How to Merge Two LinkedIn Accounts Into One
By Muhammad Amir, Searcora Digital Ltd · Updated 7 November 2026
Duplicate LinkedIn accounts are common: one made with a work email years ago, another with a personal email later. LinkedIn lets you merge a duplicate into the account you want to keep, moving its connections across, as long as a few conditions are met. This page explains the conditions, what transfers and what is lost, the steps, and the fallback when a merge is not possible.
What LinkedIn needs before it will merge accounts
- Access to both accounts, with the primary email address on each one confirmed.
- Connections on the duplicate — LinkedIn’s help pages say accounts with zero connections, or with more than 30,000, cannot be merged.
- A decision on which account to keep — usually the one with the better profile, history and plan.
- A data download from the account you will close, so you keep messages and anything that will not transfer.
What transfers when you merge LinkedIn accounts
| Part of the duplicate account | After the merge |
|---|---|
| Connections | Moved to the account you keep |
| Email address | Can be added to the account you keep |
| Posts, recommendations, endorsements | Not transferred; lost with the duplicate |
| Group memberships and messages | Not transferred; download first |
| InMail credits | Lost |
| Premium or Sales Navigator on the duplicate | Cancel or move before merging |
How to merge LinkedIn accounts
- 1. Sign in to the account you want to keep and confirm its primary email.
- 2. Download your data from the duplicate in Data privacy, Get a copy of your data.
- 3. Cancel any paid plan on the duplicate.
- 4. In the LinkedIn Help Center, search for merging or closing duplicate accounts and follow the merge flow, entering the duplicate’s sign-in details when asked.
- 5. Check that connections have arrived, then make sure the duplicate is closed.
If LinkedIn will not merge your accounts
If you have lost access to the duplicate’s email, try recovering it first — see LinkedIn account recovery. If the duplicate has no connections, simply close it — see how to delete a LinkedIn account. If neither works, contact LinkedIn through the Help Center with both profile links and the emails used. Rebuilding a few important connections by hand is often faster than waiting.
How to find a duplicate LinkedIn account
- Search your own name in LinkedIn while signed out or from a colleague’s account, and look for older photos or job titles.
- Try every email you have used on the sign-in page; if Forgot password sends a code to an address, an account exists for it.
- Check old work emails — duplicates are often made with an employer address you no longer use; see old LinkedIn account.
- Ask contacts whether they are connected to an older version of you.
Merge the duplicate or simply close it?
| Situation | Better option |
|---|---|
| Duplicate has connections you want to keep | Merge |
| Duplicate has no connections | Close it |
| You cannot reach the duplicate’s email | Recover access, then merge |
| Duplicate has more than 30,000 connections | Keep it as the main account and close the other |
Can you have two LinkedIn accounts?
LinkedIn is built around one personal account per person, and duplicates confuse people searching for you and split your endorsements and connections. If you need to manage several company pages or a team, that is done with roles from one profile — see how to manage multiple LinkedIn accounts.
Premium or Sales Navigator on a duplicate account
A paid plan does not move with a merge. Cancel it on the duplicate before you start, and use the plan on the account you keep. If your Premium or Sales Navigator was activated through Searcora on the account you are closing, message us before merging with both emails, and we will check what can be done for the rest of your term.