#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Export LinkedIn cookies from Chrome for linkedin-api authentication.
This script extracts the necessary authentication cookies from Chrome
and saves them in the format expected by the linkedin-api library.
Usage:
python scripts/export_cookies.py
Note: Close Chrome before running this script.
"""
import json
import os
import shutil
import sqlite3
import sys
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
# Chrome cookie paths by OS
CHROME_COOKIE_PATHS = {
"darwin": Path.home() / "Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Cookies",
"linux": Path.home() / ".config/google-chrome/Default/Cookies",
"win32": Path.home() / "AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data/Default/Network/Cookies",
}
# LinkedIn cookies we need
LINKEDIN_COOKIES = ["li_at", "JSESSIONID", "liap", "li_rm"]
OUTPUT_PATH = Path("./data/session_cookies.json")
def get_chrome_cookies_path() -> Path:
"""Get Chrome cookies database path for current OS."""
platform = sys.platform
if platform not in CHROME_COOKIE_PATHS:
raise RuntimeError(f"Unsupported platform: {platform}")
path = CHROME_COOKIE_PATHS[platform]
if not path.exists():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"Chrome cookies not found at: {path}")
return path
def extract_linkedin_cookies() -> dict[str, str]:
"""Extract LinkedIn cookies from Chrome."""
cookies_path = get_chrome_cookies_path()
# Copy the cookies database (Chrome locks it)
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".db") as tmp:
tmp_path = tmp.name
try:
shutil.copy2(cookies_path, tmp_path)
conn = sqlite3.connect(tmp_path)
cursor = conn.cursor()
# Query for LinkedIn cookies
placeholders = ",".join(["?"] * len(LINKEDIN_COOKIES))
cursor.execute(
f"""
SELECT name, value, encrypted_value
FROM cookies
WHERE host_key LIKE '%linkedin.com'
AND name IN ({placeholders})
""",
LINKEDIN_COOKIES,
)
cookies = {}
for name, value, encrypted_value in cursor.fetchall():
# On macOS, cookies are encrypted - we get the value if it's not
if value:
cookies[name] = value
elif encrypted_value:
print(f"Warning: Cookie '{name}' is encrypted. See instructions below.")
conn.close()
return cookies
finally:
os.unlink(tmp_path)
def main() -> None:
"""Main entry point."""
print("LinkedIn Cookie Exporter")
print("=" * 50)
print()
# Check if Chrome is running
print("Note: Please close Chrome before running this script.")
print()
try:
cookies = extract_linkedin_cookies()
if not cookies:
print("No LinkedIn cookies found!")
print()
print("This usually means one of:")
print("1. You're not logged into LinkedIn in Chrome")
print("2. Chrome cookies are encrypted (macOS)")
print()
print("ALTERNATIVE METHOD (works on macOS):")
print("-" * 50)
print("1. Open Chrome DevTools on linkedin.com (F12)")
print("2. Go to Application > Cookies > linkedin.com")
print("3. Find the 'li_at' cookie and copy its value")
print("4. Create a file at: data/session_cookies.json")
print("5. With content: {\"li_at\": \"YOUR_COOKIE_VALUE\"}")
return
# Check for required cookie
if "li_at" not in cookies:
print("Warning: 'li_at' cookie not found - this is required!")
# Save cookies
OUTPUT_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
with OUTPUT_PATH.open("w") as f:
json.dump(cookies, f, indent=2)
print(f"Exported {len(cookies)} cookies:")
for name in cookies:
print(f" - {name}")
print()
print(f"Saved to: {OUTPUT_PATH}")
print()
print("Now restart Claude Desktop to use the new session.")
except FileNotFoundError as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
print()
print("Make sure Chrome is installed and you've logged into LinkedIn.")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
print()
print("Try the manual method described above.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
