Send requests
Send a connection request to a profile, with or without a personalized note, and keep your top-of-funnel filling.
Send request →The LinkedIn connections API
Grow and manage a LinkedIn network programmatically, over MCP or REST. Send connection requests, track their status, and keep your network tidy, all at a human pace that stays inside LinkedIn's limits.
# Send a connection request (REST)
POST /api/v1/send_connection_request
x-api-key: your_api_key
x-api-secret: your_api_secret
{ "accountId": "...", "profile_url": "...", "message": "Great to connect, ..." }Everything you need to grow a network
A complete set of connection actions, callable from your own backend over REST or from an AI assistant over MCP.
Request status
Check whether a request is still pending or has been accepted, so your sequences fire on the right signal.
Status docs →First connections
Fetch your first-degree connections to sync your network into a CRM or feed the next play.
Connections →Pending invites
List invitations that are still open, so you always know what is outstanding and what needs a nudge.
Pending invites →Withdraw & disconnect
Withdraw an invite that has gone stale or disconnect an existing connection, keeping your network clean.
Withdraw →Safe by default
Requests go out at a human pace with automatic rate management, kept inside LinkedIn's limits on every account.
Safety →Two ways to call it
Over MCP
Point Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client at We-Link and it can send and manage connection requests in the flow of a conversation, no integration code.
Over REST
Call the connection endpoints from your own backend or a workflow tool like n8n, Make or Zapier. Asynchronous, with results over webhooks.
FAQ
Connections API questions
What is the We-Link LinkedIn connections API?+
It is an API for growing and managing a LinkedIn network programmatically. You can send connection requests, check their status, list your first-degree connections, and withdraw or remove them, over MCP or REST.
Can I send connection requests with a note?+
Yes. You can send a connection request to a profile, with or without a personalized note, and then track whether it is still pending or has been accepted.
Can I manage pending invites and existing connections?+
Yes. You can list pending invitations, withdraw an invite that has gone stale, fetch your first-degree connections, and disconnect a connection when you need to.
Is it safe to send requests at scale?+
Every connection request is sent at a human pace with automatic rate management, kept inside LinkedIn's limits, on infrastructure built to keep the account healthy.
How is it priced?+
Pricing is credit-based, not per seat. You pay for the API credits you use, with no per-seat or per-account fees, and a free trial of 100 API credits with no credit card required.
Start growing your LinkedIn network. 100 API credits, 14 days, no credit card required.