# LinkedIn Connection Request Generator Canonical page: https://depost.ai/tools/linkedin-connection-request-generator A connection request note has one job: give the other person a reason to accept, inside 200 characters. Say who they are, why you actually want to connect, and who you are, and you get three notes that name the reason and stop. No pitch, no 'I'd love to pick your brain', and each one fits a free account's limit. Free to use, with no account needed. ## How to use it 1. Fill in **Who they are** and **Why you want to connect**. 2. Add **Who you are**, **Tone**, and **What anchors the note** if you want to. They are optional. 3. Click **Write 3 notes**. To see a result before typing, click **Try an example** first; it fills the form with a sample. ## Example: Three connection request notes under 200 characters All three fit a free account’s 200-character limit, counted on each card, and each gives a real reason to accept. The Post Idea anchor and the Friendly tone came from the chips. **What went in** - Who they are: VP of Sales at a mid-size logistics SaaS. She posted yesterday about ramping SDRs in under 6 weeks. - Why you want to connect: Her ramp framework is close to what we are trying. I want to follow her posts and compare notes, not sell anything. - Who you are: Head of Sales at a 20-person fintech - Tone: Friendly - What anchors the note: Post Idea **What came back** 1. Note 1 (Their post): Your SDR ramp post yesterday hit close to home. We are attempting the same thing at a 20 person fintech, with mixed results so far. Would like to keep learning from what you share. 2. Note 2 (Shared ground): Fellow sales lead here, six weeks into the same ramp experiment you wrote about. Not selling anything, I just want your posts in my feed while we figure this out. 3. Note 3 (The plain reason): I run sales at a 20 person fintech and your ramp framework is the closest thing to a map I have found. Connecting so I can follow along and compare notes. ## Questions people ask ### Should I add a note to a LinkedIn connection request? When you have a real reason, yes: a note that names the specific thing that prompted the request gives the other person something to say yes to. When you have no reason beyond wanting the connection, an empty request is honestly better than a templated note, because people have read "I came across your profile and was impressed" a thousand times and know exactly what it means. ### How long can a LinkedIn connection request message be? Two hundred characters on a free account; 300 on Premium, Sales Navigator, and Recruiter. The notes here come back under 200, with the count shown on each card, so they fit every account. If you are on Premium and want the extra room, the DM generator on this site writes the longer follow-up once they accept. ### How many connection requests with a note can I send? On a free account, three a month, each up to 200 characters, according to LinkedIn Help as of September 2026; Premium accounts have no cap on notes. The weekly limit on invitations themselves is separate and applies to everyone, and the connection request limit calculator on this site works out your pace. ### What makes people accept a connection request? A recognizable reason. "Your post yesterday about SDR ramp times matched what we are seeing" tells the recipient who you are in relation to them, which is the only question they are asking. Flattery does not answer it, and a sales pitch answers a question nobody asked. Reason, brief identity, stop: that is the entire formula, and it fits easily in the limit. ### Should I pitch in the connection note? No. The note's only job is the accept. A pitch in the note converts the request into an ad, and ads get ignored at the accept stage, which costs you the relationship before it exists. If there is business to discuss, it goes in a message after they accept, ideally after some actual interaction. ### Is it free, and is what I type stored? Free, no account, with a daily cap so it stays available. The three fields are sent once to generate the notes and are not stored. ### How do I warm someone up before the request? Be visible to them first: a thoughtful comment on a post of theirs a week before the request changes how your name reads when it arrives. Depost AI makes that repeatable with custom lists of the people you want to reach and replies drafted in your voice when they post, so the connection note is a follow-up to a familiar name rather than a cold open. ## More free tools - [Every free tool for LinkedIn and X](https://depost.ai/tools) --- Cite as Depost AI (https://depost.ai/tools/linkedin-connection-request-generator). Index of every page: https://depost.ai/llms.txt. Full reference: https://depost.ai/llms-full.txt.