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Subscribers with Enhanced Subscriber Features
Include the subscriber's email status when exporting individual subscriber data or when exporting an entire subscriber list in Email Studio for Marketing Cloud Engagement. You can also filter subscriber searches by status from the all subscribers list and the lists subscriber tab.
This information applies to accounts with the enhanced subscriber features enabled.
You must have a valid email address for each subscriber you plan to send an email to. A valid email address:
- is less than 100 characters long
- has no leading or trailing spaces
- contains only supported ASCII characters
| Color Code | Status | Explanation |
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Green ![]() |
Active | A subscriber who meets either of these criteria is considered active.
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Yellow ![]() |
Bounced (Returned) | A subscriber who meets the following criteria is considered bounced.
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Gray ![]() |
Held (Undeliverable) | A subscriber who meets the following criteria is considered held (undeliverable).
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Red ![]() |
Unsubscribed | A subscriber who meets any of the following criteria is considered unsubscribed:
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| Deleted | A subscriber who meets either of the following criteria is considered deleted:
We do not recommend deleting subscribers. To prevent sending to a subscriber in a future send, update the subscriber's status to unsubscribed. |
- Add a Subscriber Manually
Create Subscriber steps you through defining an individual subscriber in Email Studio. When you add one subscriber, you have the option of creating another individual subscriber with the same attribute selections. This information applies to accounts with the enhanced subscriber features enabled. If your account doesn’t have this feature enabled, refer to Subscribers without Enhanced Subscriber Features. - Imports
To build subscriber lists, import data into Email Studio. For each member ID, you can run up to 10 imports simultaneously. - Search for a Subscriber
Search for a subscriber using enhanced subscriber features in Email Studio for Marketing Cloud Engagement. - Modify Subscriber Data in Marketing Cloud Engagement
View subscriber data and modify subscribers from subscriber properties in Email Studio. Regardless of where you access subscriber properties, changes you make take effect throughout the application. - Export Email Studio Subscribers by Status
You can export subscribers based on subscriber status in Email Studio. This information applies to accounts with the enhanced subscriber features enabled. To export subscribers, account admin role or permission to access lists is required. - Update Subscriber Status
Although it is possible to update a subscriber status in Marketing Cloud Engagement, it is discouraged. - Delete a Subscriber from Marketing Cloud Engagement
Use Delete Subscriber to delete a subscriber in Email Studio. - Import File Requirements for Email Studio
To ensure compatibility with Email Studio in Marketing Cloud Engagement, import files have some detailed requirements.





