Auto-linkedin NPM

Auto LinkedIn

Auto LinkedIn is a project that provides automation for LinkedIn using Node.js and Puppeteer. This project helps you save time by automating various tasks on LinkedIn.

Check out the the wiki for details.

Check out the desktop app

Important Note

Use at your own discretion. Do not spam people with this. We discourage any stalkerware, bulk or automated messaging usage.

Features

Sign in functionalities
Search user profiles with keywords, network distance etc.
Sending messages and getting history
Sending connection requests
Visit profiles
Company invitations

Installation

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed. Node.js Installation
Puppeteer library is used, which requires Chrome browser for automation.

Installation Steps

Create a new directory

mkdir linkedinAutomationProject
cd linkedinAutomationProject

Install NPM

npm init -y

Install package:

npm install auto-linkedin

Methods and objects

Class	Method	Explanation	Publish Version
Linkedin	login	Authentication for linkedin	1.0.0
Linkedin	close	Close the client and browser	1.3.1
Linkedin	searchPeople	Find people from search	1.0.0
Linkedin	getLastConnections	Find latest connected people	1.1.3
Linkedin	getMyProfile	Get self profile details	1.3.4
Linkedin	getMyCompany	Get owned company	1.1.3
Linkedin	getBrowser	Get client's puppeteer browser	1.3.1
LinkedinProfile	getProfile	Get profile from url or id	1.2.0
LinkedinProfile	sendMessage	Send message to a profile	1.3.0
LinkedinProfile	getMessageHistory	Get history of messages	1.3.0
LinkedinProfile	visitProfile	Visit user's profile for a while	1.1.0
LinkedinProfile	connectionRequest	Send connection request	1.1.0
LinkedinCompany	fetchDetails	Fetch details of owned company	1.1.3
LinkedinCompany	sendInvite	Send invitation to a user	1.1.3

Usage

Create a linkedin client and login:

const { LinkedIn } = require('auto-linkedin')

const client = new LinkedIn()
await client.login(process.env.USERNAME, process.env.PASSWORD)

//-- Console
// [TASK] Login
//   New Browser created.
//   Login completed.

Follow the console even though there is an extra instruction.

Usage with ES6

import { LinkedIn } from 'auto-linkedin'

const client = new LinkedIn()
await client.login(process.env.USERNAME, process.env.PASSWORD)

//-- Console
// [TASK] Login
//   New Browser created.
//   Login completed.

Search for users with keyword and 2. network distance (200 limit):

const profiles = await client.searchPeople({
   keywords: 'venture capital',
   network: ['S']
}, 200)

// profiles = [LinkedinProfile, LinkedinProfile, ...]

//-- Console
// [TASK] Search People: 200 ({"keywords":"venture capital","network":["S"]})
//   Page: 1/30 -> 10
//   Page: 2/30 -> 10
//   Page: 3/30 -> 10
//   Page: 4/30 -> 10
// ....
//   Search complete: 200

You can use profile methods or access properties like name, url, title etc.

Send connection request with a note:

for (let p of profiles) {
   await p.connectionRequest(client, 'Hi! Please accept my request')
}

//-- Console
// [TASK] Conection request: Test User - test-user
//   Connection request send to Test User (test-user)
//....