Connectors are profiles you add to expand your team’s professional network.
They help map shared work history, education overlaps, and investor relationships across your team.
Only Team Owners and Admins can add and manage connectors.
Ways to Add Connectors
You can add connectors in four ways:
Find People in The Swarm database
Find People by company
Import as LinkedIn URLs
Invite Users by email
How to Add Connectors
1. Go to the Connectors tab
Open Connectors from the main navigation.
2. Click “Add Connectors”
Located in the top-right corner.
3. Choose a method:
3.1 Find People in Our Database
Search by:
Name
Job title
LinkedIn URL
Select the profile you want to add.
If you can’t find the person:
Their profile is not in our database and cannot be added this way.
If you know their email, you can invite them as a user instead.
3.2 Find People in a Company
Enter a company name.
Select the matching company from the results.
The system displays all employees we have for that company.
All employees are selected automatically — deselect any profiles you don’t want to add.
Limitation:
For companies with 50+ employees, we recommend using Import LinkedIn URLs instead or Add Connectors directly from the Company Profile Page.
3.3 Import LinkedIn URLs
Paste a list of LinkedIn profile URLs.
The system validates each link and highlights incorrect formats so you can fix them.
You will see a confirmation list before adding.
Limit: Up to 100 connectors per import.
✅ Accepted formats:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorsdavid https://linkedin.com/in/connorsdavid linkedin.com/in/connorsdavid www.linkedin.com/in/connorsdavid
3.4 Invite Users by Email
Use this option if you want people to join your team on The Swarm.
Paste email addresses (one per line).
Email format is validated automatically.
Select user roles:
Admin
Contributor
Guest
You can set roles for all emails at once or configure them individually.
On the next screen, review the invitation email and optionally add a note.
Important:
Invited users must sign up and join your team.
Their relationships are mapped only after they enable AI Network Mapper.
4. Assign a Group
After selecting connectors, assign them to a group:
Employees
Investors
Customers
Partners
Advisors
Others
Grouping helps keep your network organized.
Custom groups are not supported yet.
5. Relationship Mapping
After connectors are added, The Swarm automatically maps their relationships using:
Shared work experience
Education overlaps
Shared investors
Mapped relationships appear in the People tab.
Use the Connected to filter to explore paths and relationship strength.
Connectors are never notified or invited automatically.
Inviting a Connector to Join Your Team
If you want a Connector to become an active User later:
Remove them from the Connector list
Send an email invitation to join your team
Once they accept:
They gain access to your workspace
Their data sources connect
They remain listed as a connector
Learn more about user roles in the User Roles & Permissions article.
Permissions
Owners and Admins can add connectors.
Contributors and Guests cannot add or manage connectors.
If you don’t see the option, ask your Owner to adjust your role.
Summary
Add connectors using database search, company search, LinkedIn URL import, or email invites.
Assign them to groups for organization.
Relationship mapping happens automatically.
Connectors are never notified unless you invite them as users.
Only Owners and Admins can manage connectors.