LinkedIn Lead Gen: 1000s of Leads Daily with Cheap APIs

Finding the right LinkedIn leads and starting authentic conversations is one of the toughest challenges in B2B sales, recruiting, and networking. Manual prospecting takes hours, and sending cold, generic messages often results in silence. That’s why this LinkedIn Lead Generation Automation Workflow was built, to give you a powerful system that combines lead discovery, organization, and personalized messaging into one seamless automation.

🚀 What This LinkedIn Lead Gen Workflow Does

Automates LinkedIn Lead Discovery

Uses Google Search API to find LinkedIn profiles and company pages based on your search queries.

Captures key data: name, title, profile snippet, link, and even profile images.

Organizes Leads in Google Sheets

Automatically logs each lead into a Google Sheet with structured fields.

Handles pagination so you can continuously fetch fresh results without manual effort.

Generates Personalized LinkedIn DM Openers

Uses AI (OpenAI or Google Gemini) to turn LinkedIn profile snippets into engaging first-line messages.

Avoids salesy or spammy language; instead, creates authentic, curiosity-driven openers that get replies.

Scales Outreach Safely

Built-in wait nodes and batch processing protect your accounts from rate limits.

Processes leads one by one, ensuring quality and compliance.

Built-in wait nodes and batch processing protect your accounts from rate limits.

Processes leads one by one, ensuring quality and compliance.

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💡 Key Benefits

• Save Hours Every Week: No more manual LinkedIn searches or writing individual first lines.

• Increase Reply Rates: Personalized openers can lift LinkedIn response rates by up to 3x compared to generic messages (LinkedIn data).

• Stay Organized: All leads live in Google Sheets, ready for integration with CRMs or follow-up campaigns.

• Customizable: Adjust queries, messaging style, or sheet setup to fit your business needs.

• Scalable Prospecting: Generate hundreds of warm conversation starters at scale without burning out your team.

👥 Who This Workflow Is For

• Agencies & Consultants who book client meetings through LinkedIn.

• Recruiters sourcing candidates with tailored outreach.

• Sales Teams running B2B prospecting campaigns.

• Freelancers & Entrepreneurs growing their networks strategically.

⚙️ Step-by-Step Breakdown

1. Define your LinkedIn search query: Don’t forget to add “site://linkedin.com/in”

2. Workflow pulls LinkedIn profiles via Google Search.

3. Results are parsed and organized.

4. Results are pushed into your Google Sheet.

5. AI rewrites each snippet into a personalized LinkedIn DM opener.

6. Sheet is updated with the new first line beside each lead.

🔧 Credentianls Needed

• Custom Search API: – Go to Google Cloud Console.
  – Create a new project
  – Enable **Custom Search API**
  – Go to **Credentials** and copy your **API Key**

• CX Value: – Go to Programmable Search Engine.
  – Create a name
  – Select **Search entire web**
  – Copy the **cx** value

• Google Sheets Account

• Open AI API key

Usage Limits (Free Tier)

– The free tier of the Google Custom Search API allows **100 requests per day**
– Each request returns **up to 10 search results**
– This means you can get **up to 1,000 search results per day** at no cost

🔧 Customization Options

• Replace Google Sheets with Airtable or a CRM.

• Adjust delay times for safer throttling.

• Modify the AI prompt to match your brand’s tone of voice.

• Add email finder APIs to turn LinkedIn leads into email outreach lists.

🛠 Troubleshooting & Best Practices

• If search returns empty, refine your query (e.g., “Marketing Director Boston site:linkedin.com”).

• Use smaller batches to avoid rate limits.

• Double-check Google API keys and sheet permissions if data isn’t flowing.