Data recording options with the extension: scanning vs visiting
This guide provides an overview of legacy data capture using the Dux-Soup extension, which is primarily used by Dux-Soup Pro users.
How to record profiles using the extension
Extended profile details: skills, employment, and education history
How to record profiles using the extension
To record data, enable the expert setting in the extension Options → User tab:
Afterwards, check the option to record profile data within Options → Browser tab:
Make a people search on regular LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, or Recruiter and click on the Dux-Soup icon.
You can record data using the Visit Profiles or Scan Profiles options.
Which option should I use?
Visit profiles
When Visit Profiles is enabled, the extension opens LinkedIn profiles one at a time, similar to manually opening and viewing a profile on LinkedIn.
Because the profile is visited, LinkedIn may show the visit to the profile owner depending on your LinkedIn profile viewing settings.
Scan profiles
Scanning allows the extension to collect available profile information directly from LinkedIn search results without opening each individual profile.
Because the profiles aren’t opened, scanning isn’t treated as a profile visit. It is also considerably faster when you want to record information from a larger set of search results.
Both options allow you to record prospect data with the extension, but they serve different purposes.
Use Visit Profiles when you want to record detailed profile information.
Use Scan Profiles when your priority is to record available prospect information from search results quickly without visiting each profile.
What data do I get?
Visiting Profiles
| Profile id | Middle Name | Phone | Notes |
| Visit Time | Last Name | IM |
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| Profile URL | Company Name |
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| Profile Picture URL | Company Profile | Location |
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| Degree | Company Website | Industry |
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| First Name | Tags |
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Scan Profiles
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Regular LinkedIn | Sales Navigator | Recruiter |
| Profile id | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Scan Time | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Profile URL | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| First Name | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Middle Name | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Last Name | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Title | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Location | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Notes | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Industry |
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✅ | ✅ |
| Company Name |
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✅ | ✅ |
| Company ID |
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✅ |
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| Sales Navigator Profile URL |
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✅ |
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| Recruiter Profile URL |
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✅ |
How to download data?
To download the data you captured with the extension, open any LinkedIn profile list - for example, https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork.
Then, click on the extension icon and select Downlaod Data.
The download option for visited or scanned data will appear.
Extended profile details: skills, employment and education history
You can download a profile’s skills, employment, and education history when using the browser extension with the Visit Profiles function in LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
