# Import LinkedIn messages

Importing your LinkedIn message history helps CTD score the strength of your LinkedIn relationships — not just that you're connected, but how actively you've actually corresponded. The steps are the same as for connections.

1. Go to [LinkedIn's data export page](https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/download-my-data) and request your data (full archive).
2. LinkedIn will email you a download link.
3. Download the file and unzip it. You'll find `messages.csv` and `Connections.csv` in the same archive — you can import both at once.
4. Go to [app.ctd.ai/accounts](https://app.ctd.ai/accounts), scroll to the **LinkedIn** section, and upload the file — or if you have the [CTD MCP](/content/guide/article/mcp-overview/index.html), drag and drop the file into Claude and tell it to push your messages to Connect The Dots.

To update your messages later, come back to the same page and click **Reimport** next to Messages.

**Tip:** Import both connections and messages for the best results. Connections tell CTD who you know; messages tell CTD how well you know them.

Have a question or running into an issue? Email us at [support@ctd.ai](mailto:support@ctd.ai) — we're happy to help.