Send LinkedIn Connection Requests
Automatically visit LinkedIn profiles from a list and send personalized connection requests, skipping people you're already connected with.
This workflow automates sending personalized LinkedIn connection requests to a list of profiles. Instead of manually visiting each profile and writing a message, it handles the entire process for you using a browser automation agent.
It does three things:
- Takes a list of LinkedIn profile URLs you provide.
- Loops through each profile one by one with a delay between visits.
- Visits each profile and sends a connection request, skipping profiles you're already connected with.
What You Need
- A Needle account.
- A Use Browser connector set up and linked. You need to be logged into LinkedIn in the browser session for the workflow to interact with profiles.
How the Workflow Works
| Step | Node | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manual Trigger | Starts the workflow when you click "Test" or run it manually. |
| 2 | Define LinkedIn URLs (Code) | Where you paste your list of target LinkedIn profile URLs as an array of strings. This is the only input you need to provide. |
| 3 | Loop | Iterates through each URL in the list, processing them one at a time to avoid rate limiting. |
| 4 | Get Current URL (Code) | Extracts the current LinkedIn URL from the loop state so it can be passed to the browser agent. |
| 5 | Send Connection Request (Use Browser) | Visits the LinkedIn profile and checks whether you're already a 1st-degree connection. If not, it sends a connection request. If you're already connected, it skips the profile. |
| 6 | Wait | Pauses for 2 seconds between each profile visit to keep things natural and avoid triggering LinkedIn's rate limits. |
Setting Up Your Profile List
Open the Define LinkedIn URLs Code node and paste your target URLs as an array of strings. For example:
return [ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-profile-1", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-profile-2", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-profile-3" ]
Customizing the Connection Message
To personalize your outreach, open the Send Connection Request node and edit the instructions to include your preferred connection note. You can tailor the message to match your outreach style, mention a shared interest, or explain why you'd like to connect.
Output
For each profile in your list, the workflow either sends a connection request or skips it if you're already connected. You can monitor the results in each loop iteration to see what happened with each profile.
Tips and Best Practices
- Log in first: Make sure you're logged into LinkedIn in your Use Browser connector session before running the workflow.
- Start small: We recommend beginning with around 50 profiles to stay within LinkedIn's daily connection request limits.
- Adjust the delay: The 2-second wait between profiles helps prevent detection, but you can increase it if you want to be more cautious.
- Monitor results: Check each loop iteration's output to confirm requests were sent or understand why they were skipped.
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