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Picture of Ellen HinkleyBy Ellen Hinkley
May 11, 20236 min read

How to See Someone's Connections on LinkedIn [+Export Them]

How to view and export someone's connections on LinkedIn. Step by step tutorial to do it manually or automate the process.

Wondering how to view someone's LinkedIn connections? This guide will show you how to find them, with privacy tips, automation tools, and more.

TL;DR

  • Here's a step-by-step process to view someone's connections on LinkedIn:

  1. Go to the LinkedIn profile page of the person whose connections you want to see.

  2. Locate the "X connections" in the main section of their LinkedIn user profile, where you can see the number of connections. If it is a link, click on it.

  3. Browse their contacts. LinkedIn takes you to a search results page. Use filters to find the connections you're interested in.

  • There are LinkedIn automation and scraping tools you can use to export the data. Here's how to export LinkedIn connections to Excel or Google Spreadsheets using PhantomBuster.

  1. Sign up for a free 14-day trial of PhantomBuster. You can extract contacts for free using our free trial.

  2. Add the LinkedIn Search Export to your Dashboard.

  3. Connect to your LinkedIn account via the browser extension.

  4. Give the URL of the page where your competitor's connections are displayed as input for your Phantom. It should look like something like https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people?facetConnection0f=...

  5. Save and click on "Launch."

How to see someone's connections on LinkedIn step-by-step

Here's how to find someone's connections on LinkedIn manually:

1: Go to the LinkedIn profile page of the person whose connections you want to see.

2: Locate the "X connections" in the main section of their LinkedIn user profile, where you can see the number of connections. If it is a link, click on it.

FIND FOLLOWERS

3: Browse their contacts. LinkedIn takes you to a search results page. Use filters to find the connections you're interested in.

Note: They will know that you visited their profile
Keep in mind that you will trigger a "John Doe visited your profile"-type notification by browsing their contacts. If that's an issue, use a friend's or colleague's LinkedIn account.

profile_viewsSeeing people who have viewed your profile

Tip: Find their closest and most valuable connections
Scroll down their profile page to view the people that have endorsed their skills or recommended them - these are likely valuable connections for you as well. Regardless of how ruthlessly private your frenemy may be, you will always be able to see your mutual connections.

endorsementsEndorsements on a LinkedIn profile

What to do if you can't see their connections

When you arrive on their profile, you might see that their LinkedIn connection count is not linked, like in the screenshot above.

You might be thinking, "Why can't I see someone's connections on LinkedIn?" All that means is that your target has successfully hidden their contacts.

You now have 2 choices:

If you are not connected to this person, you might still have a chance of an in. Some people have made their connections only available to their connections. If that's an option, you can connect with that person with your (or someone else's) account to see their connections.

If you are already connected to this person, game over, you can't access their connections.

How to view more than 1000 connections for a LinkedIn account

LinkedIn grants you access to 100 pages.

At 10 profiles per page, you can browse a maximum of 1000 profiles. Use the filters to see more than the first 1000 displayed by default.

On the upper right-hand side, you'll notice “All Filters,” where you can fully search within this profile's connections.

Alternatively, There are LinkedIn automation and scraping tools you can use to export the data.

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How to protect your LinkedIn connections from being stolen by competitors

You know how to see someone's connections on LinkedIn, but what if you don't want them to see your own?

  • Click the "Me" icon at the top of your LinkedIn page and select "Settings & Privacy."

  • Find the Visibility tab in your settings.

  • Change it to "Only you" for maximum privacy.

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Good job! By reviewing your privacy settings, you protected your company and yourself from espionage.

⚠️ Regardless of the setting you select, your 1st-degree connections will always be able to see mutual connections.

⚠️ You cannot selectively determine who gets to see your connections: it’s everyone or no one.

connection_visibilitySettings in LinkedIn

How to export LinkedIn connections to Excel or any spreadsheet

What if you need to know how to see someone's connections on LinkedIn, plus you want to export the data?

Let's go one step further and save all (or part) of your competitors' LinkedIn connections.

You can do exactly that with our LinkedIn Search Export Phantom.

search export phantomHow to see someone's connections on LinkedIn: The LinkedIn Search Export Phantom
  1. Sign up for a free 14-day trial of PhantomBuster. You can extract contacts for free using our free trial.

  2. Add the LinkedIn Search Export to your Dashboard.

  3. Connect to your LinkedIn account via the browser extension.

  4. Give the URL of the page where your competitor's connections are displayed as input for your Phantom. It should look like something like https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people?facetConnection0f=...

  5. Save and click on "Launch."

PhantomBuster will browse LinkedIn on your behalf and extract all the connections in the URL you specified (and the following pages).

How does seeing someone's connections on LinkedIn help you

There are many instances and initiatives when it's helpful to know how to see someone's connections on LinkedIn.

Networking opportunities

When you want to expand your professional network, seeing someone's connections on LinkedIn can help you identify mutual connections or people in your industry.

This knowledge can facilitate introductions, new connections, referrals, or collaborations in the future.

Job searching and recruitment

Job seekers can benefit from viewing a recruiter or hiring manager's connections to gain insights into potential job opportunities.

By identifying common connections, you can seek introductions or learn more about a company's hiring process.

Recruiters, on the other hand, can use this feature to find candidates who have connections with employees at their client companies, potentially giving them an edge in the recruitment process.

Research and due diligence

Researchers, investors, and professionals conducting due diligence often use LinkedIn to gather information about individuals or companies.

Access to a person's connections can provide valuable insights into their professional affiliations, partnerships, LinkedIn posts, and industry relationships.

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Conclusion

Hopefully, you'll now be an expert in seeing someone's connections on LinkedIn.

Extracting LinkedIn contacts and connections is just the beginning of your sales automation journey. Now, you're ready to start building your outreach strategy, sending connection requests, and networking like a pro.

Want to extract someone's LinkedIn connections for lead generation? Grab a PhantomBuster 14-day trial and leverage automation to do so.

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Ellen HinkleyMay 11, 2023

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