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"content": "## Send Personalized DMs to LinkedIn Profile Visitors\n\nThis workflow automatically identifies people who visited your LinkedIn profile and sends them personalized direct messages or connection requests based on their connection status.\n\n### Who is this for?\nSales professionals, recruiters, founders, and networkers who want to convert profile visitors into meaningful connections without manual outreach.\n\n### How it works\n1. **Fetch Visitors** \u2013 Retrieves your LinkedIn profile visitors from the past 7 days via ConnectSafely.ai API\n2. **Deduplicate** \u2013 Checks Google Sheets to avoid messaging the same person twice\n3. **Route by Connection** \u2013 Sends DMs to 1st-degree connections or connection requests to others\n4. **Track Progress** \u2013 Logs all outreach to Google Sheets for tracking\n\n### Setup steps\n1. Get your ConnectSafely.ai API key from [connectsafely.ai](https://connectsafely.ai)\n2. Configure the HTTP Bearer Auth credential with your API key\n3. Connect your Google Sheets account and create a sheet with columns: `Name`, `Linkedin URL`, `Status`\n4. Update the Google Sheets node with your sheet ID\n5. Customize the message templates in the Code nodes\n\n### Customization\n| What | Where |\n|------|-------|\n| Message templates | \"Generate DM for Connected User\" and \"Generate Message for New Connection\" Code nodes |\n| Fetch frequency | Schedule Trigger node |\n| Time range for visitors | \"Fetch Profile Visitors\" HTTP Request body |\n\n**Note:** This template requires a ConnectSafely.ai account and API access."
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"content": "## 2. Deduplicate\nChecks if visitor was already contacted to avoid duplicate outreach."
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}
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How this works
This workflow automates the process of identifying and messaging visitors to your Instagram profile, helping you nurture leads and build connections without manual effort. It's ideal for social media managers, influencers, or small business owners who receive regular profile traffic and want to engage potential customers directly via direct messages. The key step involves extracting the profile ID from your Instagram URL, fetching the list of recent visitors through an HTTP request, and then using Google Sheets to deduplicate and track the outreach, ensuring personalised follow-ups reach unique users efficiently.
Use this workflow when you have a steady stream of Instagram profile visitors and aim to convert them into followers or clients through automated DMs, particularly if you're scheduling weekly runs to avoid overwhelming your account. Avoid it if your profile sees minimal traffic or if Instagram's API policies change, as reliance on HTTP requests could face restrictions. Common variations include adding email integrations for cross-platform tracking or customising message templates for different visitor segments.
About this workflow
Dm-Profile-Visitors. Uses httpRequest, googleSheets. Scheduled trigger; 21 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/ConnectSafelyAI/connectsafely-cookbook/blob/main/n8n/dm-profile-visitors.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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