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| # Email sender guidelines FAQ | | # Email sender guidelines FAQ |
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| This FAQ provides additional, detailed information about our Emai | | This FAQ provides additional, detailed information about our Emai |
| l sender | | l sender |
| guidelines (previously called _Bulk sender guidelines)_ , which | | guidelines (previously called _Bulk sender guidelines)_ , which |
| describe | | describe |
| Google's requirements for sending email to personal Gmail account | | Google's requirements for sending email to personal Gmail account |
| s. Google | | s. Google |
| updates this page periodically, so check back regularly to get th | | updates this page periodically, so check back regularly to get th |
| e latest | | e latest |
| information and requirements for bulk email senders. | | information and requirements for bulk email senders. |
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| **Important:** Starting February 2024, Gmail will require the fol | | **Important:** Starting February 2024, Gmail will require the fol |
| lowing for | | lowing for |
| senders who send 5,000 or more messages a day to Gmail accounts: | | senders who send 5,000 or more messages a day to Gmail accounts: |
| Authenticate | | Authenticate |
| outgoing email, avoid sending unwanted or unsolicited email, and | | outgoing email, avoid sending unwanted or unsolicited email, and |
| make it easy | | make it easy |
| for recipients to unsubscribe. Get the detailed requirements for | | for recipients to unsubscribe. Get the detailed requirements for |
| sending 5,000 | | sending 5,000 |
| or more emails per day. | | or more emails per day. |
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| Expand all | Collapse all | | Expand all | Collapse all |
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| ## Bulk senders | | ## Bulk senders |
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| What is a bulk sender? | | What is a bulk sender? |
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| A _bulk sender_ is any email sender that sends close to 5,000 or | | A _bulk sender_ is any email sender that sends close to 5,000 or |
| more messages | | more messages |
| to personal Gmail accounts within a 24-hour period. Messages sent | | to personal Gmail accounts within a 24-hour period. Messages sent |
| from the | | from the |
| same primary domain count toward the 5,000 limit. | | same primary domain count toward the 5,000 limit. |
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| **Sending domains:** When we calculate the 5,000-message limit, w | | **Sending domains:** When we calculate the 5,000-message limit, w |
| e count all | | e count all |
| messages sent from the same primary domain. For example, every da | | messages sent from the same primary domain. For example, every da |
| y you send | | y you send |
| 2,500 messages from solarmora.com and 2,500 messages from | | 2,500 messages from solarmora.com and 2,500 messages from |
| promotions.solarmora.com to personal Gmail accounts. You’re consi | | promotions.solarmora.com to personal Gmail accounts. You’re consi |
| dered a bulk | | dered a bulk |
| sender because all 5,000 messages were sent from the same primary | | sender because all 5,000 messages were sent from the same primary |
| domain: | | domain: |
| solarmora.com. Learn about domain name basics. | | solarmora.com. Learn about domain name basics. |
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| Senders who meet the above criteria at least once are permanently | | Senders who meet the above criteria at least once are permanently |
| considered | | considered |
| bulk senders. | | bulk senders. |
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| Does bulk sender status expire? Can I change my sending practices | | Does bulk sender status expire? Can I change my sending practices |
| to remove my | | to remove my |
| bulk sender status? | | bulk sender status? |
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| Bulk sender status doesn’t have an expiration date. Email senders | | Bulk sender status doesn’t have an expiration date. Email senders |
| that have | | that have |
| been classified as bulk senders are permanently classified as suc | | been classified as bulk senders are permanently classified as suc |
| h. Changes in | | h. Changes in |
| email sending practices will not affect permanent bulk sender sta | | email sending practices will not affect permanent bulk sender sta |
| tus once it’s | | tus once it’s |
| assigned. | | assigned. |
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| How can bulk senders make sure they’re meeting the sender guideli | | How can bulk senders make sure they’re meeting the sender guideli |
| nes? | | nes? |
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| Bulk senders should use Postmaster Tools to check that their emai | | Bulk senders should use Postmaster Tools to check that their emai |
| l practices | | l practices |
| are following our Email sender guidelines. To learn more, visit o | | are following our Email sender guidelines. To learn more, visit o |
| ur Email | | ur Email |
| sender requirements & Postmaster Tools FAQ. | | sender requirements & Postmaster Tools FAQ. |
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| ## Google Workspace accounts | | ## Google Workspace accounts |
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| Do the sender guidelines apply to messages sent to Google Workspa | | Do the sender guidelines apply to messages sent to Google Workspa |
| ce accounts? | | ce accounts? |
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| The Email sender guidelines don’t apply to messages sent to Googl | | The Email sender guidelines don’t apply to messages sent to Googl |
| e Workspace | | e Workspace |
