This page covers the essentials of keeping your account working and secure: verifying your email, changing or resetting your password, linking sign-in and cross-posting accounts, managing your subscription, going private, and general security tips.
Email verification
Your email must be verified before you can post messages:
- Check your inbox for the verification email after signup
- Click the link in the email
- If you didn't receive it, go to Settings, then Security, and click Resend verification email
- Rate limit: You can resend once every 10 minutes
Verifying your email also moves your account off its initial "new" status faster (see Account status below).
Account status
Every account has a status that reflects how established and trusted it is. Most people only ever see two of these ("new" then "active"), and an active account behaves exactly as you'd expect. Your status can change automatically as you verify your email, or be changed by the team if there's a problem.
- New (on probation). Brand-new accounts start here. You can read, browse, follow, block, mute, and report right away. Plain posting is limited while your account is new: a few posts per hour (and a small number per day), and some features stay locked until your account is reviewed or verified. The locked features are direct messages, image and video uploads, cross-posting, scheduled posts, and creating lists, documents, and organizations. Verifying your email is the fastest way to move off this status.
- Active. The normal state. Everything works, subject only to what your subscription tier includes. Most accounts reach "active" automatically shortly after they verify their email.
- Restricted. Your account is temporarily read-only while it's reviewed. You can still sign in, read, and browse, but you can't post, reply, react, follow, send messages, or create content. If you think this is a mistake, you can appeal (see below).
- Suspended. Like restricted, but applied by the team. Read-only, and you can appeal.
- Banned. The account is closed and can no longer sign in.
When your account is new or locked, a banner at the top of your home page explains the current status and, where relevant, links you to verify your email or to contact support.
Why posting is limited on a new account
New-account limits exist to keep spam off the platform, not to slow you down. As your account is verified and reviewed, the limits lift automatically and you move to "active" with full access. You never need to do anything special beyond verifying your email.
Appealing a restriction or suspension
If your account is restricted or suspended and you believe it's a mistake, use the contact support link in the banner (or the Support link in the app) to appeal. Reading and browsing keep working while you wait, so you won't be locked out of your own content.
Password
- Change password: Use Settings, then Security, to update your password
- Forgot password: If you locked yourself out, use the "Forgot password" link on the login page. Enter your email; you'll receive a reset link.
Linked identities (OAuth)
Connect accounts for sign-in and cross-posting on the Integrations page, reached from Settings (see Settings for the exact button):
- GitHub: Sign in with your GitHub account. For GitHub-backed lists (lists that sync with GitHub Issues), you must connect with the Issues scope. If you linked GitHub for sign-in only, open the Integrations page and click Reconnect for GitHub Issues.
- Mastodon: Connect to your Mastodon instance (also used to cross-post messages)
- Bluesky: Connect to your Bluesky account (also used to cross-post messages)
- LinkedIn: Connect your LinkedIn account for cross-posting (available when LinkedIn OAuth is enabled on this instance)
Open the Integrations page to link or unlink identities. Once linked, you can sign in with GitHub, Mastodon, and Bluesky; cross-posting to Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and X (Twitter) is available with a subscriber account.
Subscription & Billing
InterlinedList has two tiers: Free and Subscriber.
- Free includes reading and posting messages, following, replies, threads, the Dig reaction, tags, a public profile, and notifications. If someone shares a list or document with you (or invites you to one by email) accepting is always free, and you keep the access they granted even without a subscription.
- Subscriber adds cross-posting to Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and X (Twitter); image and video attachments; scheduled posts; a higher message character limit; sharing lists and documents with specific people (including inviting people by email who don't have an account yet); and the ability to create lists, list folders, documents, document templates, and organizations. Joining an organization is free.
If your subscription lapses, your existing lists, documents, and organizations stay fully usable: you can still read and edit them. Only creating new lists, list folders, documents, and organizations is subscriber-only.
You manage everything from the Subscription section in Settings:
- Subscribe. Choose a monthly or annual plan (the annual plan is discounted). Selecting a plan opens Stripe's secure checkout to complete payment.
- Manage subscription. Once subscribed, Manage subscription opens the Stripe billing portal, where you can update your payment method and billing details.
- Cancel. Cancel subscription also opens the Stripe billing portal; complete the flow there to cancel. Your Subscriber access continues until the end of the current billing period.
Private account
If you enable Private Account in Settings:
- New followers must request to follow you
- You can approve or reject requests
- Existing followers remain unchanged
Staying secure
- Use a strong, unique password
- Keep your email address up to date
- Review linked accounts periodically and remove any you no longer use