A plan for the LinkedIn weekly connection limit

LinkedIn publishes no weekly connection limit, so describe your account and get a weekly invitation plan with a source behind each step.

LinkedIn publishes no weekly invitation number.About 100 a week has been widely reported since 2021, and LinkedIn says every plan has a limit.
Sources for this answer
Invitations per weekwidely reportedAbout 100 a week, reported since spring 2021. LinkedIn has not confirmed a weekly number, and reports say it can vary by account.Source: intotheminds.com (opens in a new tab), theyardstickagency.co.uk (opens in a new tab). May 14, 2021 (report); a second report May 13, 2021. Checked Nov 9, 2026.Invitation limit, every planofficialLinkedIn limits how many invitations every member can send, Basic and Premium alike, and publishes no number. You cannot buy more invitations.Source: LinkedIn Help a551012 (opens in a new tab), LinkedIn Help a551295 (opens in a new tab). About Dec 2025 (page says updated 11 months ago). Checked Nov 9, 2026.Weekly invitation capproduct default80 invitations over any rolling 7 days by default, on top of the daily limit. You can set it anywhere from 0 to 1,400, but you cannot switch it off.Source: Oneprofile's extension settings. Code read Nov 9, 2026. Checked Nov 9, 2026.
Your account
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60 invitations a weekUp to 12 a day over 5 weekdays, spread through the day. Stop at the first limit notice from LinkedIn. Our conservative plan, not a LinkedIn number.
  • NotesNotes on up to 3 invitations a month. Keep each under 200 characters.
    Why
    Personalized notes, free accountofficialA note on up to 3 connection requests a month, by LinkedIn's current page. An older LinkedIn page still says 5.Source: LinkedIn Help a563153 (opens in a new tab), LinkedIn Help a6239760 (opens in a new tab). About May 2026 (page says updated 6 months ago); the older page about 2023. Checked Nov 9, 2026.
  • InMailNo InMail on a free account: you can message only your connections.
    Why
    InMail, free accountofficialNone. A free account can message only its connections. InMail needs a paid plan.Source: LinkedIn Help a543895 (opens in a new tab). About Oct 2026 (page says updated 1 month ago). Checked Nov 9, 2026.
How we got 60
  1. 100 a week to start. Starts from the weekly figure most often reported. LinkedIn publishes no weekly number, so every result below is a share of a reported figure, never a promise.
  2. Account age: 6 to 24 months, x 0.6. Our rule. LinkedIn publishes no figure by account age.
  3. Network size: 500 to 4,999 connections, x 1. Our rule. No change.
  4. Plan: Free, x 1. No change. LinkedIn applies invitation limits to every plan.
  5. How you send: By hand, x 1. No change. Spread them out rather than sending a week's worth at once.
  6. 60 invitations a week, over 5 weekdays.

Our planning rule, fixed: invitations a week = 100 x account age factor x network factor x sending factor (x 0.5 after several limit notices or too many pending invitations), rounded down. Plan does not change it, because LinkedIn applies invitation limits to every plan.

What it rests on
Invitations per weekwidely reportedAbout 100 a week, reported since spring 2021. LinkedIn has not confirmed a weekly number, and reports say it can vary by account.Source: intotheminds.com (opens in a new tab), theyardstickagency.co.uk (opens in a new tab). May 14, 2021 (report); a second report May 13, 2021. Checked Nov 9, 2026.Invitations per dayofficialLinkedIn publishes no daily number. It says sending many invitations within a short amount of time can restrict you from sending more.Source: LinkedIn Help a551012 (opens in a new tab). About Dec 2025 (page says updated 11 months ago). Checked Nov 9, 2026.When an invitation restriction endsofficialMost restrictions lift on their own within one week. After a first restriction, wait a few hours. After several in one day, wait a few days. If restricted for too many outstanding invitations, wait up to one month. LinkedIn will not lift a restriction on request or say which one applies.Source: LinkedIn Help a551012 (opens in a new tab). About Dec 2025 (page says updated 11 months ago). Checked Nov 9, 2026.
All 27 limits, with sources

LinkedIn publishes few of its limits. Each number here shows its source, the date that source carries and how sure it is.

  • Invitations per weekwidely reported

    About 100 a week, reported since spring 2021. LinkedIn has not confirmed a weekly number, and reports say it can vary by account.

