How to Use the AI LinkedIn Profile Enricher

Before you start

• AI Phantoms don’t extract or post anything on your behalf, they use the data you already have to generate AI-written messages, insights, or other text results (depending on the Phantom you’re using).
• Awareness of AI credit usage:
  • GPT-3.5 Turbo → lowest cost.
  • GPT-4o Mini → enhanced capabilities at moderate cost.
  • GPT-4o / GPT-4 (Legacy) → highest capabilities, highest cost.

Step 1: Select your leads

You can choose the leads to enrich with:

1. My Lists:
   Choose a saved LinkedIn Leads list you’ve already created in PhantomBuster. 
   If your goal is to segment or filter leads within the LinkedIn Leads page, it’s best to use this input type.
   • Go to your LinkedIn Leads page and create a new list using a relevant filter.
   • Use that LinkedIn Leads list as the input for this Phantom.
     → This ensures the AI data is properly synced to your Leads Database, so you’ll see the generated AI messages directly on your LinkedIn Leads page.
2. A URL:
   • Provide a Google Sheet with LinkedIn profile URLs (make sure it’s shared with “Anyone with the link”).
   • Upload a CSV file with LinkedIn profile URLs (make sure it’s publicly accessible, and note that CSV upload is only available on paid plans).
3. My Phantoms:
   Use results from another Phantom as input.

This Phantom only updates your LinkedIn Leads page when the input is a LinkedIn Leads list.
If you use a CSV file, Google Sheet, or another Phantom as input, the AI-generated data won’t be written back to your Leads page.

Step 2: Choose your GPT model and add your prompt

1. Select a GPT Model you want to use:
   • GPT 3.5 Turbo – basic, lowest cost.
   • GPT 4o – advanced, higher cost.
   • GPT 4o Mini – enhanced, moderate cost (recommended default).
   • (Legacy) GPT-4 – medium capabilities, highest cost.

2. Select a prompt template or write your own:

   • Use one of the pre-written prompt templates:
     • Determine the tone of voice to use for each lead
     • Does this person work remotely or in-office?
     • Estimate the salary of a given profile (Beta)
   • Or create a custom prompt tailored to your needs.
     • The more specific your instructions, the better the output.

   

3. Request multiple output columns (optional):

   If your prompt asks GPT to provide more than one piece of information per profile (for example: whether the person works remotely and their estimated salary), you can split the answers into multiple columns in your results file.

   To do this:

   1. Tick the box “Does this prompt include a request to output multiple responses per profile?”
   2. Enter the number of fields to generate:
      • Default = 2.
      • Maximum = 5.
   3. Provide a name for each field/column (example with 2 fields): 
      The names you enter here will appear as column headers in your results file:
      • Name of the 1st field: isRemote
      • Name of the 2nd field: salaryEstimate
      • If you select more fields, continue naming them until all are defined (up to 5).

   

4. Specify columns to feed to GPT:
   • Decide which data GPT should use:
     • All LinkedIn Leads Data (recommended for best results).
     • Or Custom selection → Specify only certain fields (e.g., firstName, job, company).
   • Only the columns you select will be passed to GPT, make sure they contain the info needed for your prompt.

AI Phantoms require all selected fields to be present in your input data to function correctly.
For example, if your prompt references First name and Last name but some leads don’t include those fields, the Phantom will return this warning:
“All input data has been filtered out. Ensure it contains the properties specified in the property list.”
→ If some data is missing, first run a LinkedIn Profile Scraper to enrich your leads before using this AI Phantom.

Advanced settings (dropdown in setup)

1. Name your results file (optional)

   • You can customize the file name.

     If you rename the file between launches, the Phantom will create a new results file and start processing inputs from scratch.

2. Fields to keep (optional)
   • Export only the fields you care about by listing them (comma-separated).
     Example: profileUrl, job, location.
   • This generates a second CSV file with just those fields.
   • Learn more in our guide: Customize how your Phantom results files are saved.

Step 3: Decide how many leads to process

You can control processing:

• Test mode: Run prompt on the first 10 leads (AI output overwrites each time) - Recommended for testing
• Partial run: Run prompt on a select number of leads.
• Full run: Run prompt on all leads (Phantom resumes where it left off, no duplicates).

Testing first saves AI credits before scaling.

Step 4: Select launch frequency

Choose how often the Phantom should run:

1. Launch manually: Start the Phantom yourself whenever you need.
2. Launch once at a specific time: schedule a one-time run at a set date and time.
3. Launch repeatedly: schedule regular runs (e.g. once per day, several times during working hours).
4. Launch after another Phantom: chain automations together so this Phantom starts right after another finishes.
5. Advanced scheduling: customize the exact minutes, hours, days, or months when the Phantom should run.

→ For a complete walkthrough of scheduling options, see our guide to scheduling Phantoms automatically.

Step 5 (Optional): Advanced settings

Advanced settings are available if you want to fine-tune how your Phantom runs, but by default they’re already optimized for most use cases.

We recommend leaving them as they are unless a guide specifically instructs you to change something.

→ For a detailed overview of all advanced options (like execution limits, retries, email notifications, proxies, webhooks, and file management), see our Advanced settings guide.

Launch and results

When you’re ready:

1. Click Launch to start your Phantom.
2. Once it finishes, open the Results tab in the Phantom console.
3. Download your results as a CSV or JSON file.

The Phantom generates new output columns based on your setup:

• If you requested a single output, you’ll see a new column (e.g., ai_output).
• If you requested multiple outputs, each response will appear in its own column, using the custom names you provided (e.g., isRemote, salaryEstimate).

→ To learn how to export your data to Google Sheets, integrate with other tools, or reuse it in more automations, check our Access and Export your Phantom Results guide.

Export and input limits on the Free plan
If you’re on the Free plan or Free trial, some features are limited:
- CSV exports include only the first 10 rows of results.
- CSV download links (for dynamic viewing in Google Sheets or integrations) are not available.
- JSON exports are not available.
- CSV upload as an input method is not supported.
To unlock all features, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid plan.

What you give (Input) and What you get (Output)

This section gives you a detailed breakdown of everything you need to provide to run this Phantom, and everything you’ll receive once it completes.

What you give (Input)

What you get (Output)

Tips and troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

• Using a private spreadsheet (make sure it’s set to “Anyone with the link”).
• Expecting unlimited fields: The Phantom supports up to 5 output columns per prompt. If you need more, split your enrichment into multiple runs.
• Overwriting results: If you select “Run on first 10 leads”, the Phantom overwrites previous AI output each time. To keep results, use “Run on all leads” or “Run on a selected number of leads.”
• Feeding the wrong input columns: If GPT doesn’t have enough context, check which columns you selected under input settings.

If you run into errors or account issues

• Check how to troubleshoot your phantom using Logs.
• Browse the Fix Issues & Troubleshoot Errors section for solutions to common problems.
• Review our Automation Rate Limits by Platform guide.
• Check our Best Practices for Social Media Automation guide.

Suggested automations

After enriching your LinkedIn profiles, you can:

• Write AI-powered outreach messages → with the AI LinkedIn Message Writer.
• Send personalized outreach at scale → with LinkedIn Outreach or LinkedIn Message Sender.
• Engage leads before connecting → with LinkedIn Auto Liker or LinkedIn Auto Commenter.