# Pre-Warmed Domains and Accounts

> Pre-warmed domains and accounts on EmailPal are leased mailboxes on 90-day-aged domains that already finished warming, with SPF, DKIM and DMARC in place and a measured inbox-placement rate attached. Ready to send 15 cold emails a day from day one.

Source: https://emailpal.io/help/pre-warmed-domains-and-accounts

## What are pre-warmed domains and accounts?

A new domain and mailbox have no sending history. Inbox providers treat that as unknown, which is why a brand-new Google Workspace seat or a brand-new SMTP account usually needs two to three weeks of warmup before campaign volume is safe.

**Pre-warmed domains and accounts** skip that wait on your side. EmailPal registered the domain, parked it for 90+ days, warmed the mailboxes against real Gmail, Yahoo and AOL accounts, and listed each address with the inbox-placement rate measured across that ramp.

You do not bring a custom domain name or pick mailbox handles. The listing is a domain with its mailboxes already named, authenticated and warmed — one company story, ready to claim.

This is the same category Instantly's "Pre-Warmed Domains and Accounts" article and Smartlead's "Pre-warmed Mailboxes" article occupy. EmailPal's version is a **lease** at **$3/mo** per mailbox, a **15/day** send cap, **measured placement** on the listing, and **warming included** for the life of the lease.

The full product write-up is [Pre-warmed Mailboxes by EmailPal](/help/pre-warmed-inboxes-by-emailpal). The definition of the phrase: [What "pre-warmed" means](/help/what-pre-warmed-means).

## What is already done for you

- Domain age of at least **90 days** — DNS has had time to settle
- MX, SPF (hard fail), dual DKIM (RSA-2048 + Ed25519) and DMARC `p=reject` written and re-verified on public resolvers
- Warming finished against **real provider accounts**, not EmailPal-to-EmailPal loops
- Inbox rate visible on the listing **before you pay**
- Warming stays on after you claim, **included** in the $3/mo lease
- Personas already assigned so the set reads as one company
- Passwords rotated at handover — the inventory list never shows them

That is the bundle. Age without the ramp is [aged, unwarmed domains](/help/aged-unwarmed-domains), a different SKU. A domain you registered this morning with "warming" as a label is not pre-warmed.

## Pricing

| Item | Price | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-warmed mailbox | $3 / month | Per address, billed monthly |
| Warming on a leased mailbox | Included | Do not add $0.60 |
| Minimum term | 90 days | Then month to month |
| Cold send cap | 15 / day | Hard cap per mailbox |
| Plan mailbox slot | Not used | Leases sit outside Starter/Growth/Scale counts |

You claim **by domain** so the addresses read as one company. The monthly charge is $3 × the number of inboxes on that domain. Releasing before day 90 does not waive the remaining term. [Pre-warmed billing and the 90-day term](/help/pre-warmed-billing-and-minimum-term).

There is no free trial of the shelf. You can read measured placement before you confirm.

## How to get them

### Dashboard

1. Sign in with a payment method on file.
2. Open **Pre-warmed**. Each row is a domain with one or more inboxes already named.
3. Expand a row: addresses, domain age, messages measured, inbox rate.
4. **Claim**. Confirm the monthly total and the 90-day term. Nothing is billed until you confirm.
5. A job rotates passwords and assigns the mailboxes. Usually minutes, not hours.
6. Export SMTP/IMAP from **Mailboxes** into Instantly, Smartlead, Plusvibe, or send through our API.

Step-by-step including API and MCP: [How to claim pre-warmed inboxes](/help/how-to-claim-pre-warmed-inboxes).

### REST / MCP

`GET /api/public/v1/inventory/prewarmed` lists the shelf (no passwords). `POST` with `count`, `domain_id` or `mailbox_ids` starts a claim job. MCP exposes the same tools. Set `EMAILPAL_MCP_READ_ONLY=true` if an agent should inspect, not buy.

## How this differs from warming a mailbox you already own

| | Warming a mailbox you own | Pre-warmed domain / account |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What you buy | $0.60/mo on a mailbox you created or connected | $3/mo lease of inventory we prepared |
| Domain | Yours (registered, BYO, or Google/Outlook) | Ours; you lease |
| Names | You choose | Already assigned |
| Time to send | Typically 14+ days (7 on aged) | Minutes after claim |
| Send cap | 40/day once campaign-ready | 15/day immediately |
| 90-day term | No | Yes |

If you registered a domain yourself, or connected Gmail / Outlook / your own server, use [Email warming by EmailPal](/help/email-warming-by-emailpal) at $0.60/mo. That path still needs the ramp.

Pre-warmed inventory is for sending on day one without running that ramp. [Pre-warmed vs email warmup](/help/pre-warmed-vs-email-warmup).

## Sending rules after you claim

- **15 cold emails per day** per mailbox. Hard cap. Volume means more inboxes, not a higher number.
- Leave warming on. It is included. Pausing it is how you undo the reason you paid $3.
- Verify the list before the first campaign. [How to verify an email list before sending](/help/how-to-verify-an-email-list-before-sending).
- Do not add a forwarding domain, extra DKIM, or a second SPF. Authentication is already done.
- Replies land in the [unified inbox](/help/unified-inbox), with warming traffic filtered out by default.

Unlike a fresh mailbox, you do **not** start at 20–30/day and add five a day. The ramp already happened. The 15/day ceiling is how we keep that measurement from collapsing the first week you use the address.

## FAQs

### Can I customize the domain or mailbox names?

No. Personas are already assigned. If you need names you choose, [register a domain](/help/register-a-domain) or [bring your own](/help/bring-your-own-domain) and create mailboxes there, then warm them.

### Are these Google or Outlook accounts?

No. They are EmailPal-hosted SMTP/IMAP mailboxes on domains we registered. Credentials export after the claim job. See [SMTP vs Google vs Outlook for cold email](/help/smtp-vs-google-vs-outlook-for-cold-email). Instantly and Smartlead accept them as SMTP accounts.

### How soon can I send?

As soon as the claim job finishes and passwords rotate — usually minutes. Warming already ran before the address was listed.

### The shelf is empty.

Inventory lists itself when pool inboxes finish their second week of warming. Check back, or provision your own domains and run warming. [Aged, unwarmed domains](/help/aged-unwarmed-domains) are the middle path.

### Do I get the domain if I leave?

No. The domain stays ours. A registered domain you bought through EmailPal is a different product and remains yours.

### Can I pick two inboxes on a domain and leave the rest?

The dashboard claims a domain as a set so the company story stays intact. The API can pass `mailbox_ids` when you need a subset; prefer claiming the domain.

## Need more help?

[Open a support ticket](/help/open-a-support-ticket) or read the [pre-warmed collection](/help/collections/pre-warmed-inboxes).