# LinkedIn Recruiter export to Excel, so you hire faster. *Recruiter Lite has no CSV export, and full Recruiter exports 25 at a time. Replygrow exports up to 2,500 candidates from one search URL into Excel or a live sequence, so your shortlist fills this week.* Canonical: https://replygrow.com/features/linkedin-recruiter-export Last updated: 2026-09-26 --- ## The practical answer to "linkedin recruiter export to excel" LinkedIn Recruiter export to Excel means getting a Recruiter search out as a spreadsheet. LinkedIn's own CSV export takes 25 candidates at a time, and Recruiter Lite has none, so Replygrow collects up to 2,500 candidates from one Recruiter or Recruiter Lite search URL in the cloud, cleans the first names and exports a CSV that opens straight in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. The same list can go straight into a campaign of profile visits, connection requests, messages and InMail, which spends the credits on the connected account's own Recruiter subscription. The Recruiter license stays yours: the account you connect has to hold it. ## One URL in. Every candidate out. Three steps, and no copying profiles into a sheet. 1. **Copy the Recruiter search URL** — Build the search in Recruiter or Recruiter Lite exactly as you do today, then copy the URL. 2. **Paste it into Replygrow** — Choose Recruiter as the type and up to 2,500 candidates arrive in the cloud, first names already cleaned. 3. **Open it in Excel, or message** — Download the CSV, which opens straight in Excel, or attach the list to a campaign and start the same day. ## Search once. Shortlist all week. Replygrow collects the whole search in the cloud, so the list lands in Excel or goes straight to candidates the same day. ### Two thousand profiles. One paste. Build the search in Recruiter, where the filters are good, and paste the URL. Replygrow collects the candidates in the cloud, so nothing rides your Recruiter session and the list keeps filling while your laptop sleeps. - Up to 2,500 candidates per search - Recruiter Lite export too, which LinkedIn lacks - Runs in the cloud, nothing to install [Export Sales Navigator leads too](https://replygrow.com/features/linkedin-sales-navigator-export) ### No clean-up. Straight to Excel. The CSV opens straight in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets with no clean-up. Certifications, emoji and hiring banners are already out of the first-name field, so every greeting reads like a person typed it. Every row carries name, headline, current title, company, location, profile URL and connection degree. - A CSV that opens straight in Excel - No first-name clean-up in Excel - Or write the list to a Google Sheet ### Skip Excel. Message them today. Attach the list to a campaign of profile visits, connection requests, messages and InMail on your own Recruiter credits, so candidates outside your network hear from you too. A reply pauses that candidate's sequence, and by default nobody on your team messages them twice. - InMail reaches candidates outside your network - No follow-up after a candidate replies - By default, no candidate hears from two recruiters [LinkedIn message automation that stops on reply](https://replygrow.com/features/linkedin-message-automation) ## 10 LinkedIn Recruiter searches to export and shortlist. Filters and Spotlights already in LinkedIn Recruiter, and why each list deserves outreach. 1. **Open to work** — They told recruiters they are looking. A short, specific note about the role lands well. 2. **More likely to respond** — LinkedIn's own signal for who answers recruiters. Start the week with this list. 3. **Past applicants** — They wanted to work for you once. Tell them what has changed since. 4. **Company followers** — They already follow the employer brand. Open with the role, not the pitch. 5. **Job titles and years of experience** — Senior Java developers with five years or more: the classic shortlist, tight enough to personalize. 6. **Boolean keywords and skills** — The exact stack in one search string, so every candidate on the list fits the brief. 7. **Locations and workplace type** — Remote, hybrid or on-site in one city, so every message can name the setup. 8. **Past companies** — Alumni of an employer you rate, one list per company, one opening line each. 9. **Spoken languages** — For roles that need a second language. Filter by it, then write the note in it. 10. **Year of graduation** — One class year at a time, for graduate schemes and early-career hiring. Paste any of these into Replygrow, and the candidates are in Excel, or hearing from you, the same day. ## Recruiter keeps candidates in. Replygrow gets them talking. **Copying candidates by hand** - A minute per candidate, times two thousand - First names arrive glued to titles and emoji - The list lives in one recruiter's spreadsheet - Follow-ups tracked in a column nobody updates **Replygrow puts your search to work** - The whole search in one paste - Names mail-merge ready on arrival - One list for the desk, nobody doubled - Follow-ups sent, and paused when a candidate replies ## Everything that gets replies. Included with every account. Every connected LinkedIn account gets all of it, and so does the 7-day free trial. - **No proxy to buy** — A dedicated residential proxy on every account, included - **Campaigns filled in minutes** — Five lead sources, and Sales Navigator is optional - **No reply left