> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v3.captaindata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search Sales Navigator Leads

> This action extracts a list of leads based on a set of given criteria.

## Introduction

The Search Sales Navigator Leads action allows you to extract your ideal customer profiles (ICPs), connect profiles to grow your network, and drive leads across the sales pipeline by sending targeted content and messages.

Here are some helpful videos to guide you through the process:

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This video helps you craft your lead search on Sales Navigator.

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This video shows you how to find leads with emails from Sales Navigator Search.

## Inputs

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Sales Navigator Leads Search">
    Go to [Sales Navigator Leads
    Search](https://www.linkedin.com/sales/search/people).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Craft your search">Define your search criteria.</Step>
  <Step title="Copy the URL">Copy the URL from your browser.</Step>
  <Step title="Paste the URL">Paste the URL into the provided field(s).</Step>
</Steps>

A search URL looks like this: `https://www.linkedin.com/sales/search/people?query=...`

## Parameters

<ParamField path="max_results" type="integer">
  Maximum number of results per input. The action will stop when the number of
  results max is reached. 2500 is the maximum you can set. If you want to
  extract more leads, please check out this article: [Extract more than 2500
  profiles in a Sales Navigator Leads
  Search](https://support.captaindata.com/en/articles/10725284-extract-more-than-2500-leads-in-a-sales-navigator-leads-search).
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="excludeViewedLeads" type="boolean">
  Exclude viewed leads. The action will include this parameter by default if
  checked, to remove leads you already visited. Please note that if you've
  entered a Saved Search, you'll need to configure it manually in your filters
  for it to be taken into account.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="excludeCRMContacts" type="boolean">
  Exclude CRM contact. The action will include this parameter by default if
  checked, to remove leads you saved with a Sales Navigator list. This is only
  available on Sales Navigator Enterprise plan and IF you connected Sales
  Navigator to your CRM.
</ParamField>

## Specificities

To avoid extracting duplicates, you can use the `exclude - Viewed Profile` filter by ticking the box in the parameters. However, note that if you've entered a Saved Search, you'll need to configure it manually in your filters for it to be taken into account.

You can also [Convert a Sales Navigator Saved Search into a normal Search](https://support.captaindata.com/en/articles/10725299-convert-a-sales-navigator-saved-search-into-a-normal-search).

<Warning>
  When using the Account Rotation feature or different accounts in this context,
  utilizing the same account for both the search and visit actions is necessary
  to prevent duplicate leads.
</Warning>

This action will only work if your workflow contains the [Visit Sales Navigator People Profile](/v3/actions/linkedin/engage/visit-profile) as a following step, to visit each profile. This will remove all the previous leads already visited from your previous launch from your input search.