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SES: Complaint (feedback loop)

Recipient marked the message as spam

Not a bounce at all - the recipient's mailbox provider reported back (via a feedback loop) that the recipient clicked "mark as spam."

Common causes

  • Recipient didn't recognize the sender or didn't expect the email.
  • Missing or hard-to-find unsubscribe/opt-out on non-transactional content.

What to do

  • Suppress the address immediately - continuing to send after a complaint damages sender reputation for every other recipient too.
  • Make sure transactional email is actually transactional (triggered by the recipient's own action), not disguised marketing.

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