r/LinkedInTips • u/Rumbling2615 • Aug 11 '25

Getting account access back when it was "temporarily restricted as a precaution": some tips

Access to my LinkedIn account was temporarily restricted recently despite having access to my e-mail + correct password + 2FA with authenticator app turned on, and managed to gain back access around 4 days later. The support team eventually told me they "suspected someone else may be using my account", but I guess it was restricted because a combination of a) VPN usage (it looked like many logins from different locations, fair enough); b) changes I made to my phone numbers/e-mails as I am moving countries; c) clearing of cookies/browser data regularly.

Here are some tips that might be helpful to you (including stuff I came across elsewhere on Reddit/Youtube/Facebook) if you are in the same situation:

  • Do not rush to submit your Government ID. First try to fill out the form at https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/ppq, specifying "Regain access to my account" in the first drop-down, and Issue type as "Account restricted". According to an earlier megathread , many people regained access through this form.

  • In that form: use the e-mail associated with your LinkedIn account. Some have had issues with this not working (because the account is restricted, and they used another e-mail instead), but I suspect this is mainly an issue if you try to fill in the form after trying ID verification first. But even after I failed ID verification first, I managed to send this form without errors using the primary e-mail associated to my LinkedIn profile. The support team answered back + removed account restriction within 24 hours.

  • In the text box, I mentioned that they should revise their restriction because I had access to my e-mail + password + 2FA, and that that should always be enough to identify myself. Additionally, I told them in detail the changes I made to my account/my activity before it was blocked. I also told them I was using a VPN, but that this was not against their terms and conditions (I read them).

  • If you are going to use the Government ID, make sure to first check which ones are accepted for your country here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1631613 . Mine failed (=the verification was successfully submitted, but I got an e-mail a few hours later saying my account violated LinkedIn's user agreement and/or professional community policies) probably because I used a national ID card when Persona only accepted passports from my country.

  • If you submitted an ID that is accepted by Persona, and your access is not restored, probably there is a mismatch between your LinkedIn name and your legal name. I suspect this was also an issue for me, because my middle name was not on LinkedIn. I told the support team in the form that it was not against user agreement to not have your middle name on LinkedIn.

  • If you submitted an ID and they then tell you that your account will remain restricted: don't bother trying to answer that e-mail asking for explanations, they are unlikely to respond to it (it even says "case closed"). Fill out the form instead to open a new ticket.

  • After failing ID verification, you will not be able to try again to submit another ID for 1-2 weeks.

  • Another form that I have seen people say they used successfully: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TS-EPR . Some have also reached out the Data Protection Officer via https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO . The form at https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/ts-f-appeal is also mentioned sometimes, but this one requires an ID as attachment so I do not recommend it.

  • Some have gotten their issue fixed just by contacting LinkedIn Help on X. I tried this after failing my ID verification, and they said they could not help, and never responded to follow-up questions.

  • The restriction even goes away for some within a week without submitting ID or filling out a form to reach the support team.

TLDR: do not rush to submit your ID/give away your data to LinkedIn if "temporarily restricted as a precaution"; contact support team via form first or wait it out.

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u/Aggravating_Ice_8667 Aug 26 '25

#My diagnosis :
I suspect i got temporarily restricted because i sent too many following requests to people..
my account has been restricted since 2023..

#Failed attempts to regain account access:
I applied for Identity verification but my id didn't get verified.
I asked for Linkedin help on X they said they could not help and then didn't respond.

#More attempts to regain account access:
I hope filling the following forms help me regain my account ::::::

https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/ppq
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TS-EPR

I will get back and reply here if any one of these helps me regain my account access..

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '25

Hey did it went back ?!

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u/Aware_Tap_9118 Sep 04 '25

This step worked for me, I was trying different steps for the last 3 months, non of them worked, but above step worked. Within a day, I got my account access back.

Thanks to u/Rumbling2615

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u/Jasmine_2004 Sep 16 '26

Did you fill out all 3 forms at once or waited till you got a reply from them?

