How to Convert Sales Navigator URL to LinkedIn URL

You want to convert a Sales Navigator URL into a regular LinkedIn URL?

You're in the right place. Whether you're exporting leads, syncing your CRM, or launching a campaign, most tools and workflows work way better with regular LinkedIn URLs.

So let's see how to do it.

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How to Convert Sales Navigator URLs to LinkedIn URLs?

You have 3 techniques to convert a Sales Navigator profile URL into a standard LinkedIn profile link:

Method 1: Use the Unique ID from the Sales Navigator URL

Every LinkedIn profile has a unique member ID. Even if someone changes their LinkedIn URL, that ID doesn't change.

Here's how the Sales Navigator URL looks:

https://www.linkedin.com/sales/lead/ACwAADNVsroBlxi2ippxHw1kHvHitcFDy2Apmqw,NAME_SEARCH,VD9H

Between "lead/" and ",NAME_SEARCH", you have the Unique ID.

It's in bold in the example.

You grab the ID, and you paste it into this format:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/UniqueID

For example:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACwAADNVsroBlxi2ippxHw1kHvHitcFDy2Apmqw

Now you have a functional LinkedIn URL.

Method 2: Use a Spreadsheet Formula (for bulk conversion)

This technique is perfect if you have hundreds or thousands of Sales Navigator URLs.

Here's how to convert them in Google Sheets or Excel:

Create a Google Sheet and paste your Sales Navigator URLs into column A

Create two columns:

1. Sales Navigator URLs
2. LinkedIn URLs

Then, paste all your Sales Navigator URLs in the first column.

In column B, paste this formula (change A1 if needed)

Now, you can use this formula to automatically convert your LinkedIn Sales Navigator URLs into LinkedIn URLs:

=IFERROR("https://www.linkedin.com/in/" & REGEXEXTRACT(A2, "lead/([^,]+)"), "")

You will see your LinkedIn URL.

Drag the formula down to apply it to the whole column

Done! You now have clean LinkedIn URLs.

Method 3: Use GiveMeLeads

With a tool like GiveMeLeads, you can automatically get the LinkedIn URLs of your leads from a LinkedIn Sales Navigator leads search.

You don't need to do it manually, or use a Google Sheet to get a clean LinkedIn URL for each lead.

Here's an example with a leads file:

If you use GiveMeLeads you will be able to extract your leads from Sales Navigator into a clean leads file.

On top of that, you will get useful data like:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Company Name
• Job Title
• LinkedIn URL
• Verified Email

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Common Use Cases to Convert LinkedIn Sales Navigator URLs into LinkedIn URLs

Better data in your CRM

If you don't store the LinkedIn URL with the Unique ID, you will face 2 problems:

• If you store the Sales Navigator URLs, only people with a Sales Navigator account will be able to check the lead.
• If you store the basic LinkedIn URL, you will get some 404 errors when people change their URL.

My best advice is to store the LinkedIn URL with the member ID.

That way, your CRM won't break when someone changes their LinkedIn URL.

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Use LinkedIn URLs in your outreach tools

Most outreach tools don't accept Sales Navigator URLs.

They require the regular LinkedIn profile link.

Easier to share

Sales Navigator URLs won't work unless the other person has a Sales Navigator paid plan.

Sharing a normal LinkedIn URL works for everyone, and it's free!

Conclusion

To recap, you have 3 ways to convert Sales Navigator URLs to LinkedIn URLs:

• Build your LinkedIn URLs manually
• Use a Google Sheets formula for bulk
• Use GiveMeLeads to convert everything in 1 click

If you only have a few URLs, method 1 or 2 will work.

But if you're working at scale, GiveMeLeads is your best bet.