Sales Navigator Import

Import prospects directly from LinkedIn Sales Navigator searches into Cleanlist. Paste a Sales Nav search URL and get up to 2,500 prospects auto-enriched with verified emails and phone numbers.

Prerequisites

• Starter plan or above (Sales Navigator import is not available on the Free tier)
• Active LinkedIn Sales Navigator account
• A saved search or search URL from Sales Navigator
• Sufficient Cleanlist credits — importing costs 0.5 credits/lead; enrichment costs 1 credit/lead (email) or 10 credits/lead (phone, successful finds only)

How to Import from the Portal

Step 1: Get Your Sales Navigator Search URL

1. Go to LinkedIn Sales Navigator (opens in a new tab)
2. Build your search with filters (title, company, geography, etc.)
3. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar

Step 2: Import into Cleanlist

1. Open the Cleanlist portal
2. Use the AI Search or navigate to a lead list
3. Paste your Sales Navigator URL
4. Set the number of prospects to fetch (25–2,500)
5. Choose enrichment type: Partial (email) or Full (email + phone)
6. Select or create a destination lead list
7. Click Import

Step 3: Monitor Progress

The import runs in the background:

• Prospects are fetched from Sales Navigator in batches of 25
• Each prospect is queued for enrichment through the waterfall system
• Real-time progress updates show in the portal via WebSocket

Step 4: Review Results

Once complete, your lead list contains:

• Full LinkedIn profile data (name, headline, location, experience, education)
• Verified email addresses with deliverability status
• Phone numbers (if full enrichment selected)
• Company data (name, domain, industry, employee count)

Import via API

Automate Sales Navigator imports programmatically:

curl -X POST https://api.cleanlist.ai/api/v1/sales-nav/prospect \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer clapi_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/sales/search/people?query=...",
    "lead_list_id": "your-list-uuid",
    "limit": 500,
    "enrichment_type": "full"
  }'

API Request

API Response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Sales Navigator prospecting completed",
  "workflow_id": "workflow-uuid",
  "total_prospects_collected": 500,
  "total_resolved": 485,
  "resolution_failed": 15,
  "pages_fetched": 20,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "task_id": "task-uuid",
      "status": "queued",
      "message": "Queued for enrichment",
      "prospect_id": null
    }
  ],
  "queued_count": 485,
  "failed_count": 15
}

Use the workflow_id to poll enrichment status via GET /api/v1/enrichment/workflow/{workflow_id}/status.

Credit Costs

Credits are only charged for successful enrichments. Failed lookups are free. Import credits (0.5/lead) are charged regardless of enrichment outcome.

Tips

1. Start small — Test with 25-50 prospects to verify your search filters match expectations
2. Use narrow filters — Tighter Sales Nav filters = higher enrichment match rates
3. Partial first — Start with email-only enrichment, then selectively upgrade high-priority contacts to full
4. Check credits — Verify your balance before large imports (GET /api/v1/extension/credits)
5. Combine with ICP — Score imported leads against your ICP profiles to prioritize outreach

Learn More

• Enrichment API — Track enrichment results programmatically
• Waterfall enrichment — How enrichment works
• Managing Lead Lists — Organize your imported leads
• Sales Nav Scraper product page (opens in a new tab)