• DATA
  • LISTS
  • HUMAN
  • CONTEXT

How to get contact details from LinkedIn with your AI

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Short answer

How can I get contact info from LinkedIn using AI?

Your AI uses the find_email_by_linkedin tool to grab verified emails and phone numbers from LinkedIn profiles. You just provide the profile link or name, and the AI handles the extraction. You'll get the direct contact data you need.

The results you get

Direct contact data

The AI processes the profile and delivers these specific outcomes.

DATA

Verified contact info

The AI pulls direct email addresses and phone numbers. You get clean data ready for outreach.

LISTS

Organized contact sets

If you provide a list of profiles, the AI extracts details for all of them. You can move these into a sheet or CRM.

HUMAN

Manual selection

The AI identifies the best contact points, but you decide which person is actually worth reaching out to. You maintain control over the final list.

CONTEXT

Profile summaries

The AI can combine contact data with a quick summary of the person's role. This helps you prepare for a conversation immediately.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as the bridge between your chat interface and LinkedIn data.

  1. Identify the profile

    Your AI looks at the LinkedIn URL or name you provided to locate the specific individual.

    find_email_by_linkedin

  2. Extract contact data

    The agent triggers the tool to search for verified email addresses and phone numbers associated with that profile.

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  3. Format the output

    The AI cleans up the raw data into a readable format like a list or a table.

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  4. Deliver to chat

    The contact details are presented directly in your conversation window for you to use.

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Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the extraction process.

Starting points

These are basic requests. Swap out the profile names or links with the actual ones you need.

ContactOut Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_E8sOHqZJgpdDGGU9iHtBqRW9QTJKPVwsVLReVm88/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — ContactOut capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "contactout-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_E8sOHqZJgpdDGGU9iHtBqRW9QTJKPVwsVLReVm88/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Find the email and phone number for this LinkedIn profile: [URL]

  • Get contact details for [Name] from LinkedIn.

  • Extract the verified email for the person at this LinkedIn link: [URL]

  • I need the contact info for these three LinkedIn profiles: [List of URLs]

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI send emails directly from LinkedIn?

    No. The AI only extracts the contact details. You have to send the actual emails through your own email client.

  • 02

    Does the AI update my LinkedIn profile?

    No. This tool is read-only. It pulls data from LinkedIn to your chat, but it cannot change or write anything to your LinkedIn account.

  • 03

    Will the AI find contact info for every person on LinkedIn?

    No. The AI can only find information that ContactOut has successfully verified and made available through the tool.

  • 04

    Can I use this to scrape entire company lists?

    The tool is designed to find details for specific profiles you identify. It does not perform bulk company-wide scraping.

  • 05

    Do I need to keep LinkedIn open?

    No. Once the Connector is active, your AI handles the data retrieval in the background.

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