LinkedIn2Username
Operator: InitString
Reads a company’s LinkedIn employee profiles and generates possible usernames from them.
People & Identity
Product
LinkedIn2Username
Availability and source date
Active
As of: 17 October 2026.
No functionality test has been performed.
Use in OSINT research
Finds a company’s employee profiles and creates lists of possible usernames for further research.
Queries
| Input | Result | Result type |
|---|---|---|
| Company / organisation name | Names and professional information from accessible employee profiles. The input must be the exact LinkedIn company identifier from /company/<slug>. | Retrieved |
| Company / organisation name | Username variants generated from these employee names. The input must be the exact LinkedIn company identifier from /company/<slug>. | Derived |
| Company / organisation name + Domain / website | Generated name variants with an appended domain. Inputs are the LinkedIn company identifier from /company/<slug> and the desired domain. | Derived |
Features
- Reads visible employee profiles for the LinkedIn company identifier from /company/<slug>.
- Generates several username patterns from first names and surnames, such as firstname.surname or InitialSurname.
- Optionally appends a domain to the generated name variants.
- Saves name lists as text files, and names and professional information as CSV.
Categories
- People & Identity
- Username search
Coverage
Dataset
No dataset of its own. Employee information is read from LinkedIn through the LinkedIn account used.
Access
Installation and deployment
Locally installable
A Python command-line tool on your own computer. A local browser handles LinkedIn sign-in.
Requirements
Local Python version 3.10 or later, uv and Chrome, Chromium or Firefox. A LinkedIn account is required.
Export
TXT files for names and username patterns; CSV with full names and professional information.
Provider
InitString
Country of establishment
Unknown
Interfaces
No API, MCP or AI integration is documented.
Maintenance
Licence
MIT
Latest activity
Commit 05/2026
Stars
approx. 1,900 (as of 17 October 2026)
Legal note
Limitations
- Requires a valid LinkedIn account and a local browser for sign-in.
- Coverage depends on the account’s network and LinkedIn search limits. The guide mentions connections up to the third degree and a limit of 1,000 employees.
- According to the developer, changes to LinkedIn can break the tool.
Guides and practical reports
Official · LinkedIn2Username: README and examples
InitString · EN
Explains the company identifier, installation, output files and optional domain suffix.