Creating a Linkedin Signal

Create LinkedIn signals and view, filter, enrich, and export captured leads in Topa.

Creating a Linkedin Signal

What is LinkedIn Signals?

The LinkedIn Signals page is Topa's hub for automated LinkedIn prospecting. Open it from the sidebar (LinkedIn Signals) to monitor posts, people, and companies, then capture leads from the audiences that engage with them.

Topa runs signals on a schedule (about every 24 hours) so lead capture continues in the background without manual work. You choose how many leads each run fetches and can trigger an immediate run anytime.

The page has three main areas:

  • Signal type cards — pick Profile Monitoring or Keyword Monitoring, then click + Create Signal

  • Performance charts — track net new leads by day across your active signals

  • Signals table — see every signal with its type, target, next run, daily fetch limit, leads found, and management actions (pause, run now, edit schedule, archive)

Captured leads are saved to LinkedIn Leads in the sidebar, where you can review and work them.

LinkedIn Signals monitor LinkedIn activity and capture leads for you. There are two signal types:

  • Profile Monitoring — track a person or company and collect people who react to or comment on their posts

  • Keyword Monitoring — find people who posted about specific keywords in the last 24 hours

Step 1: Open LinkedIn Signals

  1. Log in to Topa

  2. In the sidebar, click LinkedIn Signals

Step 2: Choose a signal type

On the LinkedIn Signals page you will see two cards:

  • Profile Monitoring — for competitors, influencers, or company pages

  • Keyword Monitoring — for topic-based prospecting

Click + Create Signal on the card that matches your goal.

Profile Monitoring signal

Use this when you want leads from people who engage with a specific LinkedIn profile or company page.

Step 3: Enter the LinkedIn target

  1. In the dialog, paste a LinkedIn URL (for example a profile URL like linkedin.com/in/username, or a company URL like linkedin.com/company/company-name)

  2. You can also enter just a username; Topa will build the URL for you

  3. Enter a Signal Name (a label you will recognize in your signals list)

Step 4: Try the signal

  1. Click Try Signal

  2. Topa loads the profile and their latest post, then shows profile details, engagement counts, and sample likers and commenters

  3. If something looks wrong, click Back and adjust the URL or name, then try again

Step 5: Choose what to scrape

Under What to scrape, pick one:

  • Reactions / Likes — capture people who liked the post

  • Comments — capture people who commented

  • Both — capture likers and commenters (recommended)

Step 6: Save and fetch leads

  1. Click Save & Get Leads Now

  2. When prompted, choose how many leads to fetch: 20, 50, 100, 300, 500, 1000, or ALL

  3. Topa queues lead capture in the background

Your new signal appears in the signals table. The first automatic run is scheduled about 24 hours after creation.

Keyword Monitoring signal

Use this when you want to reach people who recently posted about a topic.

Step 3: Search for posts

  1. Enter a Keyword (for example: outbound sales or SaaS founder)

  2. Enter a Signal Name

  3. The search covers the past 24 hours

  4. Click Search

Step 4: Review results

Topa shows the total leads found, sample posts with the keyword highlighted, and author details. If no posts are found, try a different keyword and click Back to search again.

Step 5: Save and fetch leads

  1. Click Save Signal and Get Leads

  2. Choose how many leads to fetch: 20, 50, 100, 300, 500, 1000, or ALL

  3. Topa queues keyword tasks and leads populate shortly

After your signal is created

Signals table

Each signal shows Signal Name, Signal Type, Target, Next Run, Daily fetch (auto), and Leads Found. Use Only show active signals to hide paused signals.

Manage a signal

From the Actions column you can:

  • Pause Signal / Start Signal - stop or resume automatic runs

  • Run Signal Now - trigger an immediate run

  • Edit Run Times - change the next scheduled run and weekend schedule

  • Change (under Daily fetch) - set how many leads each automatic run fetches

  • Show Logs - view run history for that signal

  • Archive Signal - remove the signal from your active list

View your leads

Captured leads are available under LinkedIn Leads in the sidebar.

