diff --git a/app/api/linkedin/connect/route.ts b/app/api/linkedin/connect/route.ts
index c65e9b4..fab7993 100644
--- a/app/api/linkedin/connect/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/linkedin/connect/route.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,16 @@ export async function POST() {
 
   const type = profile?.unipile_account_id ? "reconnect" : "create";
 
+  // expiresOn: 1 hour from now (links also expire on daily restart regardless)
+  const expiresOn = new Date(Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
+  // api_url must be the full Unipile server URL derived from the DSN
+  const api_url = `https://${dsn}`;
+
   const body: Record<string, unknown> = {
     type,
     providers: ["LINKEDIN"],
+    expiresOn,
+    api_url,
     notify_url: `${appUrl}/api/linkedin/callback`,
     success_redirect_url: `${appUrl}/dashboard/settings/account?linkedin=connected`,
     failure_redirect_url: `${appUrl}/dashboard/settings/account?linkedin=failed`,
@@ -39,9 +46,9 @@ export async function POST() {
     name: userData.user.id,
   };
 
-  // For reconnect we need the existing account_id
+  // For reconnect, the field is reconnect_account (not account_id)
   if (type === "reconnect" && profile?.unipile_account_id) {
-    body.account_id = profile.unipile_account_id;
+    body.reconnect_account = profile.unipile_account_id;
   }
 
   const response = await fetch(`https://${dsn}/api/v1/hosted/accounts/link`, {