Your Network
Import LinkedIn, Google, Instagram & X connections to surface warm intros in search.
The strongest connections in sales are the ones you already have. Import your connections from LinkedIn, Google, Instagram, and X, and Starlight flags anyone you already know in your search results — so you can reach out warm instead of cold.
How it works
- You upload your data export from each platform. Starlight reads it, builds your personal connection graph, and matches those people against your Apollo search results.
- Matched leads get an In your network badge, rank higher in your results, and can be filtered to just the people you know.
- When you draft outreach to someone you're connected with, the AI knows about the relationship and writes a warmer, non-cold message.
Importing your connections
1. Open Connectors
Go to Connectors in the sidebar and scroll to the Network section.
2. Export your data
Click Import on a source, then use the Open {platform} button to download your export. For LinkedIn, be sure to pick “Download larger data archive” — the other option leaves out your connections.
3. Upload the file
Drop the file (a ZIP for most platforms, a CSV for Google) into the dialog.
4. Choose what to share
Pick which fields to import — names, emails, companies, profile links — then confirm. Only what you choose is saved.
Sources
| Source | What to upload | Match quality |
|---|---|---|
| Data export ZIP (or Connections.csv) | High — names, emails, profile URLs | |
| Google Contacts / Takeout CSV | High — names, emails, companies | |
| Download Your Information ZIP (JSON) | Graph only — handles | |
| X | Your archive ZIP | Graph only — account IDs |
LinkedIn and Google are high-signal: real emails and profile links match real search results. Instagram and X exports contain only handles or IDs, so they build your network graph but rarely match search results today.
Info
Using your network in search
Run any people search. Leads you're connected to show an In your network badge and rank higher. Use the In your network toggle above the results to show only people you know. Re-importing after a search lights up your most recent searches without re-running them.
Warmer drafts
When you draft messages to a connection, the writer is told you already know each other (and roughly since when) so it can open warmly and naturally. It will never invent shared history beyond the fact that you're connected.
Disconnecting
In the Network section of Connectors, click Disconnect on any source to delete its imported connections. You can re-import anytime.