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LinkedIn Auto Follow

Tutorial

  1. Connect to LinkedIn using PhantomBuster's browser extension

    This automation acts on your behalf on LinkedIn. The safest and most efficient way for the Phantom to connect to your account is by using your session cookie, which you can retrieve using PhantomBuster's browser extension. It's a simple 2-click installation:

    If you're operating from another browser, you can find your cookie manually.

    cb connect to linkedIn step

  2. Give the URLs of the LinkedIn profiles you're interested in

    You have two options:

    1. Process a single profile
    Copy the LinkedIn profile URL and paste it into your Phantom's setup.

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

    linkedin users urls

    Make this spreadsheet public so PhantomBuster can access it.

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

  3. Specify the number of profiles to process per launch

    Choose how many profiles you want this automation to process each time it runs. This helps you control your usage and stay within platform limits.

  4. Choose to follow or unfollow the profiles

    This Phantom will perform 1 of 2 actions on your behalf:

    • Follow

    • Unfollow (found under "Advanced settings")

    If you would like to follow and later unfollow the same profiles, for example, you should duplicate the Phantom and use one for each action, providing the same list of profiles as input.

  5. Enrich your leads with verified professional email addresses

    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:

    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.

    cb email discovery step

    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.

  6. Set the Phantom on repeat

    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.

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