LinkedIn Profile Scraper Browser Extension

A Chrome extension that extracts LinkedIn profile information including name, profile picture, and bio.

Features

• Extracts profile data from LinkedIn profile pages
• Downloads profile pictures using included shell script
• Simple popup interface

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable "Developer mode" in the top right
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension directory

Usage

1. Navigate to a LinkedIn profile page (e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/in/username)
2. Click the extension icon in the toolbar
3. View extracted profile information in the popup

Script Functionality

The download_images.sh script:

• Takes a folder name as parameter
• Creates the folder inside display-photos directory
• Takes a JSON array of profile data
• Processes each profile to:
  • Extract name and photo URL
  • Create a URL-safe slug from the name
  • Download the profile photo into the specified folder using curl
• Requires jq for JSON processing

Workflow

graph TD
    A[User Visits LinkedIn Profile] --> B[Browser Extension Activates]
    B --> C[Scrape Profile Data]
    C --> D[Save to data.json]
    D --> E[Run download_images.sh]
    E --> F[Input: Folder Name]
    F --> G[Create Folder in display-photos]
    E --> H[Input: data.json]
    H --> I[Process JSON Data]
    I --> J[Extract Name & Photo URL]
    J --> K[Create URL-safe Slug]
    K --> L[Download Photo to Folder]
    L --> M[Output: Downloaded Images]

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Requirements

• Chrome browser
• jq installed (for script functionality)
• Bash shell (for script execution)

Permissions

This extension requires the following permissions:

• Access to LinkedIn profile pages
• Ability to download files
• Access to active tabs

Disclaimer

This extension is for educational purposes only. Use responsibly and in compliance with LinkedIn's terms of service.