InMail credits

How to get more LinkedIn InMail credits, and whether you can buy them.

It depends on the plan. LinkedIn’s help pages say Recruiter can add credits and Sales Navigator cannot. Here is what each plan allows, how to get credits back, and what to do when you need far more InMail than any plan gives.

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  • Plan by plan, from LinkedIn’s own help pages
  • Five ways to send more InMail
  • Or have the InMail sent for you
The short answer

On Sales Navigator you cannot buy more InMail credits. On Recruiter and Recruiter Lite you can 12. LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator help page says “At this time, you can’t purchase additional InMail credits” 1. Its Recruiter page says a license “comes with 150 InMails where additional credits can be purchased if necessary” 2. LinkedIn also says it does not offer a plan with unlimited InMail credits 3. So if you sell with Sales Navigator and run out, the fix is not a purchase. It is getting credits back, reaching Open Profiles, adding capacity, or having the InMail sent for you.

Which LinkedIn plans let you buy InMail credits

These are the rules on LinkedIn’s help pages on the day this page was written. LinkedIn changes them from time to time, so the links at the end are worth a look before you decide on a plan.

  • Sales Navigator. 50 credits a month, the same on every Sales Navigator subscription. No purchase of extra credits 1.
  • Recruiter. 150 InMails with each license, and additional credits can be purchased 2.
  • Recruiter Lite. 30 credits a month, and additional packs can be purchased 2.
  • Premium Career and Premium Business. 5 and 15 credits a month 3. That page does not mention a way to buy more.

LinkedIn’s help pages do not give a price for extra Recruiter credits. Ask your LinkedIn contact, or look inside your own account.

How to get InMail credits back without buying any

A credit is not always spent for good. LinkedIn credits an InMail back when the person accepts it, declines it or responds to it within 90 days 3. A message nobody answers stays spent.

This is why your reply rate decides how far a month of credits goes. Credits sent to people who answer cost you nothing. Credits sent to people who ignore you are gone. Fewer messages to people with a real reason to reply go further than more messages to a loose list.

Unused credits also carry over. On Sales Navigator they build up to 150 in total 1. And remember that you cannot send a second InMail to the same person until they respond to the first 3.

Rather have this done for you?

Pick a monthly volume. Our team builds the list, writes the messages, sends from your own LinkedIn account and handles the replies. Sales Navigator and InMail credits are covered by us.

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Open Profiles: InMail that uses no credit

Some people can be messaged without a connection and without a credit. A Premium member can switch on Open Profile, and LinkedIn describes it like this: “Open Profile feature allows other LinkedIn members to message you for free, without using InMail messages” 4.

So check for Open Profiles before you spend a credit. Part of almost any list can be reached this way. It has a ceiling of its own: on Recruiter, LinkedIn caps Open Profile messages at 350 a calendar month for each seat 2.

How many InMail credits do you really need?

Work it out before you pay for anything. Count the people you want to reach this month. Take away the ones you can reach with a connection request, which uses no credit, and the ones with an Open Profile. What is left is the number of credits you need.

Now compare that with your plan’s monthly credits plus the credits you expect to get back from replies. If the first number is bigger, you have a capacity gap, and no amount of careful sending closes it. That gap is what the options below are for.

When you need thousands of InMails a month

At that volume the question stops being about credits. It becomes who builds the list, who writes a message worth answering, who sends every day, and who answers the replies.

That is what LinkedNav does. You choose a monthly prospect volume and our team reaches them from your own LinkedIn account, with InMail and connection requests. The InMail capacity is topped up for you, and you do not need a Sales Navigator membership of your own. See how it works on the bulk LinkedIn InMail page, or go straight to pricing.

Your options

Five ways to send more InMail than your plan gives

From the one that costs nothing to the one that takes the work off your hands.

Option 1

Earn credits back

Good: Better targeting means more replies, and every reply returns the credit 3.

Not so good: The ceiling is still your plan’s monthly number.

Option 2

Reach Open Profiles first

Good: No credit and no connection needed 4.

Not so good: It covers part of a list, never all of it.

Option 3

Move to a plan that can buy credits

Good: Recruiter and Recruiter Lite can add credits 2.

Not so good: Those plans are built and priced for hiring teams, and someone still does the sending.

