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LinkedIn X-ray search builder.Find people through Google, in seconds, no signup.

Builds a Google search that finds LinkedIn profiles by job title, company and city.

Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us.

Who you're looking for

Search for

Separate titles with commas. Any one of them can match.

Every word here has to appear.

Your search

site:linkedin.com/in ("VP Sales" OR "Head of Sales") "London" -recruiter
  • The search runs on Google or Bing, over the profiles LinkedIn shows to search engines. Members can turn that off, so not everyone appears.
  • A company name matches anywhere on a profile, so people who used to work there show up too. Check each profile before you reach out.

Valley finds people like these from live buying signals or a plain-English search, researches each one and writes to them. See how Valley does it ↗

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Examples

LinkedIn X-ray search examples.Seven searches you can run as they are.

Each one is a search string this builder writes. Run it as it is, or swap in your own titles, company and city above.

  1. 01

    Everyone at one company

    When
    You know the account and want to see who works there.
    Note
    The company name matches anywhere on a profile, so people who used to work there show up too.
    Search

    site:linkedin.com/in "Stripe"

    Run it on Google ↗
  2. 02

    Decision makers at a company

    When
    You know the account and the roles that buy.
    Note
    List every title the buyer might use. They're joined with OR, so any one of them matches.
    Search

    site:linkedin.com/in ("VP Sales" OR "Head of Sales" OR "Chief Revenue Officer") "Stripe"

    Run it on Google ↗
  3. 03

    One role in one city

    When
    You sell to a role, in a region.
    Note
    Add the city as people write it on their profile. Try the metro area name too.
    Search

    site:linkedin.com/in "Account Executive" "Austin"

    Run it on Google ↗
  4. 04

    Founders in a market

    When
    You sell to founder-led companies in one space.
    Note
    A market word like fintech has to appear on the profile, so try a few spellings.
    Search

    site:linkedin.com/in ("Founder" OR "Co-founder") "fintech"

    Run it on Google ↗
  5. 05

    Leave out recruiters and job seekers

    When
    Your results fill up with people who talk about the role instead of doing it.
    Note
    Each word after a minus sign is left out of the results.
    Search

    site:linkedin.com/in "Head of Sales" -recruiter -"open to work" -hiring

    Run it on Google ↗
  6. 06

    Posts about a topic

    When
    You want people talking about the problem you solve right now.
    Note
    Where a search engine has indexed posts on the topic, this finds the conversation, not just profiles.
    Search

    site:linkedin.com/posts "cold email"

    Run it on Google ↗
  7. 07

    Company pages in a niche

    When
    You're building an account list before you look for people.
    Note
    An industry word and a city narrow it down, as long as the company page mentions them.
    Search

    site:linkedin.com/company "Berlin" "logistics"

    Run it on Google ↗

How it works

How this tool works.And what it can't see.

It turns what you type into one search: site: keeps the results to LinkedIn, quotes keep each title, company and city together as an exact phrase, and a minus sign leaves a word out. Google's help page documents all three.

Several job titles are joined with OR, so any one of them can match. Microsoft documents OR for Bing; Google's help page doesn't list it, so if a search looks off, try one title at a time.

Nothing you type is sent to us. The search goes to Google or Bing only when you press the button, and it runs there, never on LinkedIn.

X-ray search only finds what LinkedIn shows to search engines. LinkedIn lets members turn their public profile, or parts of it, off for search tools, and says changes can take weeks or months to show up in search results.

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Questions

Questions people ask.

What is LinkedIn X-ray search?
LinkedIn X-ray search is a Google or Bing search limited to LinkedIn with the site: operator, like site:linkedin.com/in "Head of Sales" "London". It finds public LinkedIn profiles without searching inside LinkedIn.
How do I find employees of a company on LinkedIn?
Search Google for site:linkedin.com/in and the company name in quotes, then add job titles to narrow it down, like site:linkedin.com/in "Stripe" ("Head of Sales" OR "VP Sales"). The company name matches anywhere on a profile, so check each result is a current employee.
How do I find a company's employees on LinkedIn ethically?
Search only what people have made public, which is all X-ray search can see, then contact the few who fit with a reason that's about them, and stop when someone says no. That's our view, not a rule anyone publishes.
Why doesn't X-ray search find everyone?
Because it only sees what LinkedIn shows to search engines. LinkedIn's help page says members can turn their public profile off for search tools, and that changes can take weeks or months to reach Google or Bing.
Does LinkedIn X-ray search work on Bing?
Yes. Microsoft documents site: and OR for Bing, and this builder has a Bing button. Results can differ between the two, so it's worth running the same search on both.
Do I need Sales Navigator for X-ray search?
No. The search runs on Google or Bing, so it needs no LinkedIn seat. LinkedIn shows people who aren't signed in a simplified public profile, so you may need to sign in to see someone's full profile.
Is this LinkedIn X-ray search builder free?
Yes. It's free, needs no signup and runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us; the search goes to Google or Bing only when you press the button.
What should I do once I've found the right people?
Write to each one with a reason that's about them, not a template. Valley finds buyers showing real buying signals and messages them across email and LinkedIn.