Active Prospect Limits
What are active prospects?
Section titled “What are active prospects?”Active prospects are people currently moving through your sequences. The “active prospect limit” applies to prospects in sequences that include LinkedIn steps.
The 400 active prospect limit
Section titled “The 400 active prospect limit”By default, you can have 400 active prospects at the same time in sequences that contain LinkedIn steps. This limit is in place to help you stay within LinkedIn’s safety guidelines and avoid potential account restrictions.
Why is the limit 400?
Section titled “Why is the limit 400?”LinkedIn allows approximately 100 connection requests per week. Over the course of a month, that equals roughly 400 connection requests. Vaam sets the active prospect limit around this LinkedIn guideline to help protect your account from flags for excessive outreach activity.
By limiting active prospects in LinkedIn sequences, Vaam ensures you do not accidentally exceed LinkedIn’s weekly limits. Exceeding those limits could result in temporary restrictions or other penalties on your LinkedIn account.
Which sequences count toward the limit?
Section titled “Which sequences count toward the limit?”Only sequences with LinkedIn steps count toward your active prospect limit. This includes sequences with any of these LinkedIn actions:
- Connection requests
- LinkedIn messages
- Profile visits
- Liking or commenting on a prospect’s post
Email-only sequences and sequences without LinkedIn steps do not count toward this limit. You can have as many active prospects as you want in pure email sequences.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”- ✅ Counts toward limit: A sequence with LinkedIn connection request → Wait 3 days → LinkedIn message
- ✅ Counts toward limit: A sequence with Email → Wait 2 days → LinkedIn connection request
- ❌ Does NOT count: A sequence with only Email → Wait 2 days → Email → Wait 2 days → Email
- ❌ Does NOT count: A sequence with only manual tasks or phone calls
What happens when you reach the limit?
Section titled “What happens when you reach the limit?”When you try to add more prospects to LinkedIn sequences after reaching the limit of 400 active prospects, Vaam automatically gives the new prospects a “queued” status.
These prospects are not lost. They wait for an available slot:
- Prospects are queued: New prospects wait in a queue instead of starting the sequence immediately
- Automatic activation: As existing prospects complete their sequences (or are canceled/paused), queued prospects automatically move to “active” status
- Daily sync: Vaam checks your active prospect count daily and moves queued prospects to active as space becomes available
This system ensures you’re always making the most of your available slots while staying within LinkedIn’s safe limits.
The same rule applies when you resume a paused sequence. Vaam starts as many prospects as you have free slots, oldest first, and queues the rest. They start automatically as slots free up, so resuming a large sequence never pushes you over the limit.
Check your active prospects
Section titled “Check your active prospects”To see how many active prospects you currently have:
- Go to your Sequences page at https://app.vaam.io/sequences/active
- Filter by sequences with LinkedIn steps
- Count prospects with “active” status (or check the status summary)
You can also see queued prospects by filtering for the “queued” status.
Adjust your limit
Section titled “Adjust your limit”The default limit of 400 is set to keep you safe within LinkedIn’s guidelines. However, in special circumstances, this limit can be adjusted:
- Increasing the limit: Only recommended if you have LinkedIn Premium or Sales Navigator, which may have higher limits
- Decreasing the limit: Useful if you want to be more conservative with your LinkedIn outreach
If you need to adjust your limit, contact Vaam support. Support can help you determine the right limit based on your LinkedIn account type and outreach goals.
Best practices
Section titled “Best practices”- Monitor your active count: Keep an eye on how many active prospects you have to avoid building a large queue
- Sequence completion: Regularly review and complete or cancel old sequences to free up slots for new prospects
- Add prospects gradually: Instead of adding hundreds of prospects at once, spread them out over time
The active prospect limit helps protect your LinkedIn account while you run outreach.