Why Did LinkedIn Sending Stop?
Revnu pauses LinkedIn for at least 72 hours when LinkedIn rate-limits or restricts your account, longer if LinkedIn names a later retry time, and for 24 hours after three errors in a row. How to see why and until when, whether Premium or reconnecting ends it early, and what happens when it resumes.
Revnu stops every LinkedIn action for at least 72 hours when LinkedIn rate-limits your account or refuses an action. If LinkedIn gives a later time to try again, Revnu waits until then instead. It stops for 24 hours after three LinkedIn errors in a row.
When LinkedIn declines a message to one person, such as a DM to someone you aren't connected to and have no InMail for, your account keeps sending. Revnu skips that person or sends a connection request first.
The pause protects your account: when LinkedIn pushes back, the safe move is to stop. It ends on its own at the time shown, so there's nothing for you to do.
How do I see why LinkedIn is paused, and until when?
Open Connections
Open Connections and find the Reach People group.
Read the LinkedIn DMs row
A paused row says Paused, gives the reason, and says when sending can resume. For example, it says "LinkedIn rate-limited the account, so it rests for 72 hours", then "Sending can resume after" a date and time.
The row shows your own LinkedIn. For a teammate's account, they can check their own row, or ask Revnu "why is LinkedIn paused and until when?". Revnu reads the live status for every connected account. Asking is a status question, so nothing sends.
You can ask from iMessage, Slack or the dashboard chat. In Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code or another app using the Revnu connector, call ask_revnu with the same question. The Connections row and Revnu itself are the two places that show the pause state. See the MCP server.
What are the reasons LinkedIn sending stops?
| What you see | What happened | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Paused, "LinkedIn rate-limited the account, so it rests for 72 hours" | LinkedIn said the account is sending too much | 72 hours |
| Paused, "LinkedIn restricted an action, so the account rests for 72 hours" | LinkedIn refused an action on your account | 72 hours |
| Paused until LinkedIn's retry time | LinkedIn rate-limited or refused an action and named a time to try again that is more than 72 hours away | Until that time |
| Paused, "LinkedIn failed 3 times in a row, so the account rests for 24 hours" | Three LinkedIn actions in a row failed | 24 hours |
| Paused, "briefly throttling requests" | A short slowdown on the connection, not a LinkedIn restriction | Usually about a minute. It clears itself |
| Needs Reconnect | Your LinkedIn session ended, often after a password change or a security check | Until you press Reconnect |
| LinkedIn access is temporarily locked, or recovering | Handled on Revnu's side | Until it clears. No reconnect needed |
Note
If LinkedIn Sending is off in Settings > Agent, that's read-only mode rather than a pause, and you switch it back on whenever you like. See connect LinkedIn.
What did LinkedIn restrict?
LinkedIn keeps the detail of which action it refused, and why, on your account. Sign in to LinkedIn to see it: if your account is restricted or needs a check, the notice is there.
If your Premium plan lapsed, you may also have run out of connection notes, since LinkedIn gives free accounts a few a month. Check LinkedIn to confirm. If notes are the problem, ask Revnu to send invites without a note.
Does upgrading to Premium or reconnecting end the pause early?
No. The pause runs its full length, which is what gives your account its rest. Upgrading to Premium, fixing your LinkedIn account or reconnecting it leaves the timing as it is, and Revnu's team keeps it too.
Fixing the cause still matters. It stops the same refusal from happening again once sending resumes.
If you already fixed the cause
You're all set. No reconnecting or switching needed. The row shows when sending can resume, and Revnu starts again by itself in the next weekday working hours after that.
What stops during a pause?
Everything that LinkedIn account would do:
Sequence invites and messages.
One-off invites and messages. A LinkedIn card in Review says "LinkedIn sending is paused until" a date and time. Approve it now and it sends then.
Replies you type yourself in Inbox > LinkedIn, which show the time you can send again. Reply in LinkedIn itself meanwhile.
Reading still works, so replies keep showing in Inbox > LinkedIn. A pause affects only the account that was paused. A teammate's LinkedIn keeps sending.
When does sending resume?
At the time shown on the row. Revnu then sends again in the next weekday working hours, between 9:00 and 18:00 in your time zone. During a free trial, a few invites can also go out on Saturday or Sunday in those hours.
Nothing is lost. People waiting in a sequence get their next step on a later daily check, and the account keeps its place in the weekly ramp. You don't need to tell Revnu to start again.
If it doesn't work
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| The pause ended but nothing is sending | Check that it's a weekday between 9:00 and 18:00 in your time zone, that today's limits aren't used up, and that LinkedIn Sending is on in Settings > Agent |
| A card says "LinkedIn won't let you message this person. Connect with them first." | LinkedIn only lets you message people you're connected with. Revnu skips that one person and keeps sending to everyone else. Send them a connection request first |
| It keeps getting paused | Ask Revnu to slow down or narrow who it contacts, and check LinkedIn for a notice on your account. To give your account a longer rest, switch on read-only mode and run outreach by email |
| Something else looks wrong | See get help from a person |
Next step
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is my LinkedIn paused for 72 hours?
LinkedIn rate-limited your account or refused an action, so Revnu stopped every LinkedIn action from it for at least 72 hours. If LinkedIn named a later time to try again, the pause runs until then. The LinkedIn DMs row on Connections shows the reason and when sending can resume. It resumes on its own.
Can I end the LinkedIn pause early?
The pause runs its full length and then resumes on its own. Upgrading to Premium, reconnecting or asking Revnu's team doesn't shorten it. Use the time to fix the cause in LinkedIn so sending carries on smoothly afterwards.
What did LinkedIn restrict on my account?
LinkedIn shows the detail on your account, so sign in to LinkedIn to see any notice. Revnu records that an action was refused. If your Premium plan lapsed and you ran out of connection notes, ask Revnu to send invites without a note.
Will my sequence start again after the pause?
Yes, by itself. After the pause ends, the next steps go out in weekday working hours. Nobody is dropped from the sequence.
Is a teammate's LinkedIn paused too?
No. Each LinkedIn account pauses on its own. If yours is paused, a teammate's connected LinkedIn keeps sending within its own limits.
How do I check LinkedIn status from Claude or ChatGPT?
Through the Revnu connector, call ask_revnu with "why is LinkedIn paused and until when?". It's a status question, so nothing sends.