New LinkedIn accounts can't safely start at full volume. Warm-up mode ramps your limits up week by week.
Turn on warm-up
Go to Accounts, open your account, open the Account limits tab, and turn on Warm-up mode. Your schedule is applied automatically based on your LinkedIn account type.
Warm-up duration by account type
Account type | Warm-up period |
Standard | 42 days |
Premium | 28 days |
Sales Navigator | 21 days |
Recruiter | 21 days |
Standard account schedule (42 days)
Week | Connections/day | Messages/day | Profile views/day | Likes/day | Comments/day |
1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
3 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 3 |
4 | 11 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 4 |
5 | 15 | 35 | 70 | 30 | 5 |
6 | 18 | 45 | 90 | 40 | 6 |
Post-warm-up daily maximums
Once warm-up completes, your account reaches its full daily ceiling:
Account type | Connections | Messages | Profile views |
Standard | 20 | 50 | 100 |
Premium | 30 | 80 | 200 |
Sales Navigator | 40 | 100 | 250 |
Recruiter | 50 | 150 | 300 |
Weekly connection caps
A weekly cap applies on top of your daily limits:
Account type | Weekly connection cap |
Standard | 100 |
Premium | 150 |
Sales Navigator | 200 |
Recruiter | 250 |
Sending stops once you hit the weekly cap, even if your daily allowance hasn't been used.
Warm-up progresses on activity, not the calendar
This catches people out: warm-up advances based on days your account was actually active, not simply days elapsed.
If you connect an account, turn on warm-up, and then don't run anything for two weeks, you won't be two weeks further along — your progress is based on the lesser of calendar time and active time. To complete warm-up on schedule, run your campaign consistently.
The 30% acceptance rate rule
If your acceptance rate falls below 30%, your daily connection limit is automatically reduced by 50%.
To recover: tighten your targeting, improve or remove your connection note, complete your own profile, and add warm-up actions before your invites.
If your account is restricted
Campaigns using a restricted account are paused automatically.
Log into LinkedIn directly and resolve the restriction.
Leave the account idle for several days — don't immediately resume.
Restart with warm-up mode on and lower limits than before.
Best practices
Always warm up a new account. The 42-day schedule exists for a reason.
Don't manually raise limits during warm-up. It defeats the purpose.
Use the account manually too. An account that only ever performs automated actions looks like automation.
Watch your acceptance rate weekly. It's the earliest warning you'll get.