LinkedIn Profile Scraper

A Python-based web scraping tool that extracts professional information from LinkedIn profiles using Selenium and Chrome WebDriver.

Features

• Automated LinkedIn profile data extraction
• Secure login handling with user credentials
• Batch processing of multiple profiles from a single URL
• Data export to CSV format
• Collects comprehensive profile information including:
  • Education history
  • Employment details
  • Professional skills
  • Contact information (emails)

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Chrome browser
• Chrome WebDriver
• Selenium
• Valid LinkedIn account

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/aryanbk/linkedin-scrapper.git
cd linkedin-scraper

2. Install required packages:

pip install selenium pandas

3. Download ChromeDriver that matches your Chrome browser version from ChromeDriver Downloads

Usage

1. Configure your LinkedIn credentials in config.txt:

LINKEDIN_USERNAME = "your_email@example.com"
LINKEDIN_PASSWORD = "your_password"

2. Run the scraper:

python search_scraper.py --url "https://www.linkedin.com/company/example/people/"

Output

The script generates a CSV file containing the following information for each profile:

• Full Name
• Education History
• Employment History
• Skills
• Email Address (if available)