Automate LinkedIn Profile Discovery from Google Sheets
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Effortlessly find LinkedIn profiles by integrating your Google Sheets data with intelligent web searching. This workflow automates the tedious task of discovering professional contact information, saving you valuable time.
About This Workflow
Unlock the power of automated LinkedIn profile discovery with this n8n workflow. Designed for efficiency, it seamlessly reads a list of names or identifiers from a Google Sheet, leverages advanced AI-powered web search to find the corresponding LinkedIn profile URLs, and then updates your sheet with the discovered links. This eliminates manual searching and data entry, allowing you to enrich your contact databases with accurate professional profiles in minutes. Ideal for sales teams, recruiters, and marketers looking to expand their professional networks and streamline their research processes.
Key Features
- Google Sheets Integration: Easily connect to your existing Google Sheets to pull contact or company information.
- AI-Powered Profile Search: Utilizes advanced AI to intelligently search the web and locate specific LinkedIn profiles.
- Automated Data Enrichment: Automatically updates your Google Sheet with the discovered LinkedIn profile URLs.
- Efficient Workflow: Reduces manual effort and time spent on profile research.
- Customizable Search Parameters: The AI prompt can be adjusted for more specific search queries.
How To Use
- Prepare Your Google Sheet: Ensure your Google Sheet contains a column with the information (e.g., Name, Company) needed to search for LinkedIn profiles. Note the exact name of this column.
- Connect Google Sheets: In the 'Person info' node, authenticate your Google Sheets account and specify the Document ID and Sheet Name (or GID) containing your data.
- Configure AI Search: In the 'Search profile' node, adjust the
promptparameter to accurately reflect how you want the AI to search for LinkedIn profiles based on the data from your Google Sheet. Ensure theurlparameter correctly references your Google Sheet data. For example, if your Google Sheet column is named 'Person Name', you might use{{ encodeURI($json['Person Name']) }}. - Map Data: In the 'Parse response' node, ensure the
rowDatamapping correctly references the output from your 'Person info' node. - Update Google Sheet: In the 'Update row' node, verify that the
documentIdandsheetNamematch your Google Sheet. Crucially, ensure thematchingColumnscorrectly points to a unique identifier in your sheet (like a row number or a unique name) and that the 'Linkedin URL' column is mapped to receive the output from the 'Parse response' node. - Activate Workflow: Enable the workflow to start automatically or trigger it manually via the 'Test workflow' button.
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Workflow JSON
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"id": "d3de3e48-3095-4508-a8c9-68a0c545c166",
"name": "Automate LinkedIn Profile Discovery from Google Sheets",
"nodes": 17,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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