How to Export LinkedIn Contacts (2026)
LinkedIn lets you export your connections to a CSV — useful for backing up your network, importing into a CRM, or cleaning up your contact list. Here’s the exact path.
1. Request Your Connections Export
- Click your photo > Settings & Privacy.
- Open Data privacy > Get a copy of your data.
- Choose Want something in particular? and tick Connections (or pick the full archive for everything).
- Click Request archive and confirm your password.
2. Download the File
- A Connections CSV (fast, smaller selections) is often ready within minutes — LinkedIn emails you a download link.
- The full archive can take up to 24 hours.
- Open the email, click Download archive, sign in, and save the ZIP/CSV.
3. What’s in the Export
The Connections CSV includes:
- First and last name
- Company and position
- Connected on date
- Email address — only for connections who chose to share it. Many will be blank, which is expected.
4. Import Into a CRM or Spreadsheet
Open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets, clean up the columns, then import into your CRM. Map name, company, and email fields during import so nothing lands in the wrong column.
5. Troubleshooting
Most email addresses are blank
That’s by design. LinkedIn only exports a connection’s email if they enabled “Allow connections to export my contact info” in their own settings. There’s no way to pull the rest.
The archive is taking a long time
The full data archive can take up to 24 hours. For just connections, use the “something in particular” option — it’s much faster.
I can’t find the download link
Check spam, or return to Get a copy of your data — completed exports show a Download button right on that page.
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