LinkedIn New Connection Welcome Message

PhantomBuster’s LinkedIn New Connection Welcome Message Automation automatically sends personalized messages to new LinkedIn connections. This tutorial covers the essential steps to set up and run the Automation safely and effectively.

• Safety limits: Do not exceed 80 messages per day overall on LinkedIn to avoid account restrictions. Combine this Automation cautiously with other high-volume LinkedIn tools.

• Prerequisites: A connected LinkedIn account and session cookie are required. Keep your browser updated to prevent frequent session expirations.

• Slot usage: This Workflow uses 2 slots.

• Free plan limitations: CSV exports are limited to the first 10 rows, and dynamic CSV download links, JSON exports, and CSV uploads are unavailable.

1. Connect your LinkedIn account: Install the PhantomBuster browser extension and connect your LinkedIn session, or add your session cookie manually if not using Chrome or Firefox.

2. Write and customize your welcome message: Select a send condition, compose your message (up to 8,000 characters), use placeholder tags if needed, and optionally attach files up to 20 MB total.

   Formatting constraints: Emojis and hyperlinks are not supported; links will appear as plain text. The maximum character count includes placeholder tags.

3. Filter by date and set a daily cap: Set a dateAfter value to target only new connections and define your daily message cap; connections exceeding the cap roll over automatically.

   Configuration warning: Always set dateAfter; leaving it blank may message all existing connections. The recommended daily cap is 20–40 messages (Workflow hard limit is 100/day).

4. Optional: Adjust advanced settings: Fine-tune execution limits, retries, notifications, proxies, webhooks, or file management if needed; default settings are usually sufficient.

5. Launch and monitor results: Turn the Workflow ON to start monitoring. Track progress in the Performance, Connections, and Results tabs, and check the Workflow Dashboard for the next scheduled worker.

   Scheduling behavior: Scheduling is automatic and cannot be customized. The tool exports connections twice daily and sends messages hourly during working hours (excluding weekends). If the Workflow stops, check the Console Logs for errors.

For detailed instructions and troubleshooting, see the full tutorial on the help center.