waiting** — Every account's replies in one inbox, filtered to unread - **Every feature, one plan** — No tiers to climb and no add-ons to buy - **Find the message that works** — A/B versions rotated for you, replies compared per version ## Less copy-paste. More candidates talking. - **2,500** candidates from one Recruiter search URL, against 25 per LinkedIn export - **3x** more replies with follow-ups that stop when a candidate answers - **2x** connection acceptance when a profile visit comes before the invite > We use Replygrow in daily operations for both business development and recruiting. Compared to other tools in this category, the software is not bloated with useless features. Most importantly, the customer service is excellent — Matt guided us through setting up automations and connections to our CRM, that now works like a charm. > > — Jakub Tomsik, Founder & CEO, Spacebrains ([Trustpilot, February 2025](https://www.trustpilot.com/users/67a5337269e1084f924eedd9)) > I've used 3 or 4 similar tools over the years and Replygrow takes the cake. The ease of use, support, and convenient dashboard are really great. I easily see if a campaign is or isn't performing. > > — Dino Knezovic, Virtual Workforce Agency ([Trustpilot, February 2025](https://www.trustpilot.com/users/65fdd10a4c440c0012353204)) > Excellent software for automated marketing. It allows me to save some time sending connection requests. Their support capabilities are excellent. I recommend using this software. > > — Maxime B., CEO, small business ([G2, February 2023](https://www.g2.com/products/replygrow/reviews/replygrow-review-7752239)) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you export LinkedIn Recruiter search results to Excel? LinkedIn Recruiter exports search results to a CSV file that opens in Excel, 25 candidates at a time, and Recruiter Lite has no CSV export at all, per [LinkedIn's Recruiter Help Center](https://www.linkedin.com/help/recruiter/answer/a412149/export-profiles-in-recruiter). Replygrow collects up to 2,500 candidates from one Recruiter or Recruiter Lite search URL and exports them as a CSV that opens straight in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. ### How do I export candidates from LinkedIn Recruiter without a tool? With LinkedIn's own CSV export, which also caps a Recruiter license at 5,000 profiles and 200 files each month, on top of 25 candidates per export. Past that, it's copying profiles into a sheet at about a minute a candidate. One Recruiter search URL in Replygrow collects up to 2,500 candidates, Recruiter Lite included. ### How many candidates can I export from one Recruiter search? Up to 2,500 per Recruiter search, the same as a Sales Navigator search, while a basic LinkedIn search returns up to 1,000. For a bigger talent pool, split it into tighter searches by location, skill or seniority, which is better targeting anyway. ### Do I need my own LinkedIn Recruiter license? Yes. Recruiter access belongs to your LinkedIn account, so the account you connect has to hold the Recruiter or Recruiter Lite license, and that subscription stays with LinkedIn. Without Recruiter, a Sales Navigator search, a LinkedIn search, a post's engagers or a Google Sheet still fills the campaign. ### What is in the export, and can it reach my recruiting software? The candidate profile data the search returns: name, headline, current title, company, location, profile URL and connection degree, with first names cleaned for a mail merge. Google Sheets works both ways, and your CRM or recruiting software connects through Zapier, Make or webhooks. Replygrow does no email finding or enrichment, so the file carries LinkedIn data rather than email addresses. ### Why did my Recruiter search fail? The two usual causes are two-factor authentication on the connected LinkedIn account, and a colleague signed into the same Recruiter license while the search runs. Both are LinkedIn-side restrictions, so check them first before rebuilding the search. ### Can I message the candidates automatically, including InMail? Yes, and you can skip the CSV entirely. Attach the list to a campaign of profile visits, connection requests, messages and InMail, which spends the credits on your own Recruiter subscription. Every step sends inside your working hours from a dedicated residential proxy, and a reply pauses that candidate's sequence. Each account can send up to 100 invites a day, and Replygrow recommends up to 300 a week. ### Does Recruiter export cost extra? It's included with every connected LinkedIn account, never an add-on or a higher tier. The 7-day free trial includes it with no credit card, so you can export a real Recruiter search before deciding. ## More on filling the shortlist. Guides and walkthroughs for getting more out of every Recruiter search. - [Create a Recruiter search](https://replygrow.com/help/search/create-search) — The help-center walkthrough, from URL to list - [LinkedIn automation for recruiters](https://replygrow.com/for-recruiters) — Candidate sequences and one inbox for every recruiter - [Replygrow pricing](https://replygrow.com/pricing) — Every feature, Recruiter export included, on each connected LinkedIn account ## LinkedIn Recruiter export to Excel. Your shortlist starts today. Paste one Recruiter search URL: up to 2,500 clean candidates, in Excel or a sequence, today. [Start for free now](https://app.replygrow.com/sign-up/)