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Commerce marketingReviewed September 7, 2026

What is Suppressed contact?

A suppressed contact is a contact blocked from a send because a policy, consent state, delivery result, or risk rule makes that send ineligible.

Who this applies to#

  • Suppress a destination when the applicable list or account rule says the message should not be attempted

What Suppressed contact requires#

  • Check suppression before sending and retain the reason needed to understand or lawfully change the state
Amazon SES

SES account-level suppression can block destinations associated with configured bounce or complaint reasons

OnVoard

Suppressed contacts are excluded from send eligibility

What this does not require#

  • Suppression does not require deleting the contact record or losing the event that caused the block

Common mistakes#

  1. Deleting the reason
  2. Retrying a suppressed address through another campaign
  3. Assuming every suppression came from unsubscribe

Suppressed contact checklist#

  • Check the reason
  • Check the scope
  • Block the send
  • Require evidence before removal

Commonly confused with#

OnVoard's take#

Start with the suppression reason before every send. Keep that reason with the contact because a block that cannot be explained cannot be changed safely.

Official sources#