Export the Marketing Cloud Auto-Suppression List

Step 1)  Export the Auto-Suppression List via Data Extract Activity

1. Create a Data Extract activity with the desired name.
 

• (Optional) Enter in an External Key with a unique value. If left blank, the field will automatically populate with a GUID once the data extract activity is saved.
• (Optional) Enter in a Description with any value.

2. Enter a File Naming Pattern for the file to be produced, including the file extension. For example: "Autosupp.csv"
3. For "Extract Type," select Data Extension Extract.
4. Under "Fields," set the "Column Delimiter" as comma (",").
5. In the "DE Customer Key" field, enter the External Key of the appropriate Auto-Suppression list.
 

• Note: "External Key" value is found under Auto-Suppression Configuration | Auto Suppression List | Properties | External Key.

Step 2)  Create a File Transfer activity using Transfer Type: Upload

1. Create a File Transfer activity with the desired name.
 

• (Optional) Enter in an External Key with a unique value. If left blank, the field will automatically populate with a GUID once the data extract activity is saved.
• (Optional) Enter in a Description with any value.

2. Under "Source," set the "File Location" as EnhancedFTP.
3. Enter the same File Naming Pattern as used in the "Data Extract" activity in steps above. For example: "Autosupp.csv"
4. Click Save.
5. On the main "File Transfer" page, select your newly created activity.
6. Click Start.
 

After the above steps are completed, the file will show in the "Import folder" of the account's FTP.
 

Additional Support Documentation

• Data Extract Activity
• File Transfer Activity

Remove a subscriber from Auto-Suppression list

To remove a subscriber from the Auto-Suppression list, follow this click-path:

Admin | Send Management | Auto-Suppression Configuration | Open Auto Suppression list | Select subscriber | Delete 

Auto-Suppression lists can also be modified by being overwritten using an Import Activity in Automation Studio.  After exporting your Auto-Suppression list via Data Extract, as mentioned above, you can update the list and then import the updated list in Automation Studio using an overwrite import update type. 

Note: To query this information and move the data to a Data Extension, refer to our 'Query Activity ' documentation.