Overview
The LinkedIn integration turns inbound interest into outreach without any manual work. When a new contact is created in your connected HubSpot portal, CallPrep automatically:- Researches the person and their company using your product context
- Writes a short, personalised LinkedIn connection note grounded in a real synergy with your product
- Sends the connection request from your own LinkedIn account, within safe daily limits
- Tracks acceptances and logs a note back on the HubSpot contact
The LinkedIn integration builds on the HubSpot integration, available on the
Growth and Scale plans. You connect HubSpot once and link at least one
LinkedIn account.
How it works
Setup
Step 1 — Complete onboarding
The first time you open CallPrep you’re asked for a few details that shape your outreach:- Sales methodology — how your team approaches deals
- Acquisition context — how leads typically reach you (e.g. registered on our website, downloaded a guide). This becomes the opening line of your notes.
- Excluded domains — companies you never want researched or contacted
Step 2 — Connect HubSpot
The integration reacts to new contacts in HubSpot. If you haven’t already, connect HubSpot from Dashboard → Integrations → HubSpot — see the HubSpot Integration guide.The LinkedIn integration runs on the single product you integrate with
HubSpot. New contacts are researched with that product’s context.
Step 3 — Connect your LinkedIn account
Go to Dashboard → Integrations → LinkedIn and open LinkedIn seats. Invites are always sent from your own LinkedIn account — never a shared or synthetic one. There are two ways to connect: Email and password — click Connect account and sign in to LinkedIn. Two-factor authentication (authenticator app, SMS, or one-time code) is fully supported. Google / SSO sign-in — if you sign in to LinkedIn with Google and don’t have a LinkedIn password, you can connect using your existing browser session instead — no password required. Follow the in-app steps shown on the LinkedIn integration page.Step 4 — Choose how invites are sent
Under your product’s LinkedIn integration settings:- Review mode — Review first holds every invite for your approval, or Automatic sends within your limits without review.
- Note language — write notes in your own language, or automatically match each prospect’s language (detected from their public LinkedIn activity).
Safety limits
The integration is built to protect your LinkedIn account. These limits are always enforced and cannot be exceeded:| Limit | Detail |
|---|---|
| 20 invites per day, per LinkedIn account | A hard ceiling. Add more accounts for more volume. |
| Weekdays only | No invites on Saturday or Sunday. |
| Working hours | Sent only between 06:00 and 22:00 in each account’s timezone. |
| One invite per person, ever | The same LinkedIn profile is never invited twice. |
| Quality gate | If research finds no credible, personalised angle, no generic note is ever sent — the invite waits for your review instead. |
The connection note
Every note is personalised and grounded in a real reason the prospect and your product fit — not a template. Notes are kept short to fit LinkedIn’s connection-request limit, and open with your acquisition context so the prospect understands why you’re reaching out. If the integration can’t find a credible angle for someone, it won’t guess — that invite is held for you to review or write yourself.Reviewing and sending invites
The LinkedIn integration page shows two sections: Awaiting your approval — every invite that hasn’t been sent yet: ones held for review, ones missing a note (quality gate), and any that need attention. For each you can:- Send it now (subject to the same daily limit and sending window)
- Edit the note if one is missing or you want to adjust it
- Skip it if it’s not a fit
After an invite is accepted
When a prospect accepts your connection request, the integration marks it accepted and logs a note back on the matching HubSpot contact, so your CRM reflects the outreach automatically.Credits
Each contact the integration researches consumes one credit from your plan — the same pool as manual API research and the HubSpot integration. Sending or reviewing invites is free. See Credits for monthly limits and reset dates.Frequently asked questions
Whose LinkedIn account are invites sent from?
Whose LinkedIn account are invites sent from?
Always your own connected account. If several teammates share a HubSpot
portal, each new contact is routed to the teammate who owns it in HubSpot, and
the invite goes out from that person’s connected LinkedIn account. Each
teammate connects HubSpot and their own LinkedIn from their own CallPrep
account.
I sign in to LinkedIn with Google and don't know my password — can I still connect?
I sign in to LinkedIn with Google and don't know my password — can I still connect?
Yes. Use the browser-session option when connecting your LinkedIn account — it
uses your existing logged-in session, so no LinkedIn password is needed. The
CallPrep Chrome extension can do this in one click under Settings → LinkedIn
integration.
Can I increase how many invites go out per day?
Can I increase how many invites go out per day?
The 20-per-day limit is per LinkedIn account and can’t be raised — it keeps
your account safe. To send more, connect additional LinkedIn accounts; each one
adds its own 20-per-day allowance.
Will the same person ever be invited twice?
Will the same person ever be invited twice?
No. Each LinkedIn profile is invited at most once, ever — even across separate
contacts or re-imports.
What if I want to check every invite before it sends?
What if I want to check every invite before it sends?
Set your review mode to Review first. Every invite then waits under
Awaiting your approval until you send or skip it.
Do I have to write the notes?
Do I have to write the notes?
No — the integration writes them for you, personalised per prospect. You only
step in when the quality gate decides there isn’t a strong enough angle, or if
you want to tweak a note before sending.