Overview
This guide covers the process for extracting leads from Sales Navigator:
Generate a valid search URL from Sales Navigator
Create a scraping task in WizLeads
Configure task settings
Run the scrape and download results
Before You Start
Confirm you have:
An active WizLeads account with available credits
A LinkedIn Sales Navigator subscription
Defined target criteria (job titles, industries, locations)
Step 1: Access Sales Navigator
Log into LinkedIn and go to linkedin.com/sales.
Step 2: Configure Search Filters & Export
Click Lead Search and apply your targeting criteria:
Filter Type | Examples |
Job Title | Marketing Director, CEO, Sales Manager |
Geography | United States, California, New York City |
Industry | Technology, Healthcare, Finance |
Company Size | 51-200, 201-500 employees |
Seniority | Director, VP, C-Suite |
With the WizLeads Helper extension installed, click the purple "Export" button in the top right corner. This redirects you to the WizLeads task creation page where you'll:
Enter a task name
Click "Process Inputs" to verify your URL
Select account-less scraping if preferred
Enable Smart Link Splitting (Agency or Cartel plans only) for searches over 2,500 results
Valid URLs start with: https://www.linkedin.com/sales/search/people?query.......
Step 4: Name Your Task & Validate Search URLs
Enter a descriptive task name.
Examples:
Marketing Directors - USA - Tech Industry
CEOs - California - SaaS Companies
Now, Paste your Sales Navigator URL into the "Search URLs" field, then click "Validate URLs".
For multiple URLs:
Add up to 50 URLs per task (20 with Smart Link Splitting)
Enter each URL on a new line or separate with commas
Step 6: Configure Task Settings
Account-Less Scraping
Setting | Description | Credit Cost |
OFF | Uses your connected Sales Navigator account | 1 credit/lead |
ON | Anonymous scraping without connecting your account | 2 credits/lead |
Smart Link Splitting (Agency/Cartel Plans Only)
For searches with over 2,500 results, this feature automatically divides the search by geography or industry and retrieves all matching leads.
Step 7: Create and Monitor Your Task
Click "Create Task". You'll be redirected to the Tasks page where you can monitor progress.
Task status details:
Status | Meaning |
🔵 Queued | Waiting to start |
🟡 In Progress | Currently scraping |
🟢 Done | Complete and ready for download |
🔴 Failed | Error occurred |
🟠 Aborting | Stop request received |
🟠 Aborted | Stopped and already scraped results ready for download |
When status shows Done:
Click the Download button (↓ icon)
Results download as a CSV file
Open in Excel, Google Sheets, or your CRM
CSV data includes: Full Name, Job Title, Company Name, Location, LinkedIn Profile URL, Connection Degree, Industry, Company Size, and more.
Credit Usage
Action | Credits Used |
Standard scrape | 1 per lead |
Account-Less scrape | 2 per lead |
Email enrichment (coming soon) | 5 per email found |
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