Send Sales Navigator InMail

Sales Navigator InMail Sender automates sending and extracting InMails from Sales Navigator.

Edges is not related to LinkedIn and is not an official LinkedIn product.

API Endpoint

POST/v1/actions/salesnavigator-inmail-profile/run/live

Parameters

Input Parameters

Configuration Parameters

Integration Parameters

Guide

What Send Sales Navigator InMail does

Send Sales Navigator InMail sends an InMail to a target profile from your Sales Navigator inbox and returns the delivery metadata so you can track it downstream. You get programmatic control over premium reach — no manual inbox work, no copy-paste between sheets and Sales Navigator.

This action runs on the Sales Navigator level and targets sales and recruiting teams who use InMail as a first-touch channel against out-of-network prospects.

How it works

You provide the target profile (URL or URN), a subject, and a message body. Edges signs the request with your authenticated Sales Navigator session, sends the InMail, and returns the delivery receipt along with the conversation thread ID so you can extract replies later.

Rate limits and InMail credit accounting are handled server-side — Edges respects Sales Navigator's pacing so you don't trip guardrails. The action can run live for per-lead triggers or async as part of a larger outreach batch.

When to use Send Sales Navigator InMail

Reach for Send Sales Navigator InMail when you need to contact someone out of your network and a classic connection request won't clear the threshold — senior titles, gated geographies, cold ABM accounts. It plugs into the LinkedIn messaging & outreach API use case as the premium-reach primitive.

It also works well as a fallback step in a cadence: try connection first, fall back to InMail if the invite goes stale.

Use cases

  • Executive outreach. Send InMail to VPs and C-levels where a connection request would sit in purgatory.
  • Recruiting passive candidates. Reach senior engineers and leaders who don't accept connection requests but do read InMail.
  • ABM cold open. First touch into Tier 1 accounts with a subject line that references a current trigger event.
  • Event follow-up. InMail conference attendees whose profiles you pulled with Extract LinkedIn Event Attendees.
  • Reply extraction. Use Send Sales Navigator InMail for the send, then poll replies with Extract LinkedIn Conversations.

Best practices

  • Spend credits where they pay back. InMail credits are finite — reserve them for Tier 1 prospects and fall back to connection requests elsewhere.
  • Personalize the subject. Subject lines drive InMail open rates more than body copy; reference something specific to the recipient.
  • Pace the send rate. Even with Edges handling pacing, cluster sends across the business day rather than firing a burst at 9am.
  • Track replies downstream. Pair with Extract LinkedIn Conversations or Extract LinkedIn Messages to pull reply data into your CRM.

Common questions

How many InMails can I send per run?

Send Sales Navigator InMail is a per-recipient primitive — one InMail per call. For a batch, loop the action over your lead list and let Edges handle pacing between sends.

Does Send Sales Navigator InMail use my Sales Navigator account or a shared pool?

Your own seat. Every InMail is sent through your connected Sales Navigator session, debits your credit pool, and appears in your inbox — so attribution and audit trail stay intact.

Can I chain Send Sales Navigator InMail with other Edges actions?

Yes. A common chain is Search Sales Navigator PeopleExtract LinkedIn Profile → Send Sales Navigator InMail → Extract LinkedIn Conversations for reply tracking.

Get started

Run Send Sales Navigator InMail from the Edges library, wire it into your outbound cadence, or call it directly from the Edges API. Browse the full Actions library to see what to chain around the send.

Code Examples

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.edges.run/v1/actions/salesnavigator-inmail-profile/run/live" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "identity_ids": [
    "your-identity-uuid"
  ],
  "identity_mode": "direct",
  "input": {
    "sales_navigator_profile_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/example-profile",
    "custom_data": "example_value"
  },
  "parameters": {
    "subject": "example_value",
    "message": "Hello! I would like to connect with you.",
    "files": [
      "item1",
      "item2"
    ],
    "smart_links": "example_value"
  }
}'

Output Example

{
  "message": "example_value",
  "sales_navigator_profile_id": "example-123",
  "linkedin_profile_id": 42,
  "linkedin_thread_id": "example-123",
  "linkedin_message_id": "example-123"
}

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