itsApurba / linkedin-experience

Linkedin Experience 🏢👥

Installation 🚀

Follow these steps to set up and run the project on your local machine.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

• Git
• Node.js
• Cookie Extension

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/itsApurba/linkedin-experience

Navigate to the Project Directory

cd linkedin-experience

Install Dependencies

npm i

Configuration ⚙️

1. Setting Up the Cookie 🍪

1. Install EditThisCookie Extension:

   • Install the EditThisCookie extension from https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nmckokihipjgplolmcmjakknndddifde.

2. Login to LinkedIn:

   • Log in to your LinkedIn profile using the browser where you've installed the extension.

3. Export the Cookie:

   • Export the cookie from the EditThisCookie extension.

4. Create auth File:

   • Create a file named auth in the root directory (if not present).
   • Open the recently downloaded cookie file and copy paste the cookie into the auth file.

2. Adding the links

• Add the all the links to startUrls variable in the main.js file.
• Use https://arraythis.com to convert multiple links as an array.

Run the Script ▶️

Execute the following command to run the script:

npm start

Output File Location 📂

The output file will be generated at ./storage/key_value_stores/default/data.csv.

Known Bugs 🐛

Cookie Expiration:

• Issue:

  • Cookies generated for LinkedIn may expire after a certain period.

• Solution:

  • Periodically regenerate the LinkedIn cookie when you encounter issues due to cookie expiration.
  • Repeating the setup process (refer to Setting Up the Cookie) by generating a new cookie through the provided steps will resolve this issue.

• Note:

  • Periodic regeneration of the cookie is recommended.