How to Export (All Kinds Of) Information From LinkedIn

Did you know that you can export the information associated with a profile on LinkedIn? It’s a great way to get the email addresses for your connections, export your recommendations so you can add them to your clients’ (or your) website, or look at the history of your messages.

This is not an intuitive process, so today I share how to do it.

Click the Network icon in the top navigation of the LinkedIn site.

On the left you’ll see this:

Click “See all”

On the right side of the screen you’ll see this:

Click Manage synced and imported contacts.

Then, on the right you’ll see this:

Click Export contacts.

And this screen will appear:

Choose the information you would like to export and then click the “Request archive” button. You’ll be prompted to reenter the password. If you’re working on your account, you will receive an email to let you know that the file is ready.

If you’re working in a client’s account you’ll need to refresh the LinkedIn page after 5-10 minutes and you’ll see a message that the download is available. (Note that your client will receive the “ready” email, so give them a heads up beforehand to let them know you are working on their account.)

Click the Download archive button.

You’ll have the choice to save the file or open it. Select Save File.

The file will be “Zipped” which means it’s compressed and has the file extension .ZIP.

Browse to the location where the file was downloaded – most likely your “Downloads” folder – and double-click the yellow file folder icon with the zipper.

Inside you’ll see the Excel file(s) which you can open by double-clicking.

Voila!  You have your LinkedIn information at your fingertips.

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