Slot usage
1 slot
Estimated execution time
~10 seconds per 10 alerts
What you'll need
- A connected Sales Navigator account (use the PhantomBuster browser extension)
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Your Sales Navigator alert preferences enabled for leads and accounts
→ See the full breakdown of all input fields in the detailed section below.
What you’ll get
- Lead and account alerts including career changes, news, engagement, and risk signals
- Employee or company details such as industry, size, and related profile URLs
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Post URLs when alerts relate to content activity
→ See the full breakdown of all output fields in the detailed section below.
Before you start
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Alert preferences configured in Sales Navigator.
- Make sure your lead and account alerts are enabled in your Sales Navigator settings before running the Phantom.
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Awareness of usage best practices:
- There are no strict rate limits for alerts, but we recommend starting slowly and keeping your launches moderate.
Step 1: Connect your Sales Navigator account
To let the Phantom act on your behalf:
- Install the PhantomBuster browser extension and connect your Sales Navigator session in one click.
- If you’re not using Chrome or Firefox, you can retrieve your session cookie manually (see our cookie guide).
Check your browser user agent
Make sure your browser is up to date before connecting your account.
→ If your Chrome or Firefox version is outdated, your session cookie may expire much more quickly, and you’ll need to reconnect often.
Step 2: Select which type of alerts to export
Choose the alert categories you want the Phantom to capture.
For Leads, you can export:
- Career changes
- Lead engagement
- Lead news
- Lead shares
- Suggested leads
For Accounts, you can export:
- Account growth
- New decision makers
- Account news
- Account updates
- Suggested leads
- Account risk
You can select one or multiple categories depending on your needs.
Step 3: Configure alert filters and settings
Fine-tune how alerts are collected:
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Retrieve alerts from after a specific date (optional):
- Enter a date in MM-DD-YYYY format (e.g., 01-27-2023).
- The Phantom will only export alerts created after this date, and on repeat launches it will only capture new alerts.
Advanced settings (dropdown in setup)
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Use your second Sales Navigator team (optional)
- If you belong to more than one Sales Navigator team, check this box to pull data from your second team instead of the default one.
Result file settings (dropdown in setup)
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Name your results file (optional)
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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.
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Step 4: Select launch frequency
Choose how often the Phantom should run:
- Launch manually: Start the Phantom yourself whenever you need.
- Launch once at a specific time: schedule a one-time run at a set date and time.
- Launch repeatedly: schedule regular runs (e.g. once per day, several times during working hours).
- Launch after another Phantom: chain automations together so this Phantom starts right after another finishes.
- 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:
- Click Launch to start your Phantom.
- Once it finishes, open the Results tab in the Phantom console to see the data collected.
- Download your results as a CSV or JSON file.
→ 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)
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn cookie | Your LinkedIn session cookie |
| User agent | Your browser’s user agent. This is detected automatically when you connect your LinkedIn account using the PhantomBuster browser extension (Chrome or Firefox). |
What you get (Output)
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| companyUrl | Company URL |
| companyName | Company Name |
| alertType | Type of alert |
| alertDate | Date of alert |
| alertContent | Alert Content |
| postUrl | Post URL |
| companyIndustry | Company Industry |
| companySize | Company Size |
| suggestedProfileUrl | Suggested Profile URL |
| fullName | Full Name |
| firstName | First Name |
| lastName | Last Name |
| regularCompanyUrl | Regular LinkedIn company URL |
| linkedInProfileUrl | LinkedIn Profile URL |
| profileUrl | Profile URL |
| jobTitle | Job Title |
| newCompanyUrl | New Company URL |
Tips and troubleshooting
Common pitfalls
- Forgetting to enable alerts in Sales Navigator → No data will be exported if alerts aren’t configured.
- Using the wrong date format → Must be MM-DD-YYYY.
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 extracting alerts, you can:
- Follow up with new leads → Message or connect using Sales Navigator Message Sender or LinkedIn Auto Connect.
- Enrich new decision makers → Run LinkedIn Profile Scraper to capture more details.
- Track company changes → Combine with Sales Navigator Account Employees Export to monitor team updates.
- Nurture leads → Use LinkedIn Auto Liker and/or LinkedIn Auto Commenter Phantoms to engage with content when alerts flag new activity.