• A command line terminal, if you're not familiar with it you can read this post explaining the basics. For the best experience, we recommend you iTerm2 an alternative to the pre-install macOS terminal.

• The JavaScript runtime Node.js. If you're a brew user you can simply brew install node, otherwise you can download it here. Moreover here's an article where you can find more information about how to install it and use it.

• The distributed version control system Git. If you're a brew user you can simply brew install git. Git'll be necessary to clone this repository on your computer

To be sure both of these tools are OK, open a terminal and run:

▶ node -v
v10.7.0

▶ npm -v
6.2.0

▶ git --version
git version 2.17.2 (Apple Git-113)

And check the version of node installed is upper or equal to 8.

1. Clone this repository

▶ git clone https://github.com/aureeaubert/linkedin-workshop-template.git

2. Open the repository

▶ cd linkedin-workshop-template

And open this folder with the editor of your choice

4. Intall dependencies

▶ npm install

3. Execute it:

▶ node ./scrape-profile-usernames.js <linkedin search url> <session cookie>
▶ node ./scrape-profiles.js <session cookie>

Note: session cookie corresponds to the LinkedIn authentication cookie named li_at