| accounts. Sender requirements and Google enforcement apply only w | | accounts. Sender requirements and Google enforcement apply only w |
| hen sending | | hen sending |
| email to personal Gmail accounts. | | email to personal Gmail accounts. |
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| Do the sender guidelines apply to messages sent from Google Works | | Do the sender guidelines apply to messages sent from Google Works |
| pace | | pace |
| accounts? | | accounts? |
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| All senders, including Google Workspace users, must meet the requ | | All senders, including Google Workspace users, must meet the requ |
| irements in | | irements in |
| our Email sender guidelines when sending messages to personal Gma | | our Email sender guidelines when sending messages to personal Gma |
| il accounts. | | il accounts. |
| The requirements don’t apply to Google Workspace inbound and intr | | The requirements don’t apply to Google Workspace inbound and intr |
| a-domain | | a-domain |
| messages. | | messages. |
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| ## Sender guidelines enforcement | | ## Sender guidelines enforcement |
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| What is the timeline for enforcement of sender guidelines? | | What is the timeline for enforcement of sender guidelines? |
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| Enforcement for bulk senders that don’t meet our Email sender gui | | Enforcement for bulk senders that don’t meet our Email sender gui |
| delines will | | delines will |
| be gradual and progressive. | | be gradual and progressive. |
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| In February 2024, bulk senders who don’t meet sender requirements | | In February 2024, bulk senders who don’t meet sender requirements |
| will start | | will start |
| getting temporary errors (with error codes) on a small percentage | | getting temporary errors (with error codes) on a small percentage |
| of their | | of their |
| non-compliant email traffic. These temporary errors are meant to | | non-compliant email traffic. These temporary errors are meant to |
| help senders | | help senders |
| identify email traffic that doesn’t meet our guidelines so that s | | identify email traffic that doesn’t meet our guidelines so that s |
| enders can | | enders can |
| resolve issues that result in non-compliance. | | resolve issues that result in non-compliance. |
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| In April 2024, we’ll start rejecting a percentage of non-complian | | In April 2024, we’ll start rejecting a percentage of non-complian |
| t email | | t email |
| traffic, and we’ll gradually increase the rejection rate. For exa | | traffic, and we’ll gradually increase the rejection rate. For exa |
| mple, if 75% | | mple, if 75% |
| of a sender’s traffic meets our requirements, we’ll start rejecti | | of a sender’s traffic meets our requirements, we’ll start rejecti |
| ng a | | ng a |
| percentage of the remaining 25% of traffic that isn’t compliant. | | percentage of the remaining 25% of traffic that isn’t compliant. |
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| Bulk senders have until June 1, 2024 to implement one-click unsub | | Bulk senders have until June 1, 2024 to implement one-click unsub |
| scribe in all | | scribe in all |
| commercial, promotional messages. | | commercial, promotional messages. |
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| We’ll prioritize technical support for email delivery issues for | | We’ll prioritize technical support for email delivery issues for |
| bulk senders | | bulk senders |
| that meet all the requirements described in our Email sender guid | | that meet all the requirements described in our Email sender guid |
| elines. | | elines. |
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| What happens if senders don’t meet the requirements in the sender | | What happens if senders don’t meet the requirements in the sender |
| guidelines? | | guidelines? |
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| To ensure messages are delivered as expected, bulk senders should | | To ensure messages are delivered as expected, bulk senders should |
| comply with | | comply with |
| our Email sender guidelines. If senders don’t meet these requirem | | our Email sender guidelines. If senders don’t meet these requirem |
| ents, | | ents, |
| messages might be rejected or delivered to recipients’ spam folde | | messages might be rejected or delivered to recipients’ spam folde |
| rs. | | rs. |
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| If messages are rejected because they don’t meet the sender guide | | If messages are rejected because they don’t meet the sender guide |
| lines, do you | | lines, do you |
| send an error message or other alert? | | send an error message or other alert? |
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| Yes, when messages are rejected, we send a rejection code and a r | | Yes, when messages are rejected, we send a rejection code and a r |
| eason for the | | eason for the |
| rejection. You can also see this information in Postmaster Tools. | | rejection. You can also see this information in Postmaster Tools. |
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| ## Spam rate | | ## Spam rate |
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| What time range or duration is used when calculating spam rate? | | What time range or duration is used when calculating spam rate? |
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| Spam rate is calculated daily. To help ensure messages are delive | | Spam rate is calculated daily. To help ensure messages are delive |
| red as | | red as |
| expected, senders should keep their spam rate below 0.1% and shou | | expected, senders should keep their spam rate below 0.1% and shou |
