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JS script to send connection requests to your LinkedIn search results with customisation options
// If the script does not work, you may need to allow same site scripting https://stackoverflow.com/a/50902950
Linkedin = {
config: {
scrollDelay: 3000,
actionDelay: 5000,
nextPageDelay: 5000,
// set to -1 for no limit
maxRequests: -1,
totalRequestsSent: 0,
// set to true to add note in invites
addNote: false,
note: "I'm looking forward to connecting with you!"
},
init: function (data, config) {
console.info("INFO: script initialized on the page...");
console.debug("DEBUG: scrolling to bottom in " + config.scrollDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.scrollBottom(data, config), config.actionDelay);
},
scrollBottom: function (data, config) {
window.scrollTo({ top: document.body.scrollHeight, behavior: 'smooth' });
console.debug("DEBUG: scrolling to top in " + config.scrollDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.scrollTop(data, config), config.scrollDelay);
},
scrollTop: function (data, config){
window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' });
console.debug("DEBUG: inspecting elements in " + config.scrollDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.inspect(data, config), config.scrollDelay);
},
inspect: function (data, config) {
var totalRows = this.totalRows();
console.debug("DEBUG: total search results found on page are " + totalRows);
if (totalRows >= 0) {
this.compile(data, config);
} else {
console.warn("WARN: end of search results!");
this.complete(config);
}
},
compile: function (data, config) {
var elements = document.querySelectorAll('button');
data.pageButtons = [...elements].filter(function (element) {
return element.textContent.trim() === "Connect";
});
if (!data.pageButtons || data.pageButtons.length === 0) {
console.warn("ERROR: no connect buttons found on page!");
console.info("INFO: moving to next page...");
setTimeout(() => { this.nextPage(config) }, config.nextPageDelay);
} else {
data.pageButtonTotal = data.pageButtons.length;
console.info("INFO: " + data.pageButtonTotal + " connect buttons found");
data.pageButtonIndex = 0;
console.debug("DEBUG: starting to send invites in " + config.actionDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => { this.sendInvites(data, config) }, config.actionDelay);
}
},
sendInvites: function (data, config) {
console.debug("remaining requests " + config.maxRequests);
if (config.maxRequests == 0){
console.info("INFO: max requests reached for the script run!");
this.complete(config);
} else {
console.debug('DEBUG: sending invite to ' + (data.pageButtonIndex + 1) + ' out of ' + data.pageButtonTotal);
var button = data.pageButtons[data.pageButtonIndex];
button.click();
if (config.addNote && config.note) {
console.debug("DEBUG: clicking Add a note in popup, if present, in " + config.actionDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.clickAddNote(data, config), config.actionDelay);
} else {
console.debug("DEBUG: clicking done in popup, if present, in " + config.actionDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.clickDone(data, config), config.actionDelay);
}
}
},
clickAddNote: function (data, config) {
var buttons = document.querySelectorAll('button');
var addNoteButton = Array.prototype.filter.call(buttons, function (el) {
return el.textContent.trim() === 'Add a note';
});
// adding note if required
if (addNoteButton && addNoteButton[0]) {
console.debug("DEBUG: clicking add a note button to paste note");
addNoteButton[0].click();
console.debug("DEBUG: pasting note in " + config.actionDelay);
setTimeout(() => this.pasteNote(data, config), config.actionDelay);
} else {
console.debug("DEBUG: add note button not found, clicking send on the popup in " + config.actionDelay);
setTimeout(() => this.clickDone(data, config), config.actionDelay);
}
},
pasteNote: function (data, config) {
noteTextBox = document.getElementById("custom-message")
noteTextBox.value = config.note;
noteTextBox.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', {
bubbles: true
}));
console.debug("DEBUG: clicking send in popup, if present, in " + config.actionDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.clickDone(data, config), config.actionDelay);
},
clickDone: function (data, config) {
var buttons = document.querySelectorAll('button');
var doneButton = Array.prototype.filter.call(buttons, function (el) {
return el.textContent.trim() === 'Send';
});
// Click the first send button
if (doneButton && doneButton[0]) {
console.debug("DEBUG: clicking send button to close popup");
doneButton[0].click();
} else {
console.debug("DEBUG: send button not found, clicking close on the popup in " + config.actionDelay);
}
setTimeout(() => this.clickClose(data, config), config.actionDelay);
},
clickClose: function (data, config) {
var closeButton = document.getElementsByClassName('artdeco-modal__dismiss artdeco-button artdeco-button--circle artdeco-button--muted artdeco-button--2 artdeco-button--tertiary ember-view');
if (closeButton && closeButton[0]) {
closeButton[0].click();
}
console.info('INFO: invite sent to ' + (data.pageButtonIndex + 1) + ' out of ' + data.pageButtonTotal);
config.maxRequests--;
config.totalRequestsSent++;
if (data.pageButtonIndex === (data.pageButtonTotal - 1)) {
console.debug("DEBUG: all connections for the page done, going to next page in " + config.actionDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.nextPage(config), config.actionDelay);
} else {
data.pageButtonIndex++;
console.debug("DEBUG: sending next invite in " + config.actionDelay + " ms");
setTimeout(() => this.sendInvites(data, config), config.actionDelay);
}
},
nextPage: function (config) {
var pagerButton = document.getElementsByClassName('artdeco-pagination__button--next');
if (!pagerButton || pagerButton.length === 0) {
console.info("INFO: no next page button found!");
return this.complete(config);
}
console.info("INFO: Going to next page...");
pagerButton[0].children[0].click();
setTimeout(() => this.init({}, config), config.nextPageDelay);
},
complete: function (config) {
console.info('INFO: script completed after sending ' + config.totalRequestsSent + ' connection requests');
},
totalRows: function () {
var search_results = document.getElementsByClassName('search-result');
if (search_results && search_results.length != 0) {
return search_results.length;
} else {
return 0;
}
}
}
Linkedin.init({}, Linkedin.config);
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