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Export Sales Navigator people search to CSV

Listful exports Sales Navigator people search (/sales/search/people) to a local CSV — profile URL, name, headline, and location. Free, no account, no row credits. The address bar needs query= or #query=. Listful ceiling 2,500; LinkedIn often stops around that same cap.

Download for Chrome — free

Alpha download · load the folder in Chrome · no account, no card

URL pattern

/sales/search/people

Why this list

Intent — not a second pitch.

Sales Navigator is where outbound teams already filter titles, seniority, and geography. The missing piece is a file you can drop into Sheets, Clay, or a CRM without paying per row for the export itself. Listful turns the lead search you are looking at into rows — same filters, same session — then gets out of the way. Enrichment stays optional and separate.

What LinkedIn won’t give you

Native UI gaps on this surface.

Sales Navigator has no bulk CSV for people search. You can save leads into SN lists or click through profiles one by one, but there is no native “download this search” for spreadsheet work.

How it works

Three steps. No funnel.

Install Listful

Add the Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store. CSV download needs no Listful account.

Open a lead search with a query

Go to /sales/search/people and apply a keyword or filter so the address bar includes query= or #query=. Empty searches without a query will not recipe.

Export from the side panel

Open Listful on that tab and run Export. Pagination walks SN’s lead pages (25 per page) until LinkedIn or the 2,500 ceiling stops.

Install and export your first listExample: open on LinkedIn

Worked example

A concrete scene.

Setup

You run a Sales Navigator lead search for “VP Sales” in your target geos with seniority filters already applied. The URL shows query= in the bar.

Outcome

Listful pages the results into a CSV with profile_url, full_name, headline, and location — up to ~2,500 rows when SN keeps returning pages. You import the file into your sequencer; emails only appear later if you buy enrichment hits.

CSV columns

What lands in the file.

Field	Description
profile_url	Canonical /in/ URL when LinkedIn provides one.
full_name	Display name as returned by LinkedIn.
headline	Headline text. May be empty.
location	Location string when present.
first_name	First token of full name.
last_name	Remainder of full name.
company_name	Current company from the lead card.
sales_navigator_company_id	Numeric organization id from Sales Navigator when present.
linkedin_profile_id	LinkedIn member id when LinkedIn returns objectUrn or it can be decoded from the SN profile id.
connection_degree	Connection degree (1st, 2nd, …) when returned.
job_title	Current title on the lead card.
summary	Summary text from the lead card.
profile_image_url	Profile photo URL when LinkedIn includes picture metadata.
sales_navigator_search_url	The Sales Navigator people search URL for this job.
sales_navigator_profile_url	Sales Navigator lead profile URL.
linkedin_profile_url	LinkedIn /in/ URL using the SN profile id segment when no vanity URL is available.
sales_navigator_profile_id	Sales Navigator profile id (ACo… segment).
sales_navigator_company_url	Sales Navigator company URL when a company id is present.
linkedin_people_post_search_url	LinkedIn content search URL scoped to this member.
viewed	Whether the lead was marked viewed in Sales Navigator.
tenure_start	Current role start (MM/YYYY) when present.
tenure_end	Current role end (MM/YYYY) when present.
tenure_length	Human-readable tenure at current role.
recently_hired	Spotlight: recently hired.
recently_promoted	Spotlight: recently promoted.
current_company	Same as company_name; included for CRM parity with legacy SN exports.

Sample rows · illustrative

Alex Rivera
VP Sales · Series B SaaS · Austin, Texas
/in/example-a/
Sam Okonkwo
Head of Revenue · Fintech · London, England
/in/example-b/
Jordan Lee
Enterprise AE · Cloud infra · Toronto, Canada
/in/example-c/

Limits

As of September 2026. LinkedIn may stop returning pages earlier.

Up to ~2,500 when LinkedIn keeps returning pages

What you usually get

2,500

Listful ceiling (if LinkedIn keeps paging)

25×100

Page size × max pages

Without query= or #query= in the URL, the export cannot start.

All Sales Nav tiers that can open people search are supported.

Account / company lists that do not open as /sales/search/people are out of scope.

Full limits table →

When not to use this

Sales Nav account or company lists that do not open as /sales/search/people

Recruiter projects (not supported)

Expecting emails in the free CSV (enrichment is separate)

Full unsupported list: what Listful does not export.

Questions.

Short answers on this surface.

Q01Can I export Sales Navigator leads for free?

Yes for the CSV path: no Listful account and no per-row credits. You still need a Sales Navigator seat that can open people search.

Q02Why does export fail without query= in the URL?

The recipe expects query= or #query= in the address bar. Apply a keyword or filter first so the lead search URL includes a query string.

Q03How many Sales Navigator leads can I export?

Listful paginates up to 2,500 leads (25 × 100 pages). LinkedIn typically stops around that same ceiling when it keeps returning pages.

Q04Does this export Sales Nav account lists?

No. Only people search under /sales/search/people is in scope. Account and company lists on other URLs are unsupported.

Q05Is this a Sales Navigator scraper?

It is an export extension: it paginates a lead list you already have open. Your LinkedIn session stays in the browser; Listful builds the CSV from result payloads.

Q06Do I need classic LinkedIn or only Sales Nav?

This surface needs Sales Navigator. Classic /search/results/people is a separate Listful export if you are on free LinkedIn.

Q07Can I send the export to Clay, n8n, or Make?

Yes — sign in free, set a signed webhook, and rows POST on completion. CSV download still works without an account.

Q08Will Listful message or InMail these leads?

No. Listful never sends messages, connection requests, or InMails. Export only.

Q09Why is my row count lower than SN’s total?

SN may stop returning pages early, and rows are deduped by profile URN. The file reflects what the API returned, not the UI badge alone.

Q10Are emails in the Sales Navigator CSV?

Not in the free file. Optional enrichment can attach emails and phones per hit after export.

Q11Saved views — do they work?

Yes when they open as /sales/search/people with a query in the URL. If the view lands on another SN path, that path is out of scope.

Free CSV

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No account, no row credits. LinkedIn’s own page caps still apply — see the limits guide.