What LinkedIn message types appear in Sprout?

The following table displays the LinkedIn message types that are available to Sprout and appear in the Smart Inbox, as well as those that are currently unavailable.

Network: The social media network
Message Type: The type of message listed
Available in Inbox: The message type that appears in the Smart Inbox. If this is checked, Sprout expects to receive that message type. If this is marked with the symbol, Sprout doesn’t expect to receive the message type.
Update Schedule: How often Sprout updates data and the kind of data updated.
Backfill: How far back Sprout can provide data upon profile connection.
Top-level comment: The "first-level" of comments under a post (i.e. a comment that is responding to the post, not another comment).

For information about message types on other social networks:


Network	Message Type	Available in Inbox	Update Schedule	Backfill
	Comments on Posts		Near realtime	1000 top-level comments
	Personal Posts (including videos, doesn't include Pulse Articles and Polls)		Daily, the personal posts modified in the last 10 days. Or last 1 day when active in Sprout.	Last 90 days
	Comments on Personal Posts		Daily, up to 1000 comments on posts modified in the last 10 days.	Last 90 days up to 1000 top level comments
	Comments on Posts for Personal Profiles		Near realtime	No backfill
	Sent Messages (Sent Video Posts are not expected to appear in the Inbox)		Near realtime	Last 10 days
	Comments on Video, Anniversary, Celebration and document posts		Near realtime	1000 top-level comments
	Post Mentions		Near realtime	Last 10 days
	Polls		Near realtime	N/A
	Comments on Ad posts (LinkedIn Ad Account must be connected to Sprout)		Near realtime	Only available from March 19, 2024
	Comment Mentions		N/A	N/A
	Comments on Shares of your Post		N/A	N/A
	Private Messages		N/A	N/A

What LinkedIn message types appear in Sprout?

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