# Send DM for Linkedin (`addeus/send-dm`) Actor

Send personalized Direct Messages (DMs) to your LinkedIn connections in bulk. Supports variables like {firstName} for customization. Features randomized delays and proxy support to ensure account safety. Best for 1st-degree outreach.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/addeus/send-dm.md
- **Developed by:** [Addeus](https://apify.com/addeus) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Social media
- **Stats:** 60 total users, 6 monthly users, 50.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.01 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## LinkedIn Send DM Actor

Actor Apify pour automatiser l'envoi de messages privés (DMs) sur LinkedIn en utilisant Puppeteer.

### Fonctionnalités

- **Envoi automatique de DMs** sur n'importe quel profil LinkedIn
- **SAFETY CHECK CRITIQUE** - Vérifie que le message est envoyé à la bonne personne avant l'envoi
- **Authentification par cookies** (li_at) - pas besoin d'OAuth
- **Workflow complet** : Visite du profil → Clic sur "Message" → Vérification du destinataire → Saisie du message → Envoi
- **Détection intelligente** des boutons avec plusieurs stratégies
- **Anti-détection** - masque les flags webdriver
- **Gestion d'erreurs robuste**

### Input Parameters

| Paramètre     | Type   | Requis | Description                                                |
| ------------- | ------ | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `profileUrl`  | String | ✅ Oui | L'URL complète du profil LinkedIn à qui envoyer le message |
| `messageText` | String | ✅ Oui | Le texte de votre message privé                            |
| `liAtCookie`  | String | ✅ Oui | Cookie d'authentification LinkedIn (li_at)                 |
| `userAgent`   | String | ❌ Non | User-Agent personnalisé (défaut: Chrome 131 Windows)       |
| `jsessionid`  | String | ❌ Non | Cookie JSESSIONID optionnel                                |

#### Exemple d'Input

```json
{
    "profileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe/",
    "messageText": "Hi John! I came across your profile and would love to connect. I'm particularly interested in your work on AI and machine learning.",
    "liAtCookie": "AQEDATxxxxxx..."
}
````

### Comment Obtenir Vos Cookies

#### Cookie li\_at (REQUIS)

1. Ouvre ton navigateur et connecte-toi sur LinkedIn
2. Ouvre les DevTools (F12)
3. Va dans **Application** → **Cookies** → **https://www.linkedin.com**
4. Trouve le cookie `li_at` et copie sa valeur complète

### Output

```json
{
    "profileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe/",
    "success": true,
    "message": "DM sent successfully to John Doe",
    "recipientName": "John Doe",
    "messageText": "Hi John! I came across your profile...",
    "timestamp": "2025-10-16T14:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### 🛡️ Safety Check (CRITIQUE!)

L'actor implémente un **double contrôle de sécurité** pour éviter d'envoyer des messages à la mauvaise personne :

1. **Extraction du nom** : Lit le nom de la personne sur la page de profil visitée
2. **Vérification avant envoi** : Après avoir cliqué sur "Message", compare le nom dans la fenêtre de conversation avec le nom du profil
3. **Blocage en cas d'erreur** : Si les noms ne correspondent pas, l'envoi est annulé avec une erreur `SAFETY CHECK FAILED`

**Exemple d'erreur de sécurité** :

