Source: https://www.agentweb.us/guides/ai-agent-linkedin-outreach/

# How do I let an AI agent send LinkedIn messages and connection requests safely?

By Andrey Marey, Founder of AgentWeb · As of Oct 20, 2026

> **Short answer.** Use AgentWeb's LinkedIn map on the user's own account, and keep a person in the loop. The agent finds the right people (`list_people_at_company`), reads each profile (`get_profile`), drafts the message, gets approval, then sends with `start_conversation` (1st-degree), `send_inmail` (outside the network) or `send_connection_request`. Actions run within LinkedIn's own limits, like the weekly invite quota and InMail credits.

## Steps

1. Connect your agent to AgentWeb and connect the user's LinkedIn once through the hosted login (`agentweb_start_connection`).
2. Call `get_me` to get the user's own `mailbox_urn`, which the messaging actions need.
3. Find people with `search_companies`, then `list_people_at_company` or `search_people_at_company`. Each row has the connection `degree`.
4. Read each person with `get_profile` and `get_profile_experience`.
5. Check for an existing thread with `search_conversations`. If there is one, reply with `send_message`.
6. Draft the message and show the user the exact text and recipient. Wait for a yes.
7. Send: `start_conversation` for 1st-degree connections, `send_inmail` for others (check `verify_open_profile` and `get_inmail_credits` first), or `send_connection_request`.
8. Watch replies with `list_conversations` and `get_conversation_messages`.

## Stay inside LinkedIn's limits

- Connection requests count against the weekly invite quota. Agree a weekly number with the user that stays well inside it.
- LinkedIn allows one unanswered InMail per recipient. A second fails with HTTP 422, and nothing is sent or charged.
- Send one at a time, paced like a person. Don't run bulk blasts.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I add a note to the connection request?
Not yet. As of Oct 20, 2026, `send_connection_request` takes only the profile URN. Connect first, then message once they accept.

### Can the agent accept invitations?
Yes, with `list_invitations`, then `approve_invitation` or `reject_invitation`.

## Related

- [Send LinkedIn connection requests with an AI agent](/sites/linkedin.com/send-connection-request/)
- [Send LinkedIn InMail with an AI agent](/sites/linkedin.com/send-inmail/)
- [How to let an AI agent look up a LinkedIn profile before it reaches out](/guides/ai-agent-linkedin-profile-lookup/)