List Pending Sent Invitations

Action Overview

The List Pending Sent Invitations action retrieves all your currently pending LinkedIn connection requests. This helps you monitor outstanding invitations, optimize your connection strategy, and decide when to follow up or cancel requests.

Use Cases

• Invitation Management – Keep track of unaccepted invitations and decide whether to follow up or revoke them.
• Compliance with Limits – Stay within LinkedIn’s connection limits by avoiding excessive pending requests.
• Workflow Automation – Trigger follow-up actions or cancellations based on pending request data.

Inputs and Required Data

This action does not require any input fields. It retrieves all pending invitations for the authenticated LinkedIn account.

Response

The List Pending Sent Invitations action returns:

• Invitations – A list of all pending invitations. Each entry includes:
  • Invitation ID – Unique identifier of the pending request.
  • Recipient Name – Name of the user invited.
  • Recipient Public ID – LinkedIn Public ID of the recipient.
  • Recipient Description – Headline or role of the recipient.
  • Sent Date – Date the invitation was sent.
  • Message – Personalized note included with the invitation (if any).

Example Response

(Tip: Use Invitation IDs from this response with Cancel Invitation to revoke outdated or irrelevant requests.)

Workflow Integration

1. Trigger the Action – Schedule List Pending Sent Invitations to run daily, weekly, or after specific events.
2. Process Results – Store results in CRM custom fields for monitoring and reporting.
3. Follow Up or Cancel – Pass Invitation IDs into Cancel Invitation or trigger automated reminders.

Related Actions

• Cancel Invitation – Revoke outdated or ignored requests.
• Send Invitation – Send new requests after reviewing pending ones.

Common Errors and Troubleshooting

No Pending Invitations

• Cause: No current requests.
• Solution: Adjust workflows to reflect no pending invitations.

API Access Issues

• Cause: LinkedIn account is not properly authenticated or lacks permission.
• Solution: Reconnect your LinkedIn account and verify permissions.

Best Practices

• Review pending invitations regularly to avoid hitting LinkedIn’s invitation limits.
• Combine with Cancel Invitation to clean up old or irrelevant requests.
• Store data for reporting on outreach performance.

Advanced Tips

• Automated Follow-Ups – Trigger workflows to remind or re-engage recipients who have not accepted.
• Segmentation – Prioritize pending requests by industry, job role, or relevance.
• Periodic Cleanup – Cancel requests older than a set timeframe (e.g., 14 or 30 days).

FAQs