    Applies to: Every plan

    Source: intotheminds.com (opens in a new tab), theyardstickagency.co.uk (opens in a new tab). May 14, 2021 (report); a second report May 13, 2021. Checked Nov 9, 2026.
  • Invitation limit, every planofficial

    LinkedIn limits how many invitations every member can send, Basic and Premium alike, and publishes no number. You cannot buy more invitations.

    Applies to: Free, Premium, Sales Navigator, Recruiter

    Source: LinkedIn Help a551012 (opens in a new tab), LinkedIn Help a551295 (opens in a new tab). About Dec 2025 (page says updated 11 months ago). Checked Nov 9, 2026.
  • Weekly invitation capproduct default

    80 invitations over any rolling 7 days by default, on top of the daily limit. You can set it anywhere from 0 to 1,400, but you cannot switch it off.

    Applies to: Oneprofile's Chrome extension

    Source: Oneprofile's extension settings. Code read Nov 9, 2026. Checked Nov 9, 2026.
Data checked Nov 9, 2026Sources
  • Official: Published by LinkedIn on its help pages.
  • Widely reported: Reported by several public sources, not confirmed by LinkedIn.
  • Anecdotal: Reported by one person or a few, not confirmed.
  • Product default: How Oneprofile's extension is set up when you start. Not a LinkedIn number.
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Updated Nov 11, 2026

Shorter page: the tool first, the answer in a few lines.

LinkedIn does not publish a weekly connection limit. Its help page on invitation restrictions says every member, free or Premium, has an invitation limit and that more invitations cannot be bought, then gives no number. The weekly figure quoted everywhere comes from public reports in spring 2021. The planner above shows it with its date and marks it as reported, because LinkedIn has never confirmed it.

How to read your weekly plan

Describe your account: how old it is, how many connections it has, the plan you pay for, and any notice LinkedIn has shown you lately. The planner turns those answers into a weekly invitation figure. It is always a share of the reported number, never more, and each step names the source it rests on. The rule is fixed, so the same answers always give the same plan.

The plan you pay for does not move the figure, because LinkedIn applies invitation limits to every plan. A recent limit notice does: the result becomes a pause, with the wait LinkedIn gives for that case. A restricted account gets no plan at all.

What counts besides the number

LinkedIn names more than volume. Sending many invitations in a short time can stop you, and so can invitations that are often ignored, left pending, or marked as spam.

So a week is about who you invite as much as how many. Spread the plan across your working days, and invite people likely to know you or your company. Higher weekly figures circulate online, but none has a LinkedIn page behind it, so the planner leaves them out.

What to do at a limit notice

Stop sending invitations. Most restrictions lift on their own, LinkedIn will not lift one on request, and several notices in one day bring a longer wait. When you start again, send fewer than before, and withdraw invitations that have sat pending for weeks, one at a time. When the LinkedIn connection limit resets has the waits case by case.

If you send from Oneprofile, its Chrome extension is a companion: it does the LinkedIn steps you would otherwise click yourself, in your own browser, and never past the daily and weekly limits you set.

LinkedIn weekly connection limit: common questions

Does a paid LinkedIn plan raise the weekly connection request limit?

No. LinkedIn applies invitation limits to Basic and Premium members alike, and says you cannot buy more invitations. Premium changes how many notes you can add and gives you InMail credits, not more invitations.

When does the LinkedIn connection limit per week reset?

LinkedIn names no reset day. Most invitation restrictions lift on their own, and LinkedIn will not lift one on request. Wait before you send again, and send fewer than before when you start.

Is the weekly limit the same for every account?

Nobody outside LinkedIn knows. The reports behind the weekly figure say it can vary by account, and LinkedIn has never confirmed a weekly number for any account.

What weekly limit does Oneprofile's LinkedIn extension use?

The one you set. Connection requests always keep a weekly limit in Oneprofile: you can lower or raise it, but not switch it off. A newly connected sender starts with every step waiting for your approval.

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Utku Zihnioglu

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Serial entrepreneur who built infrastructure companies handling billions of requests. Now leads engineering at Oneprofile, which finds the people worth talking to, researches each one, and follows up until they reply.

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Oneprofile's Chrome extension does the LinkedIn steps you would click yourself, in your own browser, at the limits you set.

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Free plan: 200 credits a month, 3 integrations, no card