Edit or delete a sent message within a conversation

Last updated: 5 months ago

You can edit or delete a sent (text only) message from within a conversation on LinkedIn.

Important to know

You can't delete a sent InMail message within a conversation. You can only edit an InMail message within a conversation before it is accepted or within 60 minutes of sending it.

To edit or delete a single message:

  1. Select the conversation you’d like to edit or delete from your messaging inbox.
  2. Click the More icon to the right of the message within the conversation.
  3. From here, you can:

    • Click Edit to make changes to your message and click Save.
    • Click Delete and confirm Delete from the pop-up to remove the message from the conversation.
Notes:
  • You can only edit or delete a message within 60 minutes of sending the message.
  • You can’t retrieve a deleted message.
  • When you delete a message, it is deleted for all participants in the conversation.
  • When a message is edited or deleted, an Edited or Deleted badge is displayed to all participants in the conversation.
  • You can report an inappropriate message even if it’s edited or deleted.
Learn how to delete, archive and mark messages as read or unread in bulk.