# Is there a limit on account linking?

**URL:** <https://devforum.okta.com/t/is-there-a-limit-on-account-linking/22576>\
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**Created:** [November 28, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/is-there-a-limit-on-account-linking/22576 "2022-11-28T06:40:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![lalau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/user_avatar/devforum.okta.com/lalau/32/4347_2.png) [@lalau](https://devforum.okta.com/u/lalau)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/is-there-a-limit-on-account-linking/22576/1 "2022-11-28T06:40:26Z")

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In AWS Cognito there is a max of five identities linked to a user. I think that’s called account linking in Okta. Does Okta have such limit? Is there a max number of idp linked to a user? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![warren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/97f17d/32.png) [@warren](https://devforum.okta.com/u/warren)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/is-there-a-limit-on-account-linking/22576/2 "2022-11-29T17:08:32Z")

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From what I can tell, there isn’t a limit on the number of IdPs linked to a user.

> **[External Identity Providers | Okta Developer](https://developer.okta.com/docs/concepts/identity-providers/#account-linking)**
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> Secure, scalable, and highly available authentication and user management for any app.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/original/1X/589c4c5f80de422d01f47cee7185a7fb8227835c.png) [@system](https://devforum.okta.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/is-there-a-limit-on-account-linking/22576/3 "2024-02-12T22:25:09Z")

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