# Should I auto-accept LinkedIn connection invitations?
> Usually no for a sales seat. Auto-accept fills the graph with recruiters, bots, and people you will never message on purpose.
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A sales profile gets a lot of incoming invites that are not buyers: other SDRs, scrapers, "opportunity" accounts, and people collecting graphs. Auto-accept turns your first-degree list into a junk drawer. Search, TeamLink-style paths, and "people you know" get noisier.

Accept people you might actually talk to, plus a few peers in your market. Ignore or withdraw the rest. You do not owe a stranger a slot in a 30,000 cap.

Tools that auto-accept so you can message everyone who added you are running a different motion: inbound spam. You will spend the week in conversations you did not want.

If you are a known founder and incoming is mostly customers, a looser filter can work. Still skim. A fake profile with a logo photo is not a customer.

Open Profile and Creator Mode already change how strangers reach you. Adding auto-accept on top is how the inbox becomes unusable. Keep inbound manual unless you have a reason you can say out loud.

## Related

- [How many connections can I have on LinkedIn?](https://omentir.com/help/how-many-connections-can-i-have-on-linkedin.md)
- [What does "I don't know this person" do on LinkedIn?](https://omentir.com/help/what-does-i-dont-know-this-person-do-on-linkedin.md)
- [Is LinkedIn automation allowed?](https://omentir.com/help/is-linkedin-automation-allowed.md)

## Frequently asked questions

**Will ignoring invites hurt SSI?**

SSI is a habit score, not a reason to accept bots. See [what is SSI](/help/what-is-linkedin-ssi).

**Can I message them without accepting?**

Not as a normal DM. You would need InMail or another allowed path. If they are not worth a credit, they are not worth a cluttered graph.

**What about people who already emailed me?**

Accept those. The relationship started off-platform. LinkedIn is just the other door.

**Is there an official LinkedIn auto-accept?**

Not as a blessed sales feature. Third-party auto-accept is unofficial automation with the usual risks.

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