# How many InMail credits do I get with Sales Navigator?
> Sales Navigator Core includes 50 InMail credits per month. Unused credits can roll over up to a cap. Premium Business includes fewer. Check your plan page, because seats differ.
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LinkedIn's published Sales Navigator Core allotment is 50 InMail credits per month. Unused credits can roll over for up to three months, with a maximum balance often cited at 150. If the recipient replies within the window LinkedIn names (commonly 90 days), the credit can come back.

Premium Business is a different pile, commonly 15 credits a month. Premium Career is smaller still. Recruiter plans are a third family. Do not mix those numbers in a spreadsheet and call it one budget.

Team seats can have admin-level sharing rules. If you share a Navigator team, ask how credits are allocated before you assume you personally own 50.

Fifty credits is not 50 meetings. Treat them as expensive. A 10 percent reply rate on well-chosen InMails is 5 conversations, not a pipeline miracle. The rest of outbound should still be invites and DMs to people you can connect with.

If you never use the credits, you are paying for search and lists, which may still be worth it. If you blow them on a generic template in week one, you paid for a lesson. See [is Sales Navigator worth it for outbound](/help/is-sales-navigator-worth-it-for-outbound).

## Related

- [Do I get InMail credits back if someone replies?](https://omentir.com/help/do-inmail-credits-come-back-if-someone-replies.md)
- [What is LinkedIn InMail and when should I use it?](https://omentir.com/help/what-is-linkedin-inmail.md)
- [What is the difference between LinkedIn Premium and Sales Navigator?](https://omentir.com/help/linkedin-premium-vs-sales-navigator.md)

## Frequently asked questions

**Do unused credits last forever?**

No. Navigator unused credits roll for a limited time and then stop stacking. Use them on purpose or lose them.

**Can I buy extra InMails?**

LinkedIn has sold extra credits in some plans. It is still a poor substitute for a better list. Read the current plan page before you assume you can top up.

**Do Open Profile messages spend these credits?**

No. That is the point of Open Profile. You still have a send cap on those messages.

**Does a declined InMail refund the credit?**

A reply is the usual refund trigger. A decline or ignore may not return it. Plan as if ignore burns the credit.

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