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1. Key Points for Avoiding LinkedIn Restrictions with Captain Data

When implementing Captain Data for LinkedIn automation, it’s crucial to inform your users about a few key actions to prevent account restrictions. Key steps to follow:

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Avoid Using Multiple Automation Tools Simultaneously

Using multiple automation tools at once with Captain Data can cause issues.
  • Why? Many automation tools don’t manage IP addresses properly, which could trigger flags on LinkedIn. When using multiple tools, LinkedIn may detect activity from different sources, increasing the likelihood of restrictions.
  • The result: LinkedIn might flag the account for suspicious activity, potentially resulting in restrictions.

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Ensure Country Settings Match

The country selected in Captain Data must match the country where you’re logging into LinkedIn.
  • Why it matters: If the country in your Captain Data profile doesn’t align with your LinkedIn login location, LinkedIn may restrict your account.
  • What to do: Always check that the country in your Captain Data profile matches the country where you’re logging into LinkedIn to avoid being flagged.

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VPN Use: Match Locations Carefully

Using a VPN can be helpful but needs careful management.
  • Best practice: The country in your VPN should match the country set in Captain Data. If there’s a mismatch, LinkedIn might flag your activity as suspicious.
  • Tip: Double-check that the country in Captain Data matches your VPN’s location, or disconnect the VPN when accessing LinkedIn to avoid issues.

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What to Do if Your Client Gets a LinkedIn Restriction?

  • Don’t worry! Restrictions are usually temporary. ⏳
  • Steps to follow:
    1. Are other automation tools running alongside Captain Data?
    2. Does the country setting in Captain Data match the user’s actual location?
    3. If using a VPN, does the VPN location match Captain Data’s country setting?

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2. Captain Data Smart Limits

Captain Data applies a set of limits to prevent accounts from getting banned. Captain Data protects your clients’ LinkedIn accounts with our unique Smart Limits system. By using Captain Data exclusively, clients can run a high volume of actions without issues. These limits help stay within LinkedIn’s daily action caps, preventing account restrictions.
Smart Limits operate on a 24-hour sliding window.
What happens when the limit is reached? Tasks will be postponed for 24 hours and automatically resume once the limit is freed up.
Example Over 24 hours: If it’s Wednesday at 2 PM, Captain Data checks the past 24 hours for any activity:
  • If the limit is hit (e.g., 1000/1000 actions), no new tasks are launched.
  • Every 30 minutes, we check to see if the limit is cleared, e.g., at 3 PM, there might be 100 actions freed up.
  • The available actions may vary depending on when the limit was last checked.
Captain Data only tracks actions performed within the platform, not manual actions on LinkedIn or using other automation tools.

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3. Best Practices

  • Scale your efforts: Use multiple accounts and the Account Rotation feature to manage higher action volumes while staying within LinkedIn’s limits.
  • Avoid overloading: Space out actions over time to improve efficiency and avoid triggering restrictions.
  • Monitor activity: Regularly track account usage to prevent exceeding limits unexpectedly.
By following these guidelines, you can ensure smooth LinkedIn automation without restrictions!

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4. LinkedIn Commercial Limits

All limits are based on a 24-hour sliding window, meaning they reset every 24 hours.

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5. LinkedIn Usage Limits

If the maximum employee results are set between 0 and 25, approximately 500 companies are processed every 2 hours, whereas if set to 250, only 2 companies are processed in the same timeframe.
Space out searches to avoid hitting your limits too quickly.
Search Sales Navigator Leads: Split 15 jobs throughout the day (every 30 minutes to 2 hours). You can achieve up to 600 pages and 15,000 profiles extraction per day with a single account. Spread jobs and use account rotation. If rate limit hit, take a 24-hour break and/or add more accounts.