LeadGhost

A LinkedIn lead generation automation tool for scraping job postings and extracting lead information.

⚠️ WARNING: This tool interacts with LinkedIn's services. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with LinkedIn's Terms of Service, Robots.txt, and any applicable laws and regulations. The authors of this tool are not responsible for any misuse, account restrictions, or legal consequences resulting from its use. Use at your own risk.

• GitHub: https://github.com/dariomory/leadghost/
• PyPI package: https://pypi.org/project/leadghost/
• Created by: Dario Mory | GitHub https://github.com/dariomory
• Free software: Apache License 2.0

Features

• Automated lead extraction: Scrape LinkedIn job postings and extract company information
• Email generation: Automatically generate and validate potential email addresses for leads
• Configurable filtering: Blacklist companies, set company size limits, and filter by keywords
• Automatic mode: Run scheduled jobs using CSV configuration files
• Human-like behavior: Configurable random delays to avoid detection

Installation

pip install leadghost

Or install with uv:

uv pip install leadghost

Windows (standalone)

Each GitHub release includes a Windows x64 build: leadghost.exe. Download it, place a copy of the files from examples/ in the same folder (rename or edit as needed: config.txt, blacklist.txt, posting_history.json, and optional auto.csv), then run leadghost.exe from that folder. Chrome must be installed; chromedriver is handled at runtime.

Usage

Quick Start

After installation, run the CLI:

leadghost run

Interactive Mode

1. Run leadghost run to start the tool
2. Enter search keyword and location when prompted
3. Enter the number of jobs to scrape
4. Log in to your LinkedIn account (if not already logged in)
5. The tool will scrape job postings and extract lead information

Automatic Mode

Configure config.txt:

[leadmonster]
auto_mode = True
max_leads_per_company = 5
max_random_delay = 5

Create auto.csv with your search configurations:

search,location,keywords,max_company_size,job_count,date_filter
"software engineer","San Francisco","developer,engineer",500,100,weekly
"marketing manager","New York","marketing,seo",200,50,daily

Then run:

leadghost run

Blacklisting Companies

Enter company names in blacklist.txt (one per line) to exclude them from results:

Microsoft
Intel
Pioneer Square

Settings

• max_leads_per_company: Maximum number of leads to extract per company
• max_random_delay: Random delay (in seconds) between page navigations to avoid detection

Scheduling on Windows

With automatic mode enabled, use Windows Task Scheduler:

1. Open Task Scheduler
2. Right-click on Task Scheduler Library → New Task
3. Under Actions, select the leadghost executable location
4. Set your desired schedule under Triggers

Development

To set up for local development:

# Clone the repository
git clone git@github.com:dariomory/leadghost.git
cd leadghost

# Install in editable mode with uv
uv sync

This installs the package in development mode with all dependencies.

Run tests:

uv run pytest

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Code of Conduct

This project adheres to the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Disclaimer

This tool is provided for educational and research purposes only. Users are responsible for:

• Complying with LinkedIn's Terms of Service
• Obtaining proper consent before contacting leads
• Ensuring compliance with applicable data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Using the tool in an ethical and legal manner

The authors assume no liability for any misuse of this software.