How To Download Your LinkedIn Contacts

Tired of liv­ing inside the bound­aries of Linked­In’s Con­nec­tions inter­face? Want to sort your con­tacts in Excel? Or import them into your CRM? Or just know that you have a copy safe­ly tucked away just in case? I’ve bro­ken the bound­aries and so can you.

Here’s how you can down­load your LinkedIn con­tacts into a vari­ety of file for­mats:

1. Sign in to LinkedIn.

2. Click on the Con­nec­tions menu option under the search box at the top of the screen (avoid the options that drop down when you hov­er your mouse over it).

3. Click on the gear icon in the upper right hand cor­ner.

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4. Click on the Export LinkedIn Con­nec­tions option on the right side.

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5. Choose the for­mat you need and click on the Export but­ton.

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Enjoy!!