[FAQ]

Hope everyone’s doing well,

I was just scrolling through LinkedIn and a thought popped into my head: is there a way to see the actual date you connected with someone? Sometimes it’d be handy to know for context, especially if you’ve got a heap of connections and can’t quite remember when or how you linked up.

Does LinkedIn make this info available, and if so, where would I find it? Just curious if it’s a feature!

Thanks for your help!

[Jeff Bullas]

G’day.

That’s a pretty common question, actually! People often want to know when they first linked up with someone on LinkedIn.

The short answer is: LinkedIn doesn’t display a big, obvious “Connected on [Date]” message on someone’s profile for easy viewing. However, there are a couple of ways you might be able to figure it out:

Check Your Messages: If you exchanged messages when you first connected (like the “Thanks for connecting” type of thing, or if they accepted your request with a note), the date of those messages will give you a very close idea. This is usually the quickest, most practical way.
“Contact info” on their Profile: Sometimes, if you go to a connection’s profile and click on their “Contact info” (usually found under their name and headline), LinkedIn might show the month and year you connected. This feature has been a bit on-again, off-again, or varies in visibility, but it’s worth a look. Bardeen AI and LeadDelta (third-party tools) mention this as a place it can be found, so it’s worth checking.
Download Your LinkedIn Data: This is a bit more effort, but you can request an archive of your data from LinkedIn. In the “Connections.csv” file that comes with it, there’s usually a “Connected On” date for each of your first-degree connections. It’s not great for a quick lookup of one person, but the data is there.

So, no super easy “date stamp” on every profile, but your message history or the “Contact info” section are your best bets for a quick check. The data download is the most complete option if you really need that info for everyone.

Cheers,

Jeff

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