Control who can send you invitations

Last updated: 6 months ago
You can select who can send you invitations from the Settings & Privacy page. You'll receive a notification each time a LinkedIn member invites you to connect.

Desktop

To manage who can send you invitations to connect on LinkedIn:

  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
  2. Click Settings & Privacy.
  3. Select Data privacy on the left.

  4. Under the Who can reach you section, click Invitations to connect.

Mobile

  1. Tap your profile picture > Settings.
  2. Tap the Data privacy and select Invitations to connect under the Who can reach you section.

You can then select one of the following options:

  • Everyone on LinkedIn (recommended)
  • Only people who know your email address or appear in your “Imported Contacts” list
  • Only people who appear in your “Imported Contacts” list

You can also select what types of invitations your network can send you:

Desktop

To manage who can send you invitations to connect on LinkedIn:

  • Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
  • Click Settings & Privacy.
  • Select Data privacy on the left.
  • Under the Who can reach you section, click Invitations to connect.

Mobile

  • Tap your profile picture > Settings.
  • Tap Data privacy and select Invitations to connect under the Who can reach you section.

You can then select one of the following options:

  • Pages: Invitations to follow companies and organizations
  • Events: Invitations to attend events
  • Newsletters: Invitations to subscribe to newsletters

Note: The ability to unblock or view your blocked invitations will no longer be available.