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title: Choose a Contact Entry Mode
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description: Journey Builder observes Contact Entry mode at the journey level, and it persists for each version of a journey in Marketing Cloud Engagement. Contact entry mode dictates when a contact is eligible to enter a journey. Journey Builder offers three entry options to define when contacts can enter a journey.
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# Choose a Contact Entry Mode

Journey Builder observes Contact Entry mode at the journey level, and it persists for each version of a journey in Marketing Cloud Engagement. Contact entry mode dictates when a contact is eligible to enter a journey. Journey Builder offers three entry options to define when contacts can enter a journey.

- No re-entry: Contact enters journey one time. Even if the contact completes a journey, the contact isn’t entered again.
- Re-entry at any time: Contact can enter the journey multiple times, even if they’re already in the journey. There’s no maximum number of instances of the contact in a journey.
- Re-entry only after exiting: Contact can enter the journey only if they’re not currently in the journey. There’s a maximum of one instance of the contact in a journey.

1. Create a journey.
2. Click ![the Settings icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/mc_journeys_and_automations/images/mc_jb_settings_icon_w_arrow.png).
3. Select **No re-entry**, **Re-entry at any time**, or **Re-entry only after exiting**.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_journeys_and_automations-264-0-0-production-enus/e08cdd71-c1c1-4ae5-a5e9-8a6dad583ad4/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note Journey Builder verifies that a contact is unique by checking its contact key.
4. Click **Done**.