Merge Duplicate Leads in Lightning Experience

Work only the prospects that matter. Merge duplicate leads using Lightning Experience.

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Starter, Essentials, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Pro Suite, and Developer Editions with Sales
Note
Note If duplicate leads aren’t getting flagged, see “Standard Contact Matching Rule and Standard Lead Matching Rule” in Salesforce Help to learn how Salesforce identifies duplicate records. Work with your Salesforce admin to fine-tune your matching rules if necessary.
User Permissions Needed
To view leads: Read on leads
To merge leads: Delete on leads
  1. Choose a lead record. A message tells you if duplicates exist for that record. To see them, click View Duplicates.
  2. Choose up to three lead records to merge. Click Next.
  3. Choose one lead record as the principal, and choose the field values that you want to keep. Click Next.
    A lead with a potential duplicate, with option to choose field values from each
  4. Confirm your choices and merge.