LinkedIn Connection Issues with Clay: Insights Needed
I already connect my linkedin account to clay，but it can't find weather I follow the linkedin page or not？ ，the people is 1st or 2nd or 3rd connection of mine？
I already connect my linkedin account to clay，but it can't find weather I follow the linkedin page or not？ ，the people is 1st or 2nd or 3rd connection of mine？
Clay’s LinkedIn integration focuses on tracking social engagement, enriching social metadata, and analyzing brand mentions or post performance. It does not provide information about whether you follow a specific LinkedIn page or the connection degree (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) between you and another person. These specific data points are not available through the current integration or enrichment actions in Clay, even after connecting your LinkedIn account.
so can you make connect to an unknown profile，2nd, or 3rd degree；and send message to 1st degree？
Clay doesn't directly connect to or send messages through LinkedIn profiles. Instead, we integrate with email sending tools and other outreach platforms to help you reach your prospects. For messaging, Clay integrates natively with tools like Smartlead, Instantly, Salesloft, Outreach, and HubSpot. You can also connect to any tool with HTTP API or send messages directly to your CRM. We can help you draft personalized messages using AI based on research in your tables, then push those messages to your chosen outreach tool. For LinkedIn-specific outreach, you could use InMail messages (a LinkedIn Premium feature) to contact people outside your direct network, but this would be done through LinkedIn itself, not Clay. Are you looking to set up email outreach campaigns or integrate with a specific messaging platform?
yes email set up
To set up email outreach campaigns with Clay: 1. Use our AI integration to draft personalized email lines based on your table research. 2. Once your messages are ready, connect Clay to your preferred email sending tool. We natively integrate with platforms like Smartlead, Instantly, Salesloft, Outreach, HubSpot, and others. You can also use HTTP API for custom tools or send messages to your CRM for automated sending. 3. Prepare your campaign in your sequencing tool, defining variables (e.g., {{subject_line}}, {{email_body}}). 4. In Clay, map your AI-generated content to these variables and push your leads to the campaign. 5. Double-check that all variables and content sync correctly in your sequencing tool before launching the campaign. If you need further help, you can request human assistance by clicking on "Talk to a person."
Sources: FAQ | Clay.com How do I send emails with Clay? - FAQ | Clay.com Push Data To Your Email Sequencer [Clay 101] - Clay University Personalized Direct Email Campaigns Step-By-Step Walkthrough with SmartLead [Automated Outbound] - Clay University Personalized Direct Email Campaigns Step-By-Step Walkthrough with SmartLead [Automated Outbound] - Clay University Personalized Outreach Smartlead integration overview | Documentation | Clay University Outreach integration overview | Documentation | Clay University Clay AI message writer: personalize outbound to each lead with AI | Clay.com Push Data To Your Email Sequencer [Clay 101] - Clay University Push Data To Your Email Sequencer [Automated Outbound] - Clay University
Hey, we’re not able to detect your connection level (1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree) or whether you follow a LinkedIn page because Clay doesn’t have access to your actual LinkedIn network data. If you’d like that level of insight, you’d need to use tools like Apify or PhantomBuster, which require sharing your LinkedIn session cookies. Let me know if you have more questions.