| ld prevent | | ld prevent |
| spam rates from ever reaching 0.3% or higher, as described in our | | spam rates from ever reaching 0.3% or higher, as described in our |
| Email sender | | Email sender |
| guidelines. | | guidelines. |
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| What happens when sender spam rate exceeds the maximum spam rate | | What happens when sender spam rate exceeds the maximum spam rate |
| allowed by | | allowed by |
| the guidelines? | | the guidelines? |
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| To comply with the sender guidelines, keep your spam rate below 0 | | To comply with the sender guidelines, keep your spam rate below 0 |
| .1% and | | .1% and |
| prevent spam rates from ever reaching 0.3% or higher. | | prevent spam rates from ever reaching 0.3% or higher. |
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| Spam rate impact is graduated, and spam rates of 0.3% or higher h | | Spam rate impact is graduated, and spam rates of 0.3% or higher h |
| ave an even | | ave an even |
| greater negative impact on email inbox delivery. Even today, spam | | greater negative impact on email inbox delivery. Even today, spam |
| rates | | rates |
| greater than 0.1% have a negative impact on email inbox delivery | | greater than 0.1% have a negative impact on email inbox delivery |
| for bulk | | for bulk |
| senders. When we begin enforcing sender guidelines, messages from | | senders. When we begin enforcing sender guidelines, messages from |
| bulk senders | | bulk senders |
| with a spam rate higher than 0.3% can be sent to spam or they can | | with a spam rate higher than 0.3% can be sent to spam or they can |
| be rejected. | | be rejected. |
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| You can monitor your spam rate with Postmaster Tools. | | You can monitor your spam rate with Postmaster Tools. |
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| Starting February 2024, senders with a user-reported spam rate gr | | Starting February 2024, senders with a user-reported spam rate gr |
| eater than | | eater than |
| 0.3% will be ineligible for mitigation. Messages from senders tha | | 0.3% will be ineligible for mitigation. Messages from senders tha |
| t don’t meet | | t don’t meet |
| sender guidelines aren’t automatically rejected as part of enforc | | sender guidelines aren’t automatically rejected as part of enforc |
| ement. | | ement. |
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| ## Unsubscribe links | | ## Unsubscribe links |
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| Do all messages require one-click unsubscribe? | | Do all messages require one-click unsubscribe? |
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| No. One-click unsubscribe is required only for commercial, promot | | No. One-click unsubscribe is required only for commercial, promot |
| ional | | ional |
| messages. Transactional messages are excluded from this requireme | | messages. Transactional messages are excluded from this requireme |
| nt. Some | | nt. Some |
| examples of transactional messages are password reset messages, r | | examples of transactional messages are password reset messages, r |
| eservation | | eservation |
| confirmations, and form submission confirmations. | | confirmations, and form submission confirmations. |
| | | |
| Senders that already include an unsubscribe link in their message | | Senders that already include an unsubscribe link in their message |
| s have until | | s have until |
| June 1, 2024 to implement one-click unsubscribe in all commercial | | June 1, 2024 to implement one-click unsubscribe in all commercial |
| , promotional | | , promotional |
| messages. | | messages. |
| | | |
| If the list header is missing, is the message body checked for a | | If the list header is missing, is the message body checked for a |
| one-click | | one-click |
| unsubscribe link? | | unsubscribe link? |
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| No. One-click unsubscribe should be implemented according to RFC | | No. One-click unsubscribe should be implemented according to RFC |
| 8058. | | 8058. |
| Including a mailto link in the body of your messages doesn’t meet | | Including a mailto link in the body of your messages doesn’t meet |
| our one- | | our one- |
| click unsubscribe requirement. | | click unsubscribe requirement. |
| | | |
| If unsubscribe links are temporarily unavailable due to maintenan | | If unsubscribe links are temporarily unavailable due to maintenan |
| ce or other | | ce or other |
| reasons, are messages flagged as spam? | | reasons, are messages flagged as spam? |
| | | |
| If your unsubscribe link isn’t working for an extended period of | | If your unsubscribe link isn’t working for an extended period of |
| time, your | | time, your |
| messages won’t meet our one-click unsubscribe requirement. These | | messages won’t meet our one-click unsubscribe requirement. These |
| messages | | messages |
| won’t be marked as spam, but senders aren’t eligible for mitigati | | won’t be marked as spam, but senders aren’t eligible for mitigati |
| on for email | | on for email |
| delivery issues. | | delivery issues. |
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| Can a one-click unsubscribe link to a landing or preferences page | | Can a one-click unsubscribe link to a landing or preferences page |
| ? | | ? |
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| We recommend senders follow the specifications for one-click unsu | | We recommend senders follow the specifications for one-click unsu |
| bscribe that | | bscribe that |
| are defined in RFC 8058. Email admins should use this specificati | | are defined in RFC 8058. Email admins should use this specificati |
| on as the | | on as the |
| reference for implementing one-click unsubscribe. One-click unsub | | reference for implementing one-click unsubscribe. One-click unsub |
