Efficiently Filtering Engagement Data from LinkedIn Profiles

Peter I. · 2025-10-22 12:47:54.284475+00

Hi! I am collecting people who are engaging with posts from my company or our employee profiles. this gets me 144 profiles at the moments. But a lot of those engagements are from our team. I have another table, with the linkedin profiles of our team. Before I do enrichments on the 144 profiles, I want to subtract “known” profile from the list. I wonder what’s the best way to access data from another table. I tried formulas, but that doesn’t seem to have access to data from another table. I used to use lookup for this, but I am stuck at the Select account step. It says I need to upgrade my plan for that, although I only intend to use a single account. (I am basically on a free plan right now and planning to use Starter later on, but only once I have my workflow working)

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To subtract known profiles using data from another table, the recommended approach is to use the Lookup feature, which works like VLOOKUP in spreadsheets. This allows you to check if a profile in your main list exists in your team table, helping you filter out internal profiles before enrichment.
However, the Lookup actions—such as "Lookup Single Row in Other Table" or "Lookup Multiple Rows in Other Table"—require at least a Starter plan. On the free plan, these features are not available, which is why you see an upgrade prompt when trying to use them. Once you upgrade, you’ll be able to connect tables and perform these lookups to efficiently exclude known profiles and avoid duplicate enrichments, saving credits and streamlining your workflow [1] [2] [3] .
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Peter I.
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Well, yes. But it’s kind of shit that I can’t test a workflow end2end because of this. And I never had a subscription and I know for sure I used them before. Are those actions available on a trial plan?
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Yes, Lookup actions are available on the 14-day free trial, which gives you access to features from the Pro Plan, including advanced workflow capabilities like lookups between tables. However, on the free plan, these features are not available, which is why you can't test your workflow end-to-end without upgrading or starting a trial. The free plan is designed for basic exploration and has feature limitations to encourage upgrading once you need more advanced functionality. [1] [2] [3]
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I understand the limitation can be frustrating, and I’m here if you need more help with your workflow setup. Would you like to share more details about what you’re trying to achieve so I can assist further?
Peter I.
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Cheeky question. Could I get 1 day of extra trial, so I can test out my workflow end to end? I would gladly free up my schedule for a day, but I’d like to be sure it works before splashing out $ for something that doesn’t work. Or just enable lookups for my account 😜
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We don’t provide extra free trial days or enable premium features like lookups on free accounts by default. However, there is a one-time self-serve trial extension available: if your trial expired, you can try extending it for another 14 days using this link: https://app.clay.com/extend-my-trial/. If that doesn’t work, you can request human assistance in this chat to check your eligibility for a trial extension.
Temporary feature access is only granted on a case-by-case basis for certain campaigns or testing use cases. [1]
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I’m sorry again for the frustration with the trial limitations and hope the information was helpful. Would you like to provide more details about your workflow so I can assist you further?
Peter I.
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Yes! I managed to extend my trial. Thanks. Now I know what I’m gonna do tomorrow. (And yes, I do realize I am talking to a bot)
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Glad to hear you managed to extend your trial. Feel free to share any questions or details about your workflow whenever you're ready—I'm here to help.

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To subtract known profiles using data from another table, the recommended approach is to use the Lookup feature, which works like VLOOKUP in spreadsheets. This allows you to check if a profile in your main list exists in your team table, helping you filter out internal profiles before enrichment.
However, the Lookup actions—such as "Lookup Single Row in Other Table" or "Lookup Multiple Rows in Other Table"—require at least a Starter plan. On the free plan, these features are not available, which is why you see an upgrade prompt when trying to use them. Once you upgrade, you’ll be able to connect tables and perform these lookups to efficiently exclude known profiles and avoid duplicate enrichments, saving credits and streamlining your workflow [1] [2] [3] .
Clay Support
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Did that answer your question?
Peter I.
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Well, yes. But it’s kind of shit that I can’t test a workflow end2end because of this. And I never had a subscription and I know for sure I used them before. Are those actions available on a trial plan?
Clay Support
APP
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Yes, Lookup actions are available on the 14-day free trial, which gives you access to features from the Pro Plan, including advanced workflow capabilities like lookups between tables. However, on the free plan, these features are not available, which is why you can't test your workflow end-to-end without upgrading or starting a trial. The free plan is designed for basic exploration and has feature limitations to encourage upgrading once you need more advanced functionality. [1] [2] [3]
Clay Support
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Did that answer your question?
Clay Support
APP
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I understand the limitation can be frustrating, and I’m here if you need more help with your workflow setup. Would you like to share more details about what you’re trying to achieve so I can assist further?
Peter I.
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Cheeky question. Could I get 1 day of extra trial, so I can test out my workflow end to end? I would gladly free up my schedule for a day, but I’d like to be sure it works before splashing out $ for something that doesn’t work. Or just enable lookups for my account 😜
Clay Support
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We don’t provide extra free trial days or enable premium features like lookups on free accounts by default. However, there is a one-time self-serve trial extension available: if your trial expired, you can try extending it for another 14 days using this link: https://app.clay.com/extend-my-trial/. If that doesn’t work, you can request human assistance in this chat to check your eligibility for a trial extension.
Temporary feature access is only granted on a case-by-case basis for certain campaigns or testing use cases. [1]
Clay Support
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Was that helpful?
Clay Support
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I’m sorry again for the frustration with the trial limitations and hope the information was helpful. Would you like to provide more details about your workflow so I can assist you further?
Peter I.
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Yes! I managed to extend my trial. Thanks. Now I know what I’m gonna do tomorrow. (And yes, I do realize I am talking to a bot)
Clay Support
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Glad to hear you managed to extend your trial. Feel free to share any questions or details about your workflow whenever you're ready—I'm here to help.