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title: Blocklist cleanup
slug: campaign/docs/blocklist-cleanup
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:45:15.142Z
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**Note**

This feature deletes blocklist entries by reason. If you want to delete a single email address or a blocklist rule (wildcard), use the [delete entry](docId\:bN4TdJLisJkf2KjuWe-wA) function.
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To clean up the blocklist, do the following:

1. Open the Optimizely Campaign[ menu](docId\:PmNPgvNucBrAG5Rw8f41f) and select **Blocklist** > **Cleanup**.
2. In the **Reason** field, enter the reason why you want to delete entries, such as *complaint*. Use the asterisk **\*** placeholder for multiple characters, and a question mark **?** for a single character.
3. Click **Count** to see how many entries with this reason exist.
4. Click **Confirm Deletion**.
5. Click **Delete Blocklist Entries**.