How Often Can You Change a LinkedIn Profile URL?

LinkedIn's current help page says you can change a custom public profile URL up to five times within six months. After the fifth change, you cannot change it again for another six months. Availability is first come, first served, and LinkedIn cannot make an unavailable name available on request.

Change the URL

Open your profile, choose Edit public profile & URL, edit the custom part, and save. LinkedIn currently permits 3–100 characters and excludes spaces and special characters. Check the editor for the final eligibility result before changing any published links. The assigned URL is separate from your custom URL.

What happens to an old URL?

LinkedIn says a previous custom URL normally remains linked to your profile for six months unless you unlink it. It also says you should be able to revert immediately after changing. Do not assume every old link breaks at once or stays valid forever: check a few important links after the change, and replace the URL in your résumé, email signature, website, and social bios. Search engines may take time to show the new address.

If the desired name is taken, try a recognizable variation of your name or brand. A LinkedIn name check can help brainstorm, but LinkedIn's own editor decides availability.

Plan around the limit

Because the fifth change triggers a longer wait, settle on a version you can keep. A name plus a middle initial or profession may age better than a short-term campaign slogan. Check spelling and case in the profile editor, then copy the final URL from your profile instead of typing it from memory.

If you used the old address in printed materials, the former link may remain associated with you temporarily, but LinkedIn allows it to be unlinked and the behavior can change after its retention period. Update digital links now and plan replacements for printed materials. A search engine result can lag behind the profile change, so distinguish indexing delay from a broken URL by opening the link directly.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Do uppercase letters make a second URL? No. LinkedIn says custom URLs are case-insensitive, so capitalization is a presentation choice.

Can another member take my former URL immediately? LinkedIn says a previous custom URL normally remains linked for six months unless unlinked. Check its current help before relying on that period.

What if the editor rejects a name that looks unused? It may already be claimed or otherwise unavailable. Try a recognizable variation; LinkedIn says it cannot make a requested name available.