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How to import LinkedIn Connections into monday.com

5 of the 7 columns in a LinkedIn Connections export, mapped into 4 monday CRM fields under monday CRM's own names.

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Built on LinkedIn Connections’ export columnsChecked against monday CRM’s import rulesUpdated October 3, 2026

One LinkedIn Connections row, through the templatecopied as it ischanged on the way1explained below
  • First Name, Last Name to Name1joinedPriya Patel
  • Email Address to Email
  • Company to CompanyKirkland Dental
  • Position to NotesHead of Product
Not imported: URL and Connected On. The template leaves these out; map any to a custom field in Operelio.

Where LinkedIn Connections and monday CRM don’t line up

1

First Name and Last Name become one Name

LinkedIn Connections keeps First Name and Last Name apart, and monday CRM has one Name field.

The template joins them, leaving out any that are empty.

ExportFirst Name Priya
Last Name Patel
monday CRMPriya Patel

Check your LinkedIn Connections export before you import it

Looks for the 5 columns this template reads, and what monday CRM would skip.

Drop your LinkedIn Connections CSV here

Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and results are counts only.

LinkedIn Connections to monday CRM in three steps

Step 1Export from LinkedIn Connections
  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage and select Settings & Privacy.
  2. Click Data privacy on the left.
  3. Under How LinkedIn uses your data, click Download your data.
  4. Select Connections and click Request archive.
  5. Download the file from the link LinkedIn emails you. The link works for 72 hours.

Only first-degree connections are included.

An email address appears only for connections who allow their connections to see or download it.

LinkedIn: Export connectionsLinkedIn: Download your account data
Step 2Paste into the template
  1. Paste the export at A1 of Paste your export here.
  2. Start here checks all 5 columns were found.
  3. Save monday CRM Contacts import as a CSV.

Works in Excel for Microsoft 365 and Google Sheets. Excel 2019 and older, Apple Numbers and LibreOffice can't run the formulas this file uses.

Just the 4 headers as a CSV

Step 3Import into monday CRM
  1. Open the Contacts board, open the New contact dropdown and select Import contacts.
  2. Browse to your file or drag it in.
  3. Choose the group to add the items to.
  4. Match each file column to a board column or a new column, or skip it.
  5. Set the duplicate behavior (add as new, skip or update) and click Import Now.
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Fixes the capitals in names, removes duplicate and blank rows, which the Excel file leaves to you. On every plan. Email verification from Starter.

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Questions

Where does LinkedIn Connections' Position column go in monday CRM?

To Notes on the contact.

Why do First Name and Last Name become one Name field in monday CRM?

monday CRM items have a single Name column, not separate first and last name columns. The template combines the two columns with a space so each item displays correctly on the board.

Duplicates and undoing an import: monday CRM import questions.

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