Send LinkedIn InMail

Send an InMail to a LinkedIn or Sales Navigator profile (you must be connected).

Send out personally crafted messages to a chosen list of prospects on LinkedIn. Create a message using personalization tags and add one or multiple LinkedIn or Sales Navigator profile URLs.

Use Cases:

• Reach new leads by targeting prospects outside your network
• Send targeted content to drive leads/prospects across the sales pipeline.
• Score your leads based on the response you receive.

This automation works for InMail: you can use this action only for people you are not connected to.

1. Navigate to a LinkedIn Profile

   Copy the URL from your browser.

2. Paste the URL

   Paste it into the provided field(s).

A profile URL looks like this: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcfrancis961. You can also use a Sales Navigator profile URL that will looks like this: https://www.linkedin.com/sales/lead/ACwAAAXvneUBFNgw20EMmFb3eWwJebLcT0g2GfE

Inputs

linkedin_profile_url · string

A LinkedIn Profile URL should start with ‘https://www.linkedin.com/sales/people/’, ‘https://www.linkedin.com/sales/lead/’, ‘https://www.linkedin.com/pub/’ or ‘https://www.linkedin.com/in/’.

sales_navigator_profile_url · string

Alternative Sales Navigator Profile ID.

Parameters

subject · string · default: "Introduction" · required

A subject for your InMail. Required for Sales Navigator InMail but optional for LinkedIn InMail.

message · string · required

Your custom message. Personalization variables you can use: {{ first_name }} , {{ last_name }}, {{ company_name }}, {{ title }}, etc.

The character limit for an InMail on both regular LinkedIn accounts and Sales Navigator/Premium accounts extends to over 6,000 characters.

LinkedIn and Sales Navigator InMail have significant differences:

• LinkedIn InMail can not be sent if you already have sent one that is not yet answered. Then, if you send a new one it will make a new discussion. The subject is optional.
• Sales Navigator InMail uses a single discussion and can be sent without conditions. The subject is mandatory.

Output Fields

The following fields are included in the response:

Show properties

company_name · string

The name of the company

delivery_at · string

The delivery timestamp of the message

first_name · string

The first name of the LinkedIn profile

full_name · string

The full name of the LinkedIn profile

is_sent · boolean

Indicates if the message was sent

job_title · string

The job title of the LinkedIn profile

last_name · string

The last name of the LinkedIn profile

linkedin_people_post_search_url · string

The LinkedIn people post search URL

linkedin_profile_handle · string

The LinkedIn profile handle

linkedin_profile_id · string

The LinkedIn profile ID

linkedin_profile_url · string

The LinkedIn profile URL

linkedin_thread_id · string

The LinkedIn thread ID

linkedin_thread_url · string

The LinkedIn thread URL

message · string

The message content

reply · string

The reply content

sales_navigator_profile_id · string

The Sales Navigator profile ID

Here is the JSON schema for the output fields:

Show JSON Output Schema

{
  "company_name": "string",
  "delivery_at": "string",
  "first_name": "string",
  "full_name": "string",
  "is_sent": "boolean",
  "job_title": "string",
  "last_name": "string",
  "linkedin_people_post_search_url": "string",
  "linkedin_profile_handle": "string",
  "linkedin_profile_id": "string",
  "linkedin_profile_url": "string",
  "linkedin_thread_id": "string",
  "linkedin_thread_url": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "reply": "string",
  "sales_navigator_profile_id": "string"
}