AutomationFlows β€Ί AI & RAG β€Ί Automate Linkedin Profile Search & Cold Email Outreach with Openai and Hunter

Automate Linkedin Profile Search & Cold Email Outreach with Openai and Hunter

ByAbhijay Vuyyuru @abhijayvuyyuruβœ“ on n8n.io

🚨 LinkedIn search is BROKEN.

Chat trigger triggerβ˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† complexityAI-powered22 nodesChat TriggerGoogle SheetsHTTP RequestHunterOpenAI
AI & RAG Trigger: Chat trigger Nodes: 22 Complexity: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† AI nodes: yes Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4831 β€” we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Chat Trigger β†’ Google Sheets recipe pattern β€” see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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  "name": "LinkGPT",
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      "id": "V4LdVOYIGIbfdqvb",
      "name": "linkedin",
      "createdAt": "2025-06-11T18:52:18.612Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-06-11T18:52:18.612Z"
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}
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🚨 LinkedIn search is BROKEN.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/4831/ β€” original creator credit. Request a take-down β†’

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