Overview
Orbis can import your LinkedIn connections, profile information, and conversation history from a LinkedIn data export. Because LinkedIn does not provide a live API for personal connections, the import works by uploading a ZIP archive that LinkedIn generates for you.LinkedIn does not include email addresses for most connections in the export. Orbis will import names, job titles, companies, and LinkedIn profile URLs. Email enrichment can be performed separately using Orbis’s AI enrichment features.
Step 1: Export your LinkedIn data
Open LinkedIn Settings
Go to linkedin.com and click your profile photo, then Settings & Privacy.
Request your archive
Click Get a copy of your data, then select Download larger data archive to include connections, messages, and profile information.
Wait for LinkedIn
LinkedIn typically delivers the archive within a few hours, but it can take up to 24 hours. Sometimes LinkedIn sends two emails — download the second one, which contains the complete archive.
Step 2: Upload your archive to Orbis
Open the import dialog
In Orbis, go to Settings → Import and click Connect next to the LinkedIn section.
Select your archive
Click the upload area and select the ZIP file you downloaded from LinkedIn. The file must be a
.zip and no larger than 500 MB.Confirm consent
Check the consent checkbox to confirm you’re authorizing Orbis to process your LinkedIn data. Your archive is stored privately within your workspace.
Processing a large archive (thousands of connections) can take several minutes. You can close the dialog and check back later — the import continues in the background. A progress bar is shown in the LinkedIn section of the Settings page while the job is running.
What gets imported
| Data | Imported |
|---|---|
| Connection name (first and last) | Yes |
| Job title | Yes |
| Company | Yes |
| LinkedIn profile URL | Yes |
| Connected date | Yes |
| Email address | Only if LinkedIn included it (rare) |
| Messages and conversations | Yes, if included in the archive |
How LinkedIn data enriches existing contacts
When Orbis processes your archive, it compares each connection against your existing Orbis contacts:- Match found — If a contact already exists with the same name or LinkedIn URL, Orbis updates the existing record with any missing fields (job title, company, LinkedIn URL). No duplicate is created.
- No match found — A new contact is created from the LinkedIn connection data.
linkedin source is recorded on each contact so you can see where the data originated.
Limitations
- LinkedIn archives are a point-in-time snapshot. The import does not stay in sync with LinkedIn — if a connection updates their job title on LinkedIn, Orbis will not automatically reflect that change.
- You can re-upload a newer LinkedIn archive at any time. Orbis will update existing contacts and add any new connections found in the newer export.
- Archives larger than 500 MB are not supported. If your archive exceeds this size, contact support.
Monitoring import progress
While the archive is processing, the LinkedIn section on the Settings → Import page shows a progress bar with:- Number of contacts imported so far
- Estimated time remaining