Open LinkedIn in your browser
Make sure you're logged in to your account
Already open? Great — you can skip this step.
Open the Developer Tools panel
This is built into Chrome — no install needed
On a Mac:
On Windows / Linux:
💡 A panel will slide open on the right side or bottom of your browser. If it doesn't appear, right-click anywhere on the LinkedIn page and choose Inspect.
Find the li_at cookie
Navigate to: Application → Cookies → linkedin.com
Click through these tabs in the DevTools panel:
li_at — this is the one you need. Right-click its value row and choose Copy value, or click the value once to select it then copy with ⌘C / Ctrl+C.
Paste the value here and connect
The value starts with "AQEDAT…" and is about 100 characters long
🔒 Your value is sent securely over HTTPS and stored only as a session file — never shared or logged.