```
SAFETY CHECK FAILED: Expected to message "John Doe" but conversation is with "Jane Smith"
```

Cette vérification vous protège contre les erreurs d'envoi accidentelles!

### Workflow de l'Actor

1. **Navigue** vers le profil LinkedIn
2. **Extrait le nom** de la personne sur le profil
3. **Trouve et clique** sur le bouton "Message" ou "Envoyer un message"
4. **Vérifie** que la conversation ouverte correspond bien au profil visité (SAFETY CHECK)
5. **Tape** votre message dans l'éditeur
6. **Clique** sur "Envoyer" (Send)
7. **Retourne** le résultat avec le nom du destinataire confirmé

### Architecture Technique

#### Stratégies de Détection

##### Bouton Message

- `button[aria-label*="Message"]`
- `button[aria-label*="Envoyer un message"]`
- `button.pvs-profile-actions__action[aria-label*="Message"]`
- `button.message-anywhere-button`
- XPath: `//button[contains(., 'Message')]`

##### Champ de Message

- `div.msg-form__contenteditable[contenteditable="true"]`
- `div[contenteditable="true"][role="textbox"]`
- `div.msg-form__msg-content-container .ql-editor`

##### Bouton Envoyer

- `button.msg-form__send-button`
- `button[type="submit"].msg-form__send-button`
- `button[aria-label*="Send"]`
- `button[aria-label*="Envoyer"]`

### Notes Importantes

#### Sécurité & Authentification

- Le cookie `li_at` est ta session LinkedIn - **garde-le secret**
- Les cookies expirent - renouvelle-les si erreur d'authentification

#### Limitations LinkedIn

- **Connexion requise** : Tu dois être connecté à la personne ou avoir un accès InMail
- **Limites d'envoi** : LinkedIn limite le nombre de messages que tu peux envoyer par jour
- **Détection de spam** : Évite d'envoyer des messages identiques à plusieurs personnes

#### Rate Limiting

- LinkedIn peut limiter les actions automatisées trop fréquentes
- Recommandé: espacer les DMs (quelques minutes entre chaque)
- Utilise avec modération pour éviter restrictions de compte

#### Bonnes Pratiques

- ✅ Personnalise chaque message
- ✅ Attends au moins 2-3 minutes entre chaque DM
- ✅ Ne dépasse pas 20-30 DMs par jour
- ❌ N'envoie pas de messages de spam
- ❌ N'utilise pas pour du marketing agressif

#### Légal & CGU

- Cet actor est à des fins **éducatives et de test**
- L'automatisation peut violer les CGU de LinkedIn
- **Utilise à tes propres risques**

### Développement Local

#### Installation

```bash
cd send-dm
npm install
```

#### Test Local

Crée un fichier `input.json`:

```json
{
    "profileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/username/",
    "messageText": "Your message here",
    "liAtCookie": "YOUR_LI_AT_COOKIE"
}
```

Lance:

```bash
npm start
```

### Dépendances

- **Apify SDK** v3.1.0+
- **Puppeteer** v24.0.0+
- **Node.js** 20.0.0+

### Troubleshooting

#### "Message button not found"

- L'URL du profil est peut-être incorrecte
- Le profil peut ne pas exister ou être privé
- Tu n'es peut-être pas connecté à cette personne (nécessite connexion ou InMail)

#### "Message input not found"

- La fenêtre de message met peut-être plus de temps à charger
- LinkedIn peut avoir changé l'interface
- Essaye d'augmenter les délais dans le code

#### "Send button not found or not enabled"

- Le message est peut-être trop court
- LinkedIn peut nécessiter une action supplémentaire (captcha, vérification)
- Le bouton peut ne pas être activé (message vide ou en cours de traitement)

#### "You've reached your weekly invitation limit"

- Tu as atteint la limite de messages LinkedIn
- Attends quelques jours avant de réessayer
- Privilégie les messages aux personnes déjà connectées

### License

ISC

***

**Créé avec ❤️ pour Apify**

# Actor input Schema

## `profileUrl` (type: `string`):

The full URL of the LinkedIn profile you want to message

## `messageText` (type: `string`):

The text of your direct message

## `liAtCookie` (type: `string`):

Your LinkedIn authentication cookie (li\_at). You can find it in your browser's cookies for linkedin.com

## `userAgent` (type: `string`):

The User-Agent string to use (REQUIRED)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profileUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/username/",
  "messageText": "Hi! I'd like to connect with you regarding...",
  "liAtCookie": "AQEDATxxxxxx...",
  "userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("addeus/send-dm").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("addeus/send-dm").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call addeus/send-dm --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=addeus/send-dm",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Send DM for Linkedin",
        "description": "Send personalized Direct Messages (DMs) to your LinkedIn connections in bulk. Supports variables like {firstName} for customization. Features randomized delays and proxy support to ensure account safety. Best for 1st-degree outreach.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "GTNuurLHb7AilXqnI"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/addeus~send-dm/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-addeus-send-dm",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/addeus~send-dm/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-addeus-send-dm",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/addeus~send-dm/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-addeus-send-dm",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "profileUrl",
                    "messageText",
                    "liAtCookie",
                    "userAgent"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "profileUrl": {
                        "title": "LinkedIn Profile URL",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The full URL of the LinkedIn profile you want to message"
                    },
                    "messageText": {
                        "title": "Message Text",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The text of your direct message"
                    },
                    "liAtCookie": {
                        "title": "li_at Cookie",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Your LinkedIn authentication cookie (li_at). You can find it in your browser's cookies for linkedin.com"
                    },
                    "userAgent": {
                        "title": "User-Agent",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The User-Agent string to use (REQUIRED)"
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```