Prospect Mailability Status

To give you insight into which emails prospects can receive from Account Engagement, all prospect records include a mailability section. Prospect mailability depends on a few factors, including opt-in status and previous email bounces.

Required Editions

Available in: All Account Engagement Editions

A prospect’s mailability status tells you if they can receive operational emails, marketing emails, or both. A prospect can have these mailability statuses:

  • Mailable—Eligible for all marketing and operational emails.
  • Operational Emails Only—Not eligible to receive marketing or promotional emails.
  • Prospect is in Recycle Bin—Prospect is archived and not eligible to receive any emails.
  • Undeliverable—Prospect has five or more soft bounces or one hard bounce and can’t receive any emails.

Mailability status is determined by the Do Not Email field, the Opted Out field, and previous email bounces. Mailability fields can be updated manually on the prospect record or via automation rules, prospect imports, and Engagement Studio programs.

Note
Note Autoresponder emails are considered operational emails. Prospects who are opted out of marketing communications can still receive autoresponder emails.

This table shows how different prospect scenarios map mailability status.

Do Not Email Opted Out Previous Bounces (five or more soft bounces OR one hard bounce) Overall Mailable Status
False False False Mailable
False True False Operational Email Only
True False False Operational Email Only
True True False Operational Email Only
True True True Undeliverable
True False True Undeliverable
False True True Undeliverable
False False True Undeliverable