Scanning a Business Card

Updated 2026-07-09 · Member

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A scanned business card currently saves into a shared organizational contact list rather than appearing directly in your personal Your Network the way a QR connection does, and it works best with English-language, US-format cards.

Scanning a business card uses your camera to auto-fill a contact's details for you to review and save, though right now it saves into a shared contact list rather than directly into your personal Your Network the way a QR connection does.

Scanning a business card is a quick way to capture someone's info accurately instead of typing it in by hand. Your phone's camera reads the card and fills in a contact form for you to check over before saving.

How to scan a card

  1. Open the business card scanner from Your Network.
  2. Point your camera at the card and capture the photo.
  3. Review the auto-filled fields: name, email, phone, company, title, and sometimes city or location.
  4. Correct anything that came through wrong or blank, then save.

What works best

Scanning works best with English-language cards using a US-style address. Some fields on non-US cards may come through blank or need manual correction. That's expected, not a malfunction. Always give the auto-filled fields a look before saving.

Currently, a scanned business card contact is saved into a shared organizational contact list rather than appearing directly in your own personal Your Network the way a QR connection would. Scanning is still a good way to capture someone's info accurately, it just doesn't work exactly like connecting with someone via QR code, which does add them to your personal network directly.

Scanning vs. a QR connection

When someone scans your QR code, they're added directly to your personal network as a Connection. When you scan a business card, the resulting contact goes into a shared list rather than your own Your Network. Keep this in mind if you're scanning a card specifically to build out your personal network on the spot.

Frequently asked

Does scanning a card add someone to my personal network the same way QR does?

Not currently, a scanned card goes into a shared organizational contact list rather than directly into your personal Your Network.

What if some fields come through blank on a card?

That's expected, especially with non-US card formats. Review and correct any fields before saving.

Is scanning still worth using if I have to review it?

Yes, it's faster and generally more accurate than typing someone's details in by hand. You're just double-checking the result.

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