linkedin_outreach.py

"""
This script is used to automate the process of sending LinkedIn connection requests and messages to a list of people.
It uses Selenium to automate the process of logging in and sending connection requests and messages.

Author: Mohammad Abdin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-abdin-779260147/)

Keep in mind this can break if LinkedIn changes their HTML structure.
"""

import pandas as pd
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains

import random
import time

driver = webdriver.Chrome()
actions = ActionChains(driver)
driver.get("https://www.linkedin.com/login")

def login(un, pw):
	time.sleep(1)
	u = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "/html/body/div/main/div[3]/div[1]/form/div[1]/input")
	p = driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "/html/body/div/main/div[3]/div[1]/form/div[2]/input")
	time.sleep(3)
	u.send_keys(un)
	p.send_keys(pw)
	time.sleep(1)
	driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "/html/body/div/main/div[3]/div[1]/form/div[3]/button").click()
	time.sleep(10)


def outreach(messages_, link, n):
	k = 0
	page = 1
	results = []
	while True:
		if k >= n:
			break

		driver.get(link + '&page=' + str(page))
		page += 1
		if page > 100:
			driver.quit()
			break

		time.sleep(5)
		page_results = driver.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, 'li.reusable-search__result-container')

		for result in page_results:
			if k >= n:
				break
			driver.execute_script("return arguments[0].scrollIntoView();", result)
			driver.execute_script("window.scrollBy(0, -150);")
			try:
				name = result.find_element(By.XPATH, './/div/div/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div/span[1]/span/a/span/span[1]').text
				headline = result.find_element(By.XPATH, './/div/div/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]').text
				location = result.find_element(By.XPATH, './/div/div/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]').text
				profile = result.find_element(By.XPATH, './/div/div/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div/span[1]/span/a').get_attribute('href')

				cta = result.find_element(By.XPATH, './/div/div/div[3]/div/button')
				cta_text = cta.find_element(By.XPATH, './/span').text
				if cta_text == 'Connect':
					cta.click()  # Connect button
					time.sleep(1)
					driver.find_element(By.XPATH, '/html/body/div[3]/div/div/div[3]/button[1]').click()  # add note button
					time.sleep(1)

					msg_body = random.choice(messages_)
					first_name = name.split(' ')[0]
					intro = f'Hey {first_name}! '
					msg = intro + msg_body

					result.find_element(By.XPATH, '/html/body/div[3]/div/div/div[2]/div/textarea').send_keys(msg)  # add msg
					time.sleep(1)
					result.find_element(By.XPATH, '/html/body/div[3]/div/div/div[3]/button[2]').click()  # send invitation

					k += 1

					row = [link, name, profile, headline, location, msg_body]
					results.append(row)
					time.sleep(0.5)

			except Exception as e:
				try:
					driver.find_element(By.XPATH, '/html/body/div[3]/div/div/button').click()
				except:
					pass

	df = pd.DataFrame(results, columns=['Search Link', 'Name', 'Profile Link', 'Headline', 'Location', 'Message'])
	return df


### __INIT__ ###
if __name__ == '__main__':
	search_link = 'https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=digital%20agency%20seo&origin=SWITCH_SEARCH_VERTICAL'

	# "Hey {first_name}," is added automatically
	MSG = """I'm working on a no-code AI platform to help marketers incorporate recent AI leaps for internal tools and workflows. 

	Given your background in SEO I think you'll find it useful and I'd love to get your feedback. Would you be open to a quick chat soon? :)
	"""

	messages = [MSG] # add more messages to experiment, they will be chosen randomly
	username = 'your_linkedin_email'
	password = 'your_linkedin_password'
	n_users = 50 # number of users to reach out to

	login(username, password)
	results = outreach(messages, search_link, n_users)
	# you can save the results to a csv file or do whatever you want with them

Updated fork with some additional functionality: https://gist.github.com/baberparweez/2baf20d4addce1dc05570c3938554a8d

• Added dotenv for moving username and password out of code in a .env file like this:
  LINKEDIN_USERNAME=username@email.com
LINKEDIN_PASSWORD=password

• Added argparse for allowed keyword argument update.
  For example: python3 linkedin_outreach.py --keyword "Mixed Media Advertising Agency"