| scribe links | | scribe links |
| that link to a landing or other type of web page don’t comply wit | | that link to a landing or other type of web page don’t comply wit |
| h RFC 8058. | | h RFC 8058. |
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| ## Email authentication | | ## Email authentication |
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| What is the DMARC alignment requirement for bulk senders? | | What is the DMARC alignment requirement for bulk senders? |
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| For messages sent directly to personal Gmail accounts, the organi | | For messages sent directly to personal Gmail accounts, the organi |
| zational | | zational |
| domain in the sender From: header must be aligned with either the | | domain in the sender From: header must be aligned with either the |
| SPF | | SPF |
| organizational domain or the DKIM organizational domain. Although | | organizational domain or the DKIM organizational domain. Although |
| we require | | we require |
| bulk senders to set up both SPF and DKIM authentication, only one | | bulk senders to set up both SPF and DKIM authentication, only one |
| of these | | of these |
| needs to be aligned to meet the sender alignment requirements. | | needs to be aligned to meet the sender alignment requirements. |
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| DMARC alignment isn’t required for forwarded or mailing list mess | | DMARC alignment isn’t required for forwarded or mailing list mess |
| ages | | ages |
| (sometimes referred to as _indirect messages_ ), however we requi | | (sometimes referred to as _indirect messages_ ), however we requi |
| re that these | | re that these |
| types of messages have ARC headers. Learn more about ARC authenti | | types of messages have ARC headers. Learn more about ARC authenti |
| cation and | | cation and |
| headers. | | headers. |
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| To ensure reliable authentication, we recommend all senders fully | | To ensure reliable authentication, we recommend all senders fully |
| align DMARC | | align DMARC |
| to both SPF and DKIM. It’s likely that DMARC alignment with both | | to both SPF and DKIM. It’s likely that DMARC alignment with both |
| SPF and DKIM | | SPF and DKIM |
| will eventually be a sender requirement. Learn more about DMARC a | | will eventually be a sender requirement. Learn more about DMARC a |
| lignment. | | lignment. |
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| If messages fail DMARC authentication, can they be delivered usin | | If messages fail DMARC authentication, can they be delivered usin |
| g IP allow | | g IP allow |
| lists or spam bypass lists? Or will these messages be quarantined | | lists or spam bypass lists? Or will these messages be quarantined |
| ? | | ? |
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| If messages fail DMARC because of authentication or alignment iss | | If messages fail DMARC because of authentication or alignment iss |
| ues, the | | ues, the |
| enforcement defined in the sending domain’s DMARC policy generall | | enforcement defined in the sending domain’s DMARC policy generall |
| y applies. If | | y applies. If |
| the sending domain doesn’t have a DMARC policy, the messages migh | | the sending domain doesn’t have a DMARC policy, the messages migh |
| t be rejected | | t be rejected |
| or sent to spam. Failing DMARC authentication is one of several f | | or sent to spam. Failing DMARC authentication is one of several f |
| actors that | | actors that |
| determine whether messages are rejected, sent to spam, or deliver | | determine whether messages are rejected, sent to spam, or deliver |
| ed as | | ed as |
| expected. DMARC authentication is an important determining factor | | expected. DMARC authentication is an important determining factor |
| , and so | | , and so |
| these messages are typically handled based on the enforcement set | | these messages are typically handled based on the enforcement set |
| ting in the | | ting in the |
| sending domain’s DMARC policy. | | sending domain’s DMARC policy. |
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| Learn more about DMARC policies and enforcement options. | | Learn more about DMARC policies and enforcement options. |
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| ## Support & escalation | | ## Support & escalation |
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| Can bulk senders get technical support for email delivery issues? | | Can bulk senders get technical support for email delivery issues? |
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| Bulk senders that meet all requirements described in our Email se | | Bulk senders that meet all requirements described in our Email se |
| nder | | nder |
| guidelinescan submit an escalation for email delivery issues. Bef | | guidelinescan submit an escalation for email delivery issues. Bef |
| ore | | ore |
| contacting tech support, make sure you’re following all sender gu | | contacting tech support, make sure you’re following all sender gu |
| idelines. | | idelines. |
| Starting in February 2024, we won’t provide mitigation for email | | Starting in February 2024, we won’t provide mitigation for email |
| delivery | | delivery |
| issues to senders that don’t meet the guidelines. For details abo | | issues to senders that don’t meet the guidelines. For details abo |
| ut mitigation | | ut mitigation |
| requests, visit the Sender contact form. | | requests, visit the Sender contact form. |
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| ## Related topics | | ## Related topics |
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| Email sender guidelines | | Email sender guidelines |
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