The LinkedIn notification email address is the email address that LinkedIn uses to send various notifications to your inbox. Understanding how to find, change, and manage your LinkedIn notification email address is important to control the notifications you receive from LinkedIn.
Where to find your LinkedIn notification email address
Your LinkedIn notification email address can be found in a few places within your LinkedIn account settings:
- Go to your LinkedIn profile and click on “View profile” at the top. Your notification email address will be listed under the “Contact Info” section.
- Go to the LinkedIn homepage and click on your profile photo in the top right corner. Select “Settings & Privacy” from the dropdown menu. On the “Account” tab, your notification email address will be listed under “Email address”.
- On the LinkedIn mobile app, tap on your profile photo in the top left. Select “Settings” and then “Email”. Your notification email address will be listed at the top.
This primary email address listed in your account settings is the one LinkedIn uses to send all notifications related to your account activity and interactions on the platform.
Types of LinkedIn notifications sent
LinkedIn sends various types of notifications to your designated email address to keep you updated on important activity. Some common notifications include:
- Connection requests – You receive an email when someone sends you a connection invitation.
- Messages – You get notified via email when receiving new messages and mentions.
- Job alerts – Emails are sent when new job listings match your saved job search alerts and preferences.
- Group updates – Notifications about new posts and discussions in LinkedIn Groups you’ve joined.
- Company or profile views – Alerts when someone views your LinkedIn profile or company page.
- Shares and likes – Notifications when someone shares, likes or comments on your posts and activity.
Staying on top of these notifications ensures you don’t miss important messages, connection opportunities, or updates related to your professional brand on LinkedIn.
Changing your LinkedIn notification email address
If you want to change the email address where you receive LinkedIn notifications, follow these steps:
- Go to your LinkedIn account settings page
- Under “Email address”, click Edit to change your primary email
- Enter and confirm your new email address
- Check the box to set the new email as your notification email address
- Click Save
LinkedIn will immediately start sending notifications to your new designated email address. Keep in mind you may still receive some stray notifications at your old email for up to 48 hours until the switch is fully completed.
Customizing LinkedIn email notifications
While your main notification email address controls where emails are sent, you can further customize LinkedIn notifications based on frequency and type.
Notification frequency
LinkedIn allows you to specify how often you want to receive email updates:
- Daily digest – Get one summary email per day combining notifications.
- Weekly digest – Receive a weekly summary email on Sundays.
- Real-time – Get emails right away as notifications occur.
To change the frequency, go to “Settings & Privacy” then “Communications”. Under “Email frequency” choose your preferred option.
Email notification types
You can toggle on or off specific email notification types based on your preferences:
- Profile updates
- Connections
- Work anniversaries
- Posts, comments and likes
- Groups
- Messages
- Job suggestions
- Product updates
Go to “Settings & Privacy” then “Communications” and click “Email preferences” to customize notifications.
Unsubscribing from LinkedIn emails
If you want to stop receiving all emails from LinkedIn altogether, you can unsubscribe by:
- Clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any LinkedIn email notification.
- Going to “Settings & Privacy” then “Communications” and turning off all email notifications.
This will stop non-essential emails, but LinkedIn will still send you critical security-related emails in some cases.
Managing LinkedIn notifications on mobile
The LinkedIn app also gives you control over notifications you receive on your mobile device.
To customize LinkedIn mobile notifications:
- Tap your profile picture and go to “Settings”
- Tap “Notifications”
- Toggle notifications on or off for specific alert types
You can also disable notifications from the LinkedIn app entirely by going to your device settings and turning off LinkedIn notifications.
Troubleshooting LinkedIn notification emails
If you are not receiving LinkedIn email notifications as expected, some troubleshooting steps include:
- Check that notifications are enabled in your account settings
- Confirm your notification email address is correct
- Look for LinkedIn emails in your spam or promotions folder
- Consider switching to real-time email notifications
- Try reconnecting your LinkedIn account to your email
- Contact LinkedIn customer support for additional help
Ensuring your notification email setup is working properly allows you to stay on top of your most important LinkedIn messages and updates.
Using an alternate or shared email for notifications
While your primary LinkedIn email address controls settings and login, you can also configure a secondary shared email to receive select notifications.
For example, you may want a team inbox to get notified when someone inquires about your company on LinkedIn. Or route messages from prospective new clients to a sales inbox.
To set this up:
- Go to “Settings & Privacy”
- Under “Email addresses for notifications” click “Add email address”
- Choose which notifications to share and enter email
- Click “Add”
This allows key LinkedIn notifications to be monitored by multiple people as needed.
Conclusion
Understanding how to update, customize, and troubleshoot your LinkedIn notification email address gives you control over the messages and alerts you receive from the platform. Configure your settings so that important notifications reach your inbox in a timely manner without getting overwhelmed. Take advantage of digest options and toggle email preferences on or off for different notification types based on your needs.