I need to look up LinkedIn profiles all the time: preparing for meetings, welcoming new users, and more. This simple but powerful AI workflow saves me a ton of time.
LinkedIn profile finder
Find LinkedIn profile URLs for new contacts added to a spreadsheet
Created by
Relay.app Team
Relay.app Team
Steps in this workflow
1
Trigger
2
Generate search query
3
Search Google
4
Extract the LinkedIn profile URL
5
Get LinkedIn profile data
This AI workflow automatically looks up LinkedIn profile URLs based on a name and email address.
1
Trigger
Collects the necessary information to find a LinkedIn profile including an owner email, name, and email address of the person to search for. The workflow can be started manually whenever you need to find someone's profile.
2
Generate search query
Creates an optimized Google search query based on the name and email provided in the trigger. The AI formats the information to maximize the chances of finding the correct LinkedIn profile in the search results.
Prompt used
Given the following information, please output the Google Search query most likely to yield that person's LinkedIn profile.
Name: [data]
Email Address: [data]
Good queries are usually of the form "information linkedin profile".
<example>
<input>
Name: Jacob Bank
Email Address: jacob@relay.app
</input>
<output>
jacob bank relay linkedin profile
</output>
</example>
<example>
<input>
Name: Michael
Email Address: michael.kaeser.ch@gmail.com
</input>
<output>
- michael kaeser switzerland linkedin profile
- michael kaeser linkedin profile
</output>
</example>
<example>
<input>
Name:
Email Address: thijs@relay.app
</input>
<output>
thijs relay.app linkedin profile
</output>
</example>
<example>
<input>
Name:
Address: jbank@relay.app
</input>
<output>
bank relay.app linkedin profile
</output>
</example>
3
Search Google
Performs a Google search using the query generated in the previous step. This search operation costs 5 AI credits and returns a list of search results that might contain the LinkedIn profile.
4
Extract the LinkedIn profile URL
Analyzes the Google search results to extract the most likely LinkedIn profile URL for the person. The AI removes country-specific subdomains and ensures the URL is in the standard format, avoiding company profiles or posts.
Prompt used
Given the results of a Google Search query, please extract the URL of the LinkedIn profile most likely to correspond to this person:
Name: [data]
Email :[data]
Please remove any country-specific subdomains and return a URL of the form: https://www.linkedin.com/in/USER_NAME
Do not return a URL that corresponds to a post or a company profile.
5
Get LinkedIn profile data
Retrieves the complete LinkedIn profile data using the extracted URL from the previous step. This provides access to the person's professional information, experience, and other details available on their LinkedIn profile.
