README.md

linkedin-scraper

Main project Project Partner

• App Design Figma
• Process Flow Diagram Figma

Tech stack used

• Selenium
• Beautiful Soup

Warning

• Use a dummy account as linkedin doesn't allow multiple profile visits using a automation tool.
• Your account might get restricted or blocked
• You might be asked to verify your identity using government ID when your account is restricted.

Guide

• For chrome driver error add chrome driver folder to path using windows environment variable

Fields to scrape using scraper.py (Scrolling and clicking):

• Name
• Skills

Scraped data is stored in csv format in {your_name}.csv

To change the parameters for your execution search #CHANGE to see all the places change is necessary in file scraper.py.

Add email and password for login in code.

Fields to scrape using Scraper.ipynb:

• Everything about is profile quickly fetched in a csv

VIIT College Students and Alumnis search page URL is used to generate profile urls using profile_url_scraper.py and then run scraper.py or scraper.ipynb