Use filters and search for messages in LinkedIn Messaging

Last updated: 2 months ago

You can use inbox categories and filters to quickly find conversations in LinkedIn Messaging. You can also search for messages by keyword or recipient in the Search messages bar.

To filter your messages from the messaging page:

  1. Click the Messaging icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.

  2. Click the inbox category dropdown and choose a category: Focused, Other, Archived, or Spam.

  3. Choose any of the following filters to refine results:

    • Jobs: Conversations related to job opportunities
    • Unread: Messages you haven’t opened
    • My Connections: Messages from your 1st-degree connections
    • Starred: Messages you’ve marked important
    • InMail: Messages from people who aren’t your direct connections

To filter your messages from Messaging conversation window:

  1. Click on the messaging conversation window at the lower-right corner of your LinkedIn homepage.

  2. Click Focused or Other tab.

  3. Click the  Filter icon in the  Search messages bar.

  4. Choose any of the filters mentioned above, or additional options: Archived or Spam.

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