LinkedIn Connections Export

Here's a tutorial to help you set up the LinkedIn Connections Export Phantom:

There are two ways to export your LinkedIn connections depending on your goals and limitations:

Option 1: Use PhantomBuster’s LinkedIn Connections Export (recommended for small to medium exports)

This Phantom automatically extracts your connections from LinkedIn using your session cookie. You can also chain it with another Phantom (like the LinkedIn Profile Scraper) to enrich each profile.

Option 2: Download your LinkedIn archive manually (recommended for large lists)

You can request a full archive of your LinkedIn connections directly from LinkedIn and then upload the resulting file to a Google Sheet. This is often faster and bypasses automation limits.

How to download your connections from LinkedIn:

1. Go to your LinkedIn profile, click Me, and select Settings & Privacy.

2. Navigate to Data privacy > How LinkedIn uses your data.

3. Click Get a copy of your data.

4. Select Connections and click Request archive.

5. LinkedIn will email you a spreadsheet in 5–10 minutes.

You can then use this spreadsheet as input for any Phantom, such as the LinkedIn Profile Scraper.

PhantomBuster’s LinkedIn Auto Connection Remover Automation helps you remove selected LinkedIn connections in bulk. This tutorial covers the main setup steps and important usage guidelines.

• Prerequisites: Requires a connected LinkedIn account and a list of LinkedIn profile URLs to remove.

• Weekly safety limits: Recommended maximum of 80 removals per week for Basic accounts, or 150 for Sales Navigator.

• Input file access: Google Sheets must be shared with 'Anyone with the link'. CSV file upload is available only on paid plans.

• Free plan restrictions: Result exports include only the first 10 rows (no JSON or dynamic CSV links).

• Resource usage: Uses 1 slot. Estimated execution time is approximately 40 minutes per 100 connections.

1. Choose target LinkedIn profiles: Provide profile URLs via a saved PhantomBuster list, a direct URL, a Google Sheet, a CSV file, or results from another Phantom.

   The Phantom reads column A by default; specify the exact column header name in the settings to use a different column.

2. Connect your LinkedIn account: Install the PhantomBuster browser extension (Chrome or Firefox) to connect your session automatically, or manually retrieve your session cookie.

   Keep your browser updated; outdated browsers or user agents cause session cookies to expire quickly.

3. Set profiles per launch: Enter the number of profiles to process per run (default 10) to manage your activity volume.

   You can process a maximum of 100 profiles per launch.

4. Configure launch scheduling: Set the Automation to run manually, at a specific time, repeatedly, or after another Phantom to distribute removals safely over time.

5. Adjust advanced settings (optional): Modify execution limits, proxies, or file management settings only if you have specific requirements; defaults work for most users.

6. Launch and review results: Click Launch to start the process, then view the processed profiles and download the data as a CSV or JSON file once complete.

For more details and troubleshooting, see the full tutorial on the help center.

In the "Behavior" step, you can select the order in which you would like to extract the profiles from your connections list:

1. Recently added

2. First name

3. Last name

To continually extract new connections as they are added, select the "Recently added" option and set up repeated launches. This way, with each launch the new profiles that have appeared since the last launch will be extracted and added to your already-extracted connections.

Automation always produces better results in the long run. Set the Phantom to launch repeatedly and get results while you're away!

This Phantom runs from the cloud, which means you don't even need to have your browser open or computer on for these launches to happen.

For more automatic launch options, click on the three little dots in the top right and "Show advanced settings."