Recovery
Recover a Deactivated or Removed LinkedIn Company Page
Recovering a deactivated or removed LinkedIn Page follows a fixed sequence of checks.
Is this your situation?
Your LinkedIn company Page has disappeared, and you suspect it was deactivated or removed. You want to know whether it can come back, and what to do first, along with who can act on it.
Do this first
You want the original Page back, not a new one. A super admin receives a confirmation email when the Page is deactivated. If the Page was incorrectly removed, the owner can contact LinkedIn to request reactivation.
Which situation is yours?
- You have the confirmation email and want to reactivate the Page.
- The Reactivate button gives an error; another admin might have already reactivated the Page.
- LinkedIn may remove Pages that go against the Professional Community Policies.
- You believe the removal was incorrect and want to contact LinkedIn to request reactivation.
- You cannot find the confirmation email.
- You are not a super admin of the Page.
- The Page had active Showcase Pages that needed deactivating first, by a super admin of those Showcase Pages.
How LinkedIn handles this
- A Page or Showcase Page super admin receives a confirmation email when the Page is deactivated.
- Clicking the Reactivate button in the confirmation email restores the Page.
- After reactivation, a Page or Showcase Page is restored to its latest state before deactivation.
- Upon reactivation, all aspects of the Page including content, settings, follower count, and admins remain unchanged.
- If a Page was incorrectly removed, the owner can contact LinkedIn to request reactivation.
Which recovery path is yours?
- Do you have the deactivation confirmation email? Open it and click Reactivate to restore the Page to its latest state before deactivation.
- Does clicking Reactivate return an error? Another admin might have already reactivated the Page.
- Was the Page removed rather than deactivated? LinkedIn may remove Pages that go against the Professional Community Policies.
- Do you believe the removal was incorrect? Contact LinkedIn to request reactivation of the Page.
- Did the Page have active Showcase Pages attached? A super admin of the Showcase Pages must deactivate them before the main Page can be deactivated.
What not to do
- Creating a new Page You want the original Page's content and admins back, not a fresh Page.Why it happens: The reader assumes the old Page is gone for good.
- Ignoring the confirmation email The Reactivate button needed to restore the Page to its latest state sits inside that email.Why it happens: The email is mistaken for a routine notification.
- Assuming removal means rule-breaking A Page believed to be incorrectly removed can still be reactivated by contacting LinkedIn.Why it happens: The reader equates removal with a confirmed violation.Already happened: You want to know who to contact if the confirmation email is gone.
- Confusing deactivation rules with reactivation A page cannot be deactivated if it has any active Showcase Pages.Why it happens: The reader confuses a deactivation prerequisite with a reactivation step.
What to have ready
- Deactivation confirmation email Search your inbox for the deactivation email. A super admin receives this email when deactivated.
- Reactivate button Locate the Reactivate button in that email. It restores the Page to its latest state.
- Admin status Confirm you were a super admin. A super admin receives the confirmation email.
- Another admin's action Check whether a colleague reactivated it. An error may mean another admin already reactivated it.
- Policy compliance Review whether the Page breached policy. LinkedIn may remove Pages against the Professional Community Policies.
- Current Page state Expect content and admins unchanged. These remain unchanged upon reactivation.
Stop this happening again
You do not want recovery to depend on a single inbox receiving a deactivation email. If support stops responding about reactivation, you need a second admin who can follow up.
Quick reference
| Situation | What to do |
|---|---|
| Have confirmation email | Click the Reactivate button in the email to restore the Page. |
| Reactivate errors out | Another admin might have already reactivated the Page. |
| Page restored | Content, settings, follower count, and admins remain unchanged. |
| Page removed by LinkedIn | LinkedIn may remove Pages that go against its Professional Community Policies. |
| Removal believed incorrect | Contact LinkedIn to request reactivation of the Page. |
| No confirmation email found | Not stated by LinkedIn |
| Page had active Showcase Pages | A super admin of the Showcase Pages must deactivate them before the main Page can be deactivated. |
| Page auto-created as a listing | An eligible member may be able to claim and deactivate it. |
Keeping track of who has access
You want to know who holds admin access before a Page is lost. Delvia gives you a clear record of who manages each page, so a deactivation email never reaches the wrong inbox. That clarity turns a scramble to recover a Page into a routine check, and the situation becomes preventable.
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