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LinkedIn Boolean search builder
Turn a list of titles and keywords into a search you can explain. Group alternatives, add requirements, exclude phrases, then copy the string into LinkedIn.
01 / DEFINE THE SEARCH
Who are you looking for?
Separate phrases with commas or new lines. We add the quotes and operators.
Sales leaders recipe
Paste into: LinkedIn main search or Sales Navigator Keywords.
This mixes role titles with SaaS. Keep company size and geography in their own filters; a SaaS mention does not verify the person's current employer.
Alternatives: at least one must appear.
Requirements: every phrase must appear.
Exclusions: any of these removes a match.
Your phrases stay in this page. The builder does not save them, send them to a server, or fetch LinkedIn profiles.
02 / REVIEW & COPY
Your Boolean search string
1 AND · 2 OR · 2 NOT. Counts describe this query. LinkedIn limits vary by product and search field.
What this query asks for
- Match at least one: Head of Sales / Sales Director / VP Sales.
- Also require every phrase: SaaS.
- Exclude any match containing: Recruiter / Intern.
A profile mentioning a phrase is not proof of a current role, employer or buying intent. Review the search results.
FROM WORDS TO A REVIEWED SEARCH
How to build your LinkedIn Boolean query
The builder adds straight quotes around every phrase and parentheses around alternatives. It creates a search string in your browser; it does not run a search, scrape data or contact anyone.
Need examples and troubleshooting? Read the LinkedIn Boolean search guide.
- Put interchangeable titles together. Enter Head of Sales and Sales Director in “Any of these.” OR allows either phrase; parentheses keep the alternatives together.
- Add only genuine requirements. Each phrase in “All of these” adds an AND condition. Adding too many can hide relevant people.
- Exclude carefully. NOT removes matches containing an excluded phrase. A profile can mention an old role, so excluding Intern could remove someone whose internship ended years ago.
- Paste into the right field and review. Use LinkedIn’s main search bar for a broad search. In Sales Navigator, put a mixed title-and-context query like the SaaS example in Keywords; use Title or Company only for phrases belonging in those fields. Keep geography and other structured filters in their own controls. Review a few results and change one part of the query at a time.
Before you run the search
Which Boolean operators does LinkedIn support?
LinkedIn documents uppercase AND, OR and NOT, straight quotation marks for phrases, and parentheses for grouping. This builder uses those constructs. It does not add wildcard searches or Google-specific operators such as site:.
Can I use the result in Sales Navigator or Recruiter?
LinkedIn documents Boolean search in Sales Navigator’s Keywords, Title and Company fields, and in Recruiter’s Keywords field. The default example combines titles with SaaS, so use Keywords for the combined query. To search a specific title field, generate a query containing only title phrases. A broad keyword match does not necessarily identify a person’s current job title.
Why did the builder change or quote my input?
Each comma or new line starts a separate literal phrase. The builder adds quotes and grouping itself, removes duplicate phrases, and removes pasted grouping marks, wildcards, internal double quotes and invisible control characters. Notes explain substantive changes. If you paste CEO OR Founder into one entry, it stays one quoted phrase; enter CEO, Founder to create two alternatives.
Is there a character or operator limit?
LinkedIn documents a maximum of 15 Boolean operators per Sales Navigator query. The builder shows a note above that count without blocking copy. LinkedIn’s consumer search also has an operator limit, but its help page does not give a number; Recruiter and Recruiter Lite have no operator-count limit according to that page. Character limits and other search restrictions are separate from these operator counts. This builder accepts up to 6,000 input characters and 50 phrases per field as its own practical limits. Start with a short query and split a complicated search into smaller ones.
Does the tool store my query or connect to LinkedIn?
No account or LinkedIn connection is required. The builder processes your phrases in this page and does not save them or send them to a server. Copy places the resulting text on your clipboard. A recipe link restores a built-in example; your edited phrases are never included in a link or restored after reloading. The site’s optional analytics measure fixed interaction types, not your search phrases.
Can I share a search recipe with a teammate?
Choose Sales leaders, Agency founders or Operations roles, then use Copy recipe link. The link opens that named example with its search-field guidance. Editing a phrase or resetting the tool clears the selected recipe, so a shared link cannot be mistaken for your custom search. Use Copy search string when you want the actual query text instead.
Syntax references: LinkedIn Boolean search · LinkedIn search operator limitations. Sales Navigator Boolean search fields. OutreachGenie is independent of LinkedIn. A generated query does not change LinkedIn’s platform policies or account limits.
Give the search results a next step.
Review profile fit, then keep the relevant people in an OutreachGenie list. The search import guide shows the workflow. Keep source context and notes so the next message has a reason.
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