Email Grabber

This email grabber uses the "semi-secret" Linkedin API call that Rapportive uses. Linkedin requires an OAuth token for the call. Linkedin only gives oauth token through the browser and to a registered Linkedin app. This is not a registered Linkedin app so the workaround is a little (a lot) hacky. If there is a better way, I would love to hear. Not sure if authorization from Rapportive has unique privileges.

OAuth Token Workaround

This workaround for obtaining an oauth token will give you the privileges of the Rapportive app. The tokens will expire after a while so just repeat these steps for another one.

• Get Rapportive plugin
• Open GMail and then open an email
• Right click page and click inspect element and navigate to the network tab
• Refresh page
• Type "linkedin" into filter and click on "email="
• Under "Request Headers" copy oauth_token

Dependencies

pycurl -- Used to send https request to linkedin

Running app

Arguments

• -t, --token -> oauth token argument
• -v, --verbose -> outputs more about what program is doing
• -b, --browser-check -> opens browser pointing to found persons URL
• -u, --url -> outputs URL on line below found person line

Smaple run

\> python email-grabber.py -t [oauth_token]
\> first_name last_name domain
\> ...output...
\> quit

or

\> python email-grabber.py -t [oauth_token] < input.txt
\> ...output...

Sample input.txt

firstname lastname domain.com
firstname lastname domain.org
firstname lastname domain.io
quit

Notes

The oauth token you get is linked to your linkedin acount -- don't abuse requests. There is a sleep function in the program that makes linkedin server requests less spammy.

A note from your friendly neighborhood spider-man

This is by no means a surefire way and all results should be checked. For ease, use the -b or --browser-check option to open a browser window to the found person's url for quick verification.

Future Updates

• Increase efficiency and reduce server requests with probability model on permutations
• Add option to not stop at the first found (two people share the same name)
• Also output Linkedin URL for person. Makes verification faster
• Add email server verification when linkedin fails (less reliable)
• Hack Sidekicks API for emails linked to social media (not that great but will catch some)
• Add option to output to file