Cold email automation: LinkedIn search, Hunter.io email

This template automates candidate or client sourcing from LinkedIn based on a text query, extracts contact details, and generates personalized cold emails. Ideal for recruiters, B2B salespeople, and marketers who need to quickly build contact lists and initiate outreach.

## Who it´s for
- Recruiters looking for candidates by job description
- B2B salespeople launching cold email campaigns
- Product managers collecting contacts for user interviews
- Marketers automating lead generation via LinkedIn
- Freelancers seeking clients by niche and location

## What the automation does
- User submits a search goal (e.g., "find CTOs at EdTech startups")
- System generates a Boolean search string using OpenAI
- Performs Google search with authenticated cookies and extracts LinkedIn profile links
- Parses profile context: first name, last name, position, company
- Infers company domain and retrieves email via Hunter.io
- Generates a personalized cold email using LangChain and OpenAI
- Saves data to Google Sheets and creates a draft in Gmail

## What´s included
- Ready-to-use n8n workflow
- Chat message trigger logic
- Integrations with Google Search, LinkedIn, Hunter.io, Google Sheets, Gmail, and OpenAI
- Basic setup and adaptation guide

## Requirements for setup
- n8n instance with HTTP Request node access
- OpenAI API key
- Hunter.io API key
- Google account with Gmail and Google Sheets API enabled
- Authenticated Google cookies (manually extracted)

## Benefits and outcomes
- Reduces outreach prep time from hours to minutes
- Fully automated data collection without manual copying
- Personalized emails based on real profile context
- Centralized data storage in Google Sheets
- Ready-to-send drafts in Gmail inbox
- Scalable: one query → dozens of prospects

## Important: template only
Important: you are purchasing a ready-made automation workflow template only. Rollout into your infrastructure, connecting specific accounts and services, 1:1 setup help, custom adjustments for non-standard stacks and any consulting support are provided as a separate paid service at an individual rate. To discuss custom work or 1:1 help, contact via Telegram: @gleb923.