When to Sync Identities vs. Use Rented LinkedIn Accounts

With Captain Data, you can sync your own LinkedIn user accounts or provision rented accounts.

If you’re here, chances are you’re exploring how to build Captain Data workflows without using a Chrome Extension or you’re working on use cases that don’t require personal accounts.

Managing workflows with personal user accounts often brings up concerns about account safety, including handling restrictions, limits, and the tedious process of refreshing invalid cookies. But there’s good news—by using Rented Accounts with Captain Data, these challenges are completely eliminated.

With Rented Accounts, you don’t need to worry about:

• Synchronizing cookies.
• Managing account-related complexities.
• Dealing with restrictions or limits.

This setup works perfectly for use cases like Profile Enrichment or Extracting Search Data, where no personal accounts are necessary. For Outreach use cases, personal accounts are still required.

Stealth Mode: How It Works

If you’ve been reading our articles, you’re likely familiar with Captain Data’s three main usage modes:

1. Grey Label – Combine Captain Data’s Chrome Extension with shared accounts, utilizing our branded Captain Data connection flow.
2. White Label — Stealth Mode – Run Captain Data’s API with rented LinkedIn accounts—no Chrome Extension required.
3. White Label – Fully branded solutions where Captain Data runs in the background, allowing your brand to take the spotlight.

With Stealth Mode, you’re operating entirely via API—no browser extensions, no cookie headaches, and no reliance on personal accounts. This approach keeps workflows seamless, faster, and more secure.

How to Rent Accounts

Renting accounts is straightforward. Follow these steps:

1. Go to your LinkedIn Integration Page: Captain Data LinkedIn Integration.
2. Click the Request a Bundled Account button.
3. Fill out the form and submit your request.

Once you’ve submitted your request, you’ll receive an email confirmation from [e-mail].

Ensure you’re using your own email to submit the request—we cannot provide accounts without this confirmation. Check your inbox and confirm your order to proceed!

How Many Accounts Do You Need?

To maximize efficiency, it’s important to calculate how many accounts you’ll need. Here’s a rule of thumb:

• 1 rented account can handle at least 3,000 profile enrichments per day.
• For larger workflows or ongoing processes, we recommend using Captain Data’s Account Rotation feature. This automatically rotates accounts during workflow execution, preventing rate limits and maximizing throughput.

To enable Account Rotation, you can add the following parameter when launching a workflow via API, "accounts_rotation_enabled": true.

Example API call:

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.captaindata.co/v3/workflows/{workflow_uid}/schedule \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "steps": [
      {
        "accounts": [],
        "accounts_rotation_enabled": true,
        "parameters": {},
        "step_uid": ""
      }
    ]
  }'

This packaged approach allows you to process larger datasets with minimal manual intervention—everything is managed for you.

Timeline for Account Provisioning

• If you need fewer than 10 accounts: Accounts are typically provisioned within 24 to 48 hours.
• For larger requests (10+ accounts): The first batch of 10 accounts is delivered within 48 hours, and the remaining accounts are provisioned over the next 3-5 days.

These accounts are fully managed by Captain Data, and direct access to the accounts will not be provided.

Pricing

Our pricing is straightforward and transparent:

• LinkedIn Accounts: $70/month per account
• Sales Navigator Accounts: $125/month per account

This cost includes full account management by Captain Data, allowing you to focus on scaling your workflows without worrying about maintenance or reliability.

How We Handle Invalid Accounts

We monitor all accounts proactively to ensure they’re functioning as expected. In the rare case that an account becomes invalid, here’s how we handle it:

1. Report the issue: Reach out to us directly via the platform or [e-mail].
2. Resolution within 24 hours: We’ll either resolve the issue with the current account or replace it with a new one.

This ensures continuity in your workflows, so you’ll experience minimal, if any, downtime.

Conclusion

Using Rented Accounts simplifies your workflows, eliminates account management challenges, and lets you focus on scaling your automation. With support for Profile Enrichment, Search Data Extraction, and other key use cases, this setup ensures seamless operations without the need for personal accounts or Chrome Extensions.

Plus, with Account Rotation and our proactive management of invalid accounts, you’ll maintain efficiency and continuity with minimal effort.

For more details or questions, reach out to [e-mail] and we’ll be happy to help! 🚀