---
title: "How to Automate LinkedIn Connections and Messages"
description: "Learn how to automate LinkedIn tasks."
url: https://help.leadloft.com/en/articles/83-how-to-automate-linkedin-connections-and-messages
collection: "LinkedIn"
updated: 2026-08-06
language: en
---

# How to Automate LinkedIn Connections and Messages

Learn how to automate LinkedIn tasks.

To automate LinkedIn outreach, you'll need to build a Playbook that has LinkedIn steps then enroll a contact into that Playbook.

## Steps to Automate LinkedIn Outreach with Playbooks:

1.  Navigate to the Playbooks tab [here](https://app.leadloft.com/playbooks).
    
2.  Create a new Playbook by clicking "Create Playbook"
    
3.  Click "Add to Playbook"
    
4.  Add a LinkedIn Step: Automated Connect or Automated Message
    
5.  Set the Playbook live by clicking "Start Playbook"
    
6.  Enroll a contact into the Playbook.
    

## You can add Contacts to Playbooks in 2 ways:

### **1) Bulk Enrollment:**

1.  Select multiple Deals using the checkbox
    
2.  Click the ‘Playbooks’ Button
    
3.  Add to Playbook
    
4.  Click **Enroll** next the Playbook you want
    

### 2) Manual Enrollment:

1.  Open a Deal
    
2.  Click the Playbook Icon next to a contact
    
3.  Click **Enroll** next the Playbook you want