Acceptance rate
The proportion of connection requests accepted within a stated cohort and observation window. Always name the denominator and allow time for pending invitations to mature.
Compare invitation cohorts with similar time to receive acceptances. A falling rate is a reason to revisit targeting and relevance, not proof of a particular restriction trigger. LinkedBoost's analysis and campaign reports expose their own funnel denominators; read those before comparing them with an accepted-invitations calculation.
In practice
For a reviewed cohort with 40 invitations and 12 acceptances, state 12/40, the observation window, and how long invitations had to mature.
What to check
An acceptance trend can prompt a targeting review, but it is not a validated restriction predictor. LinkedBoost analysis uses its returned enrollment-based denominator.
Use it in LinkedBoost
- analyze_outreach
Compare outcome rates across audience, angle, sender, and other available dimensions.
- get_sequence
Inspect campaign copy, performance, and the work waiting to send.
Related terms
- Reply rate
- The proportion of a defined outreach cohort that produces an inbound response. State the denominator, time window, and attribution rule when reporting it.
- Weekly invitation limit
- LinkedIn's limit on sending invitations. It applies to Basic and Premium accounts; the account's current notice governs any restriction or wait.