Tips

  • One profile per signal - you cannot create duplicate Profile Monitoring signals for the same LinkedIn URL

  • One keyword per signal - duplicate keyword signals are not allowed

  • Plan limits - your account has a maximum number of signals; check Billing if you hit the limit

  • Credits - fetching leads uses credits; make sure you have enough before queuing a large batch

  • Automatic runs - active signals run on a schedule (about every 24 hours) and respect your daily fetch limit

Viewing LinkedIn Leads

Once your signals capture leads, open LinkedIn Leads from the sidebar to review, filter, enrich, and work them.

Step 1: Open the LinkedIn Leads page

  1. Log in to Topa

  2. In the sidebar, click LinkedIn Leads

The page shows every lead your signals have collected, with filters at the top and a leads table below.

Step 2: Filter your leads

Use the filter bar to narrow the list:

  • Country - filter by lead location

  • Type - Post Author, Liked Post, or Commented

  • Enrichment - Cellphone Found, No Cellphone Found, Not Attempted Cellphone, Email Found, No Email Found, or Not Attempted Email

  • Signal - show leads from specific signals

  • Status - filter by lead status labels

  • Job Title - type a title and press Enter (add multiple titles as tags)

  • Industry - filter by company industry

  • Staff Count - set a From / To range

  • Lead Date - when leads were captured (defaults to last 30 days)

  • Search - free-text search across leads

Display toggles: Hide Archived, Hide Irrelevant, and Hide Company.

Click Reset Filters to clear everything, or Save filter to store your setup for reuse. Note: saved filters do not include the Lead Date range.

Step 3: Use saved filters

Expand the Saved filters panel below the filter bar. Each saved filter shows a preview of what it includes.

  • Click Apply filter to load a saved setup

  • Click Delete filter to remove one you no longer need

When saving, give your filter a name. If you already have saved filters, you can overwrite an existing one or create a new one.

Step 4: Understand the leads table

Each row is one captured lead. Columns include: Lead Details - name, headline, job title, company, location, follower/connection counts, cellphone and email (with show/copy actions), and a LinkedIn profile link; Type / Source - how the lead was captured (Post Author, Liked Post, or Commented) and which signal found them; Relevant - whether the post was marked relevant by AI; Post Text - the LinkedIn post content (with copy JSON option); Comment - the comment text, if the lead commented; Messaging - AI-generated outreach messages (after you run a pitch); Actions - status, archive, and conversation buttons. Use the checkbox on each row (or the header checkbox) to select leads for bulk actions.

Step 5: Enrich leads

Topa can look up cellphone numbers and email addresses for leads.

Individual enrichment

  • Click Get Cellphone & Email on a lead to request both

  • Or click Get Email if you only need email

  • While enrichment runs, the row shows a processing state; if nothing is found, it shows No Cellphone Found or No Email Found

  • Once found, use Show Cellphone / Show Email and Copy to use the contact details

Bulk enrichment

Select one or more leads, then use: Bulk Enrich Cellphone & Email or Bulk Enrich Email. Enrichment uses credits from your account balance.

Step 6: Export and paginate

Above the table, the toolbar shows how many leads match your filters and which page you are on.

  • Change Per Page (20, 50, or 100) to control how many rows load at once

  • Use the page arrows or type a page number to move through results

With leads selected, click Bulk Export CSV to download the current selection.

Click Clear Selection to deselect all rows.

Step 7: Work individual leads

From the Actions column on each row:

  • Start Conversation - add the lead to Inbox (requires a cellphone). Choose your from-number, then click Add to Inbox

  • Send Email - opens your email client when an email address is available

  • Send LinkedIn - opens the lead LinkedIn profile in a new tab

  • Status - assign a lead status label

  • Archive / Unarchive - hide or restore leads from your main list

AI Messaging Pitch (optional)

  1. Add a pitch (name, pitch text up to 1000 characters, and optional hints for the AI)

  2. Click Write Messages For This Page to generate SMS, voicemail, and LinkedIn connection messages for leads on the current page

  3. Generated messages appear in the Messaging column — copy each slot as needed

LinkedIn Leads tips

  • Start with filters - narrow by signal and date range before enriching or exporting

  • Save repeat workflows - save filter presets you use often (remember Lead Date is not saved)

  • Enrich before outreach - get cellphone numbers before using Start Conversation

  • Use AI pitches on a page - generate messaging for the current page, then refine before sending

  • Archive to stay focused - archive leads you will not pursue; use Hide Archived to keep the list clean

  • Credits - enrichment and lead capture both use credits; check your balance on the Credits page