connection.accepted

Triggered when a lead accepts your connection request

This event is triggered when a lead accepts your LinkedIn connection request. This is a key milestone indicating the lead is now a 1st-degree connection and can receive direct messages.

When This Event Fires

• A lead clicks “Accept” on your connection request
• The acceptance is detected by SendPilot
• The lead’s status changes to CONNECTION_ACCEPTED

Payload

{
  "eventId": "evt_1708456789123_abc123def",
  "eventType": "connection.accepted",
  "timestamp": "2024-02-24T10:30:00.000Z",
  "workspaceId": "ws_abc123xyz",
  "data": {
    "leadId": "lead_abc123",
    "campaignId": "camp_xyz789",
    "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-doe",
    "senderId": "sender_def456",
    "acceptedAt": "2024-02-24T10:30:00.000Z"
  }
}

Payload Fields

Field	Type	Description
eventId	string	Unique event identifier for idempotency
eventType	string	Always connection.accepted
timestamp	string	ISO 8601 timestamp when the event was detected
workspaceId	string	Your workspace ID
data.leadId	string	The lead who accepted the connection
data.campaignId	string	The campaign this lead belongs to
data.linkedinUrl	string	LinkedIn profile URL of the lead
data.senderId	string	LinkedIn sender account whose request was accepted
data.acceptedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp when the connection was accepted

Use Cases

Warm Lead Alert

Notify sales team of new warm connections

CRM Update

Update lead status in your CRM

Acceptance Tracking

Track connection acceptance rates

Welcome Workflow

Trigger welcome message or nurture sequence

Example Handler

app.post('/webhooks/sendpilot', async (req, res) => {
  const event = req.body;
  
  if (event.eventType === 'connection.accepted') {
    const { leadId, campaignId, linkedinUrl, acceptedAt } = event.data;
    
    // Update CRM
    await crm.updateLead(leadId, {
      status: 'connected',
      connectionAcceptedAt: acceptedAt
    });
    
    // Notify sales team
    await slack.postMessage({
      channel: '#new-connections',
      text: `🤝 New connection accepted!\n` +
            `Profile: ${linkedinUrl}\n` +
            `Campaign: ${campaignId}`
    });
    
    // The lead is now a 1st-degree connection - follow-up messages
    // will be sent automatically by the campaign sequence
    
    console.log(`Connection accepted by ${linkedinUrl}`);
  }
  
  res.status(200).send('OK');
});

When a connection is accepted, the lead becomes a 1st-degree connection. The campaign will automatically proceed to send follow-up messages according to the sequence.