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POST
/
v2
/
network
Send Connection Request
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.linkupapi.com/v2/network \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <x-api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "account_id": "<string>",
  "action": "<string>",
  "params": {
    "profile_url": "<string>",
    "identifier": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>"
  }
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "invitation_urn": "urn:li:invitation:123456789",
    "profile_urn": "urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAABxxxxxxx",
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "headline": "Senior Software Engineer at Acme Corp",
    "public_identifier": "johndoe",
    "profile_picture_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/example.jpg"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "action": "invite",
    "account_id": "your-account-id",
    "credits_consumed": 1,
    "timestamp": "2026-03-24T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

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Overview

Sends a connection request (invitation) to a user. You can identify the target by their profile URL or a unique identifier. Optionally include a personalized message with the invitation.
This endpoint consumes 1 credit per request.

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Request

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x-api-key
string
required
Your API key for authentication.
​
account_id
string
required
The unique identifier of the account to use.
​
action
string
required
Must be "invite".
​
params
object
required

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Response

​
success
boolean
Indicates whether the request was successful.
​
data
object
Details of the sent invitation.
​
metadata
object
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "invitation_urn": "urn:li:invitation:123456789",
    "profile_urn": "urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAABxxxxxxx",
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "headline": "Senior Software Engineer at Acme Corp",
    "public_identifier": "johndoe",
    "profile_picture_url": "https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/example.jpg"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "action": "invite",
    "account_id": "your-account-id",
    "credits_consumed": 1,
    "timestamp": "2026-03-24T12:00:00Z"
  }
}