Option 4

Use other channels beside InMail

Good: Connection requests, comments and email use no credits. See the weekly invite limit.

Not so good: One account sends about 100 connection requests a week, so each channel has its own ceiling.

What LinkedNav does

Have the InMail sent for you

Good: You buy a monthly volume. The capacity is topped up for you and the messages go out from your own account.

Not so good: Not the right fit if a few InMails a month is all you need.

One flat price

Or skip the credit math and buy the volume

$597 a month for every 500 prospects reached. Every step costs the same. No setup fee, no per-seat fee, cancel anytime.

  • Sales Navigator membership: covered by us
  • InMail credits: topped up for you
  • Sent from your own LinkedIn account
500prospects a month$597/mo1,000prospects a month$1,194/mo2,000prospects a month$2,388/mo4,000prospects a month$4,776/mo

What every 500 prospects a month includes

  • 500 touches / month, fully done-for-you
  • 2,000 triple-verified leads / month
  • AI Search: describe your ICP in plain English
  • Verified business emails + LinkedIn URLs
  • Deep enrichment: direct dials, tech stack, intent signals
  • InMail + connection sequences written for you
  • Inbox management & reply handling
  • Dedicated sending infrastructure
  • 1-on-1 onboarding & strategy call
  • Weekly performance report
  • Cancel anytime
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How it works

You make one call. Our team does the rest.

  1. 1

    A short call

    You tell us who you sell to, what you offer and how you speak. That is most of what we need from you.

  2. 2

    The list and the words

    Our team builds the list and writes the InMail and connection sequences. You read the wording and approve it before anything goes out.

  3. 3

    Outreach every working day

    Messages go out from your own LinkedIn profile, under your name, at the monthly volume you chose.

  4. 4

    Replies handled, results reported

    We answer replies, pass you the people who want to talk, and send a report every week on who was reached and what came back.

Is it for you?

Who this fits, and who it does not.

A good fit if

  • You ran out of InMail credits and found you cannot buy more.
  • You want to reach more people each month than one plan’s credits cover.
  • You would rather pay for a volume than manage seats and credits.

Not the right fit if

  • You send a few InMails a month. Your plan’s credits and Open Profiles will cover it.
  • You are hiring, not selling. Recruiter is built for that.

Questions

Straight answers.

How do I get more InMail credits on LinkedIn?

There are three ways inside LinkedIn. Earn credits back: LinkedIn returns a credit when the person accepts, declines or responds within 90 days. Message people who have an Open Profile, which uses no credit. Or choose a plan that sells extra credits: LinkedIn’s help pages say Recruiter and Recruiter Lite can purchase more and Sales Navigator cannot. If you need thousands of InMails a month, LinkedNav sends them for you with the credits covered.

Can you buy InMail credits on Sales Navigator?

No. LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator help page says that at this time you can’t purchase additional InMail credits. Every Sales Navigator subscription gets 50 a month, and unused credits build up to 150.

Can you buy InMail credits on LinkedIn Recruiter?

Yes. LinkedIn’s Recruiter help page says each license comes with 150 InMails and that additional credits can be purchased. Recruiter Lite comes with 30 a month and can also purchase additional packs.

Is there a LinkedIn plan with unlimited InMail?

No. LinkedIn’s help page says it does not currently offer a subscription plan with unlimited InMail message credits. You can receive credits back when people respond.

Do unused InMail credits roll over?

Yes, up to a cap for each plan. LinkedIn’s help page gives 15 for Premium Career, 45 for Premium Business, 150 for Sales Navigator and 120 for Recruiter Lite.

How do I get an InMail credit back?

LinkedIn credits an InMail back when the person accepts it, declines it or responds to it within 90 days of it being sent. A message that is still pending stays spent.

How can I send thousands of InMails a month?

One plan’s credits will not cover it. With LinkedNav you choose a monthly prospect volume, the InMail capacity is topped up for you, and our team sends from your own LinkedIn account. You do not need a Sales Navigator membership of your own.

Have your LinkedIn outreach run for you.

LinkedNav is a done-for-you LinkedIn outreach service. You choose a monthly prospect volume, and our team builds the list, writes the sequences, runs the outreach and handles the replies.

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By LinkedNav. Updated 13 October 2026.