# Connect a LinkedIn account

Connect your LinkedIn account as a sender in Victoria AI, what happens after it connects, and what to do if it fails.

A LinkedIn sender sends a campaign's profile views, connection requests and LinkedIn messages. Each one uses a LinkedIn seat on your plan.

## Connect a LinkedIn account

1. Go to **Sender Accounts**. Under **LinkedIn Accounts**, select **Add**.
2. The **Connect Account** window opens on the **LinkedIn** tab. Enter **Your name**: the name the AI uses when it writes as you.
3. Select **Open LinkedIn Sign-in**. The sign-in page opens in the same tab.
4. Sign in to LinkedIn and approve any security check LinkedIn asks for.
5. You return to **Sender Accounts** with the message **Account connected**. The account appears under **LinkedIn Accounts** marked **Active**.

If the account doesn't appear right away, refresh the page after a few seconds.

To connect someone else's LinkedIn account, such as a colleague's, send them an invite link instead. See [Connect a sender with an invite link](https://docs.versionseven.ai/help/connect-a-sender-with-an-invite-link).

## What happens after a LinkedIn account connects

- The account starts its 14 days warm-up ramp, with a low daily cap that rises in steps. The row shows **Day 1 of 14** and today's cap while it ramps. See [LinkedIn restrictions and limits](https://docs.versionseven.ai/help/linkedin-restrictions-and-limits).
- The chip next to the account shows its risk level, such as **Risk: elevated** while it ramps. Select the chip to see its risk and sending limits.
- To send from it, assign it to a campaign in **Campaigns → your campaign → Settings → Connected Accounts**.

Your first connected sender also earns setup credits. See [Setup credits](https://docs.versionseven.ai/help/setup-credits).

## LinkedIn Add button is disabled

The **Add** button is disabled in two cases. Hover over it to see which:

- **You've reached your LinkedIn seat limit.** The count next to the button, such as **1 of 1 connected**, is full. A pending invite link takes a seat too. On a paid Workspace plan, add a LinkedIn seat in **Credits & Billing**. On Agency, contact support to change seats. During the trial, the trial's LinkedIn seat is the limit until it converts. See [Plans and add-ons](https://docs.versionseven.ai/help/plans-and-add-ons).
- **Your subscription is canceled.** Reactivate in **Credits & Billing** to add accounts. See [Cancel or reactivate](https://docs.versionseven.ai/help/cancel-or-reactivate).

## LinkedIn connection fails or never completes

If you close the sign-in page or LinkedIn's security check isn't finished, nothing is connected and the seat stays free. Go back to **Sender Accounts** and select **Add** again.

If the window shows an error, select **Try again**. If it keeps failing, send us the error text from **Feedback & Support** in the sidebar.