Your LinkedIn account may be temporarily restricted from sending invitations to people for the following reasons:
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You've sent many invitations within a short amount of time.
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Many of your invitations have been ignored, left pending, or marked as spam by the recipients.
Note: To ensure an optimal site experience, the network size limit for LinkedIn members is a maximum of 30,000 1st-degree connections. We recommend that you only keep quality connections in your network.
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After you withdraw an invitation, you won't be able to resend an invite to the same recipient for up to three weeks.
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All LinkedIn members (Basic and Premium) are subject to invitation limits and restrictions.
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You can’t buy or acquire more invitations while you’ve been restricted, or otherwise.
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Most restrictions will automatically be removed within one week. LinkedIn won’t be able to remove invitation restrictions upon request.
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For your privacy, LinkedIn Support cannot disclose any additional information regarding the type or reason for the invitation restriction on your account.
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Restrictions and limits on standard invitations are separate from the limits placed on personalized invitations to connect.
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First restriction - Wait a few hours, then try again.
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Multiple restrictions in a day - Wait a few days, then try again.
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If you’re restricted for having too many outstanding invitations – Wait for up to one month before attempting to send another invitation.
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Only send invitations to people you know and trust.
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Provide context by adding a personalized message with your invitation, explaining how you know the recipient, or why you'd like to connect with them.
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Use InMail and Groups to network with LinkedIn members you don't know.
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Ensure recipients can recognize you by updating the information displayed on your profile. Adding a profile photo will increase the credibility of your profile, and it will also help you stand out from the crowd.
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