Need to Export Contacts from Linkedin? This Guide Will Teach You How

Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the past few years knows the power of LinkedIn as a prospecting tool. With over 600 million users, LinkedIn is the Mecca of sourcing and connecting with professionals all over the world.

We know it’s pretty fun building up your network on the platform, but someday you’ll need to download your connections and turn those LinkedIn contacts into leads and sales, right? Which is why we’ve created a simple step-by-step guide on how to export your contacts to an Excel file or your CRM of choice:

How to export contacts from LinkedIn

Step 1: Click on the “My Network” Tab or “Connections”

The first step in your LinkedIn export contacts process is to click ‘My Network’ at the top of the homepage to get to your LinkedIn contacts.

Step 2: Click On “See All Connections”

The second step of how to download contacts from LinkedIn is to click “Connections” on the top left.

Step 3: Click on “Manage Synced and Imported Contacts”

The third step in exporting LinkedIn contacts is to click “Manage synced and imported contacts” at the top right.

Step 4: Click “Export Contacts”

The next step to export contacts LinkedIn is (you guessed it) to click “Export contacts” on the top right.

Step 5: Select Desired Files and Click “Request Archive”

You’ve already filled this field out previously, but now you’ll have the option to click on the information you want to export from your connections. We recommended selecting all fields, simply because when you export contacts, the more information you have about your prospects you have the better. (Later we’re going to show you how to get EVEN MORE information about your prospects but shh save it for later.)

After you’ve clicked the categories you want, click “Request Archive.”

Step 6: Open Email and Use Download Link

The next step in exporting your LinkedIn contacts is to check your email and click the download link where you’ll be taken to a similar screen as step 5.

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