How To Export LinkedIn Contacts To Excel? [2026 Guide]

How to Download Your Native LinkedIn Data Archive

LinkedIn allows every registered member to download their personal data archive under GDPR and privacy regulations. Here is the exact path in 2026:

• •1. Click your profile picture in the top navigation bar and select 'Settings & Privacy'.
• •2. Navigate to 'Data privacy' on the left sidebar.
• •3. Under 'How LinkedIn uses your data', click 'Get a copy of your data'.
• •4. Select 'Want something in particular?' and check 'Connections'.
• •5. Click 'Request archive' and enter your LinkedIn password.

The Missing Email Problem & How to Fix It

When you open the resulting Connections.csv file, you will notice 85-90% of the email column is blank. LinkedIn defaults connection email visibility to 'Only visible to me' for user privacy.

To complete your list, upload the exported CSV to LI Scrape. Our waterfall engine finds current work email addresses for each connection based on their current company domain and job title.

This enrichment step is essential if you want to use your own network for cold email campaigns, re-engagement sequences, or CRM migration. Without it, your export is just a list of names with no actionable contact channel.

What to Do With the Exported Network

Once enriched, your connection list becomes a high-value asset. The most common use cases are importing into a CRM as a warm pipeline, segmenting by industry for targeted re-engagement, and building referral request sequences to dormant contacts.

Teams that export quarterly also protect themselves against rep attrition. If a salesperson leaves, their network does not disappear with them because the enriched list already lives in the company CRM.