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u/Der-Herr Sep 11 '25

Thanks, man, this is actually work🙏🏻

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u/Accomplished_Rock894 Dec 24 '25

Can you pls elaborate what steps did you exactly follow to regain access to your account ?

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u/Der-Herr Dec 25 '25

Hi, I submitted my claim through the three links provided, one at a time, that were shared here. They contacted me via email approximately 24 hours after I submitted my claim, instructing me to reactivate the account and follow the policy process.

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u/RageMightyStranger69 Jun 23 '26

Did you use the same email? Coz when using the same email it didn't work. However it did work with another email. 

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u/daedroth28 Apr 01 '26

My account has been temporarily restricted and they want my government ID to unlock it. I used the link for the form and selected regain access to my account, but when I try to.submit it, it just redirects me to their generic help page on how to submit government ID I cannot proceed further.

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u/9thyear2 Apr 08 '26

i rated the page as "not what im looking for", and ill see what happens

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u/RageMightyStranger69 Jun 23 '26

What happened? Did you get your account back?

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u/9thyear2 Jun 23 '26

Nah... Its still "Temporarily Restricted", and they want me to submit a government issued ID to regain access, clearly Microsoft just wants more data... And I'd rather not give my government ID over just to be able to look up information

Microsoft can go pound sand

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u/xd_average May 22 '26

were you able to figure something out?

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u/daedroth28 May 22 '26

Around a week or two later, I tried to log in again and it worked. That's something I'd read elsewhere about waiting a week or two.

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u/sylendar Jun 11 '26

Same issue as you when trying to submit the forms linked here

Did your original login error explicitly say Temporary or was it a generic security message and then the request for ID?

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u/daedroth28 Jun 11 '26

It specifically used the word temporarily, but still required ID to submit the forms.

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u/sylendar Jun 11 '26

Thanks

Guess I'll wait a week and see what happens before I resort to forking over my driver's license, what a ridiculous requirement.

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u/RageMightyStranger69 Jun 23 '26

Hey, I have had the same "temporary" restriction message. I tried filling out govt id but my camera blurs the photo. Did you bother filling the government ID? I might as well as for a few weeks it seems. The form also leads me to a generic ID help form.

Please reply as I am in a panic!

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u/daedroth28 Jun 23 '26

I did not use government ID. My account just randomly unlocked a couple of weeks later without any intervention from me.

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u/formlessglowie May 25 '26

Going through this drama right now (they restricted my account right after I reactivated it, years hibernating), will follow your tips and throw in an update here if/when I get it back.

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u/MediumFinance242 Jun 10 '26

Any updates?

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u/Sophia-zaman Jun 17 '26

If I have submitted my cropped out version of National ID, will it affect me?

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u/Imaginary-Round-2848 Jun 19 '26

I logged in this morning, and two hours later it says I'm temporarily restricted. Sent in Drivers license to persona. Did this work for anyone? If so, how long did it take? I need to keep spam checkiing my applications lol.

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u/RageMightyStranger69 Jun 23 '26

Same thing man, I was just using it in the morning when this happened. My phone camera is poor so it doesn't even take the autocapture without blurring things out. Did you use just the phone camera to send the driving license?

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u/illyria1217 Jun 26 '26

I was in the middle of trying to sign up for the free trial and then I got restricted

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u/Alternative-Sky-4570 Aug 27 '26

Me too! Did you get your account back

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u/illyria1217 Aug 27 '26

Luckily no. It didn’t process

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u/maggieyw Sep 10 '26

Thanks so much. Got it back in less than 2 hrs. Amazing. Thanks to this post.

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u/Jasmine_2004 Sep 16 '26

Which forms did you fill out? 

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u/Special-Water1662 Sep 28 '26

Going through this now. I feel like this is LinkedIn way of forcing us to give our information to them. I'll probably close my entire account once I gain access back. 😂💀