscription, more on Recruiter products), not reputation-based caps, and a credit is returned whenever the recipient responds within 90 days. The full breakdown – credits and accumulation caps per plan, the credit-back rule, purchase rules, character limits, and the Open Profile exception that lets anyone message opted-in Premium members free – lives in the [LinkedIn InMail guide](/guides/linkedin-inmail). Pacing still applies here as everywhere: spread InMails across days even when credits are available, and keep Open Profile outreach at a steady, human volume – LinkedIn limits it without publishing a number.

## Company page view limits

LinkedIn sets different limits for viewing company pages based on subscription type:

| Subscription Type | Daily Views | Weekly Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | ~100 | ~700 |
| Premium (all plans) | ~200 | ~1400 |
| Sales Navigator (all plans), Recruiter (all plans) | ~200 / 1000 * | ~1400 / 7000* |

**Good to know:**

- Sales Navigator and Recruiter higher limits (1000/day) apply only when using their respective interfaces.
- While there's no direct correlation with account reputation, your actual limits may slightly increase or decrease depending on the reputation level.

## Person profile view limits

LinkedIn sets different limits for viewing person profiles based on subscription type:

| Subscription Type | Daily Views | Weekly Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | ~80 | ~560 |
| Premium (all plans) | ~150 | ~1050 |
| Sales Navigator (all plans), Recruiter (all plans) | ~150 / 1000* | ~1050 / 7000* |

**Good to know:**

- Sales Navigator and Recruiter higher limits (1000/day) apply only when using their respective interfaces.
- While there's no direct correlation with account reputation, your actual limits may slightly increase or decrease depending on the reputation level.

## Search query limits

LinkedIn officially defines **Commercial Use Limit (CUL)** for search operations, regardless of whether you're searching for people, companies, or other content.

| Subscription Type | Monthly Limit | Daily Recommended | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | 300 | ~10 | Resets on 1st day of calendar month. |
| Premium Career | 300 | ~10 | Resets on 1st day of calendar month. |
| Premium Business | Unlimited | - | No monthly cap. |
| Sales Navigator (all plans), Recruiter (all plans) | Unlimited | - | No monthly cap. |

**Good to know:**

- When Commercial Use Limit (CUL) is reached, users receive a notice to wait until the next calendar month (resets on the 1st), per [LinkedIn Help](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a564226).
- Only business-oriented subscriptions (Premium Business, Sales Navigator, Recruiter) remove the Commercial Use Limit.
- Certain search types don't count towards CUL, such as viewing 1st-degree connections, job searches, or searching by specific names.

## Search results limits

LinkedIn limits the number of search results displayed within one search session **based on the interface used, not subscription type**. Here's a comparison between LinkedIn interfaces:

| Interface | People Search | Companies Search |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard LinkedIn | 1000 (100 pages × 10) | 1000 (100 pages × 10) |
| Sales Navigator | 2500 (100 pages × 25) | 1000 (40 pages × 25) |
| Recruiter | 1000 (100 pages × 10) | 1000 (100 pages × 10) |

**Good to know:**

- To bypass search results limit, break your search into narrower segments (e.g. by region or industry) so each query shows fewer than the limit maximum.
- Viewing search results doesn't count towards profile/company view limits. These limits only restrict how many results are displayed per search query.

## Jobs browsing limits

Unlike the surfaces above, no concrete jobs-specific limits have surfaced in the community yet, so automated job search and viewing are bounded mostly by behavioral rate limiting rather than fixed caps.

| Operation | Limit | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Job search (Commercial Use Limit) | Exempt | Doesn't count towards the CUL, unlike people or company search, and isn't affected by subscription tier. |
| Job search results per query | ~1000 (100 pages × 10) | Same display cap as people search; split into narrower searches to see more. |
| Individual job views | No published limit | Opening a job posting isn't a profile or company page view and doesn't consume those quotas. |
| Daily job applications (Easy Apply) | ~50 | Soft daily throttle for Free and Premium alike, plus a speed limit that briefly pauses Easy Apply on rapid submissions. |

**Good to know:**

- Pace matters more than counts: paging through hundreds of results or opening postings back-to-back still trips anti-automation systems despite the exemptions above. Keep a human-like pace of a few seconds between actions.
- Reputation still governs safe volume – ramp up bulk job viewing gradually, just as you would profile views, especially on new accounts.

## Likes and comments limits

LinkedIn monitors your likes and comments, focusing on frequency and quality of interactions rather than strict numerical limits. Here are approximate daily thresholds based on account reputation:

| Reputation Level | Daily Likes | Daily Comments |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New | ~20-30 | ~10-15 |
| Established | ~40-60 | ~20 |
| Trusted | ~100 | ~30 |

**Good to know:**

- Regardless of your reputation level, start with lower volumes and gradually increase interactions over time to reach your limit organically.

## Post publishing limits

While LinkedIn doesn't enforce strict posting limits, excessive posting may trigger spam filters or diminish overall reach. Here are recommended daily posting frequencies:

| Reputation Level | Recommended Posts per Day |
| --- | --- |
| New | 1-2 |
| Established | 3-5 |
| Trusted | 5-7 |

**Good to know:**

- Focus on content quality over quantity: one engaging post typically generates better results than multiple average-quality posts.

## Other LinkedIn limits

| Category | Limit |
| --- | --- |
| Total network connections | 30,000 |
| Outgoing (pending) connection requests | ~700 (community-observed – no official cap published) |
| Group memberships | 100 |
| Connection request note length | 200 characters (Free), 300 (Premium) |
| Standard message length | 8,000 characters |
| InMail subject length (LinkedIn UI) | 200 characters |
| InMail message length (LinkedIn UI) | 2,000 characters |

## Enforcing limits with Linked API

Linked API allows you to configure action limits for each connected LinkedIn account directly from the [platform](https://app.linkedapi.io/). Limits are organized by action category (profile views, connection requests, messages, etc.) and time period (daily, weekly, monthly).

When a workflow contains an action that would exceed a configured limit, the action will return a `limitExceeded` error instead of executing. This helps you stay within safe boundaries automatically, without needing to track usage manually.

For more details on how errors are returned, see the [documentation](/docs/executing-workflows).

> This guide reflects common LinkedIn limits based on community knowledge and hands-on experience. It should be used as a reference point rather than official guidance, as actual limits vary by account and may change over time. Experiment carefully with your own limits while monitoring account health and engagement metrics.