LinkedIn Search to Emails

PhantomBuster’s LinkedIn Post Likers Export Automation lets you extract the profiles of users who liked specific LinkedIn posts. This tutorial outlines the essential steps to set up and launch the Automation efficiently.

• Extraction limit: LinkedIn only displays up to 3,000 likers per post; the Phantom cannot extract beyond this limit.

• Input requirements: Google Sheets must be shared with "Anyone with the link," and CSV files must be publicly accessible (paid plans only).

• Free plan limitations: Exports are limited to the first 10 rows (CSV only); dynamic CSV links, JSON exports, and CSV input uploads are unavailable.

• Performance: Estimated processing time is 25 seconds per 900 likers; uses 1 execution slot per run.

• Compatibility: This Phantom does not send data to the LinkedIn Leads page.

1. Connect your LinkedIn account: Install the PhantomBuster browser extension and connect your LinkedIn session in one click, or retrieve your session cookie manually if not using Chrome or Firefox.

   Keep your browser updated; outdated versions can cause session cookies to expire faster, requiring frequent reconnection.

2. Provide LinkedIn post URLs: Paste a single post URL, or provide a Google Sheet or publicly accessible CSV containing a list of post URLs.

   The Phantom uses the first column (A) by default; enter the exact column header name if your URLs are located elsewhere.

3. Control how many posts are processed: Optionally enable duplicate removal or Watcher mode, and set the number of posts to process per launch (leave empty to process all).

   Running too many posts in one launch may force frequent session cookie refreshes.

4. Configure result file settings (optional): Set a custom results file name or list specific fields to keep in the final output.

   Renaming the results file between launches creates a new file and restarts processing from the first input.

5. Select launch frequency:

   Choose to launch manually, schedule a one-time or recurring run, or trigger the Phantom after another Automation finishes.

6. Adjust advanced settings (optional):

   Leave defaults unless needed; you can fine-tune execution limits, retries, notifications, proxies, and file management.

7. Launch and retrieve results: Click Launch to start, then review the collected data in the Results tab to download as CSV/JSON or export to Google Sheets.

   Output fields include: profileLink, name, firstName, lastName, occupation, degree, reactionType, and companyUrl.

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

You have two options:

1. Process a single search
Type your search term directly into the Phantom's setup, or make your search on LinkedIn, then copy the search URL and paste it into the setup.

2. Process multiple searches
Create a spreadsheet with Google Sheets. Copy the LinkedIn search URLs and paste them into your spreadsheet - one URL per row, all in column A.

Make this spreadsheet public so PhantomBuster can access it.

Copy the spreadsheet URL and paste it into your Phantom's setup. 

Take note: You can append your search URL with &page=x (where x represents a page number) to let the Phantom know which search result page it should start scraping from.

You have two ways to specify how many profiles you would like here:

1. Per search
The number of profiles you'd like to extract from each specific search.

2. Per day
The number of profiles you'd like to be extracted each day, up to 100 per day.
(If the Phantom does not scrape all of the profiles from one search in one day, it will pick up from where it left off the next day.)

Take note: LinkedIn only displays the first 1000 results of a search, or 2500 on Sales Navigator, so the Phantom won't be able to access any more than this for one search. To get more, alter your search query in several ways and extract the results from each variation.

Turn LinkedIn profiles into full-fledged leads by enriching them with professional email addresses.

How email discovery works:
The service uses each profile’s full name and company name to search for a professional email address, verify it, and return the result.

Choose your enrichment method:
1. Use PhantomBuster credits
Each PhantomBuster plan includes monthly email discovery credits:

• 1 credit = 1 attempt to find and verify an email for 1 profile.

• Credits reset monthly.

2. Use your own third-party service
Connect an external email discovery tool by entering your API key from one of these platforms:

• Dropcontact

• Hunter.io

• Snov.io

Take note: Not every profile will return a verified email address, but this step can dramatically increase your chances of landing in inboxes, not just InMail. It depends on the data available, so your number of emails found may be lower than your credits used.

Tip: To reduce the risk of hitting platform rate limits when using email discovery, process about half of the default daily recommendation for your Phantom. For example, with the LinkedIn Profile Visitor Phantom, aim for 40 profiles per day instead of the default 80.

Ready to build your lead list on autopilot? Activate your Phantom!

It'll run at optimal times to gather leads from your selected sources efficiently.

You can follow its actions in real time as results files appear and update, giving you a clear picture of your pipeline building itself in the background.