LinkedIn · Rate Limits

Linkedin Rate Limits

LinkedIn enforces two daily call ceilings per app — Application (total calls per day across all members) and Member (calls per day per LinkedIn member token via that app). Both reset at 00:00 UTC daily. Numeric ceilings are not published in docs; they vary by endpoint and app tier (Development / Standard / Enterprise) and must be looked up in the LinkedIn Developer Portal under each app's Analytics tab. Throttled calls return 429.

Linkedin Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for LinkedIn on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Rate Limits specification.

It captures 3 rate-limit definitions, measuring requests_per_day and varies.

The profile also includes 5 backoff/retry policies defined and response codes documented for throttled and infraProtection.

Tagged areas include Rate Limiting, Business, Marketing, Professional Networking, and Recruiting.

3 Limits Throttle: 429
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Limits

Application daily limit app
requests_per_day · day
per-endpoint, see Developer Portal Analytics
Total calls the app can make in one UTC day, summed across all member tokens. Resets at 00:00 UTC.
Member daily limit app/member
requests_per_day · day
per-endpoint, see Developer Portal Analytics
Calls a single LinkedIn member token can drive through the app per UTC day. Resets at 00:00 UTC.
Tier-scaled ceilings app
varies
Development tier < Standard tier <= Enterprise / partner-negotiated
Standard tier upgrade requires application + video demo (Marketing) or screen recording (Community Management).

Policies

429 handling
Throttled requests return 429. Service returns to normal automatically; backoff and retry next window. LinkedIn occasionally returns 429 for infra protection unrelated to your quota.
Per-endpoint ceilings
Each endpoint has its own application + member daily ceiling. Look up by endpoint via Developer Portal Analytics — make at least one call to the endpoint, then refresh Analytics to see the ceiling.
75% threshold alerts
Developer Admins receive email alerts when an app crosses 75% of an endpoint's daily application-level quota. Alerts are not real-time (1–2 hour delay) and only fire on application-level thresholds, not member-level.
UTC reset window
All daily ceilings reset at 00:00 UTC.
Tier upgrade for production
Move from Development to Standard tier (Marketing / Community Management / Lead Sync / Conversions) to obtain higher production ceilings.

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