# Source date and bounded scope · 1 November 2026

The Open Profile recipient feature and sender role differ. Specific sending help supplies the free exception to the broad InMail overview. Free is not unlimited; the actual offering and explicit refusal still matter. This packet reads no private recipient settings.

German sending help a546814 currently gives a two-character body; its English version and German FAQ a551589 support 2000. This observed discrepancy is not adopted as a two-character rule. No native composer counter was tested and no emoji-counting convention is claimed.

Crediting help a543698 separates monthly allotment from a response-based return. A qualifying decline can restore a unit. Pending is neither accepted nor declined. A further InMail to the same member stays held while the first remains unanswered. The FAQ describes credit expiry after 90 days; credit age and a response window start at different events.

Do not merge member Premium, Sales Navigator, Recruiter and Hiring Pro into one pool or a universal lead-unlocking requirement. Help a567370 excludes read/typing indicators for InMail senders. A missing indicator is not evidence of an unread message.

Primary sources (current English and German versions separately read):

- https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a543895?lang=en
- https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a546814?lang=en
- https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a543698?lang=en
- https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a551589?lang=en
- https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a545663?lang=en
- https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a544787?lang=en
- https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a567370?lang=en