Export LinkedIn Contacts: Step-by-Step Guide

LinkedIn is the biggest hub for business contacts. It's a gold mine for data on contacts, be it 1st, 2nd or 3rd connections.

🔎 A powerful search engine

LinkedIn search, with filters, is very powerful.

You can choose to search people based on:

• Relationship circle
• Location
• Current company
• Previous company
• University
• Industry
• Language

… and more

While these search capabilities are very powerful, LinkedIn is missing a CRM and it has been impossible for a given user to export this search data and import it to other tools - until now.

📇 Leveraging folkX to build actionable contact lists

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With folkX, our Chrome extension, we empower you to directly export the results of a LinkedIn search and import them into the folk CRM.

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This way, you can easily build actionable contact lists, that you can leverage afterwards in various ways:

• Create customized emails, in bulk, leveraging all the variables already created in folk and imported from LinkedIn to craft custom messages

• Follow up with and track connections by adding comments, reminders and creating custom pipelines accordingly

Another option is to download your list of LinkedIn contacts and import them into folk. Learn more here.

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FAQ

How to export LinkedIn search results to a CRM?

Install the folkX Chrome extension, run a LinkedIn search, select profiles, and send them to a list in folk CRM. The extension captures key fields so you can enrich, segment, and start outreach quickly.

Can LinkedIn export search results natively?

LinkedIn does not offer a built-in CRM and limits exports. With folkX, you can export people from a search and import them into folk CRM to manage pipelines, notes, reminders, and email sequences.

What can be done with contacts imported from LinkedIn?

Create segmented lists, personalize emails, schedule follow-ups, add notes, set reminders, and track stages in custom pipelines to turn search results into actionable outreach.

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What is the best alternative to LinkedIn?

For relationship management and outreach, a CRM such as folk is a practical alternative. It centralizes contacts, pipelines, and email sequences, while LinkedIn remains useful for discovery.