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⚠️ Critical Issue

Braze High Spam Complaint Rate: Recover Reputation

Your Braze spam complaint rate is above 0.3%

Fix within 24 hours.

Check Braze complaint metrics:

1

Review Braze analytics for complaint rate

2

Check recent campaigns for high complaint spikes

3

Review email content for triggers

What Could Be Causing This?

Content Triggers Complaints

Most Common

Urgency language, ALL CAPS, or misleading subject lines trigger complaints.

How to confirm:

Review campaigns with high complaint rates.

Sending to Unengaged List

Most Common

Sending to inactive subscribers increases complaint rates.

How to confirm:

Check Braze engagement metrics.

No Clear Unsubscribe Option

Common

Subscribers can't unsubscribe, so they report as spam instead.

How to confirm:

Review email template for unsubscribe link.

Fix Playbook

Step 1: Improve Email Content & Stop Sending to Inactive

HoursImpact: High
  1. Remove extreme urgency language
  2. Add clear unsubscribe option
  3. Stop sending to inactive subscribers
  4. Segment by engagement

Braze-Specific Note:

Braze compliance center helps identify complaint triggers.

Prevention Checklist

  • Always include unsubscribe link
  • Avoid urgency language
  • Segment by engagement

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Frequently Asked Questions

What complaint rate is safe?
<0.1% is excellent. 0.1-0.3% is acceptable. >0.3% triggers ISP action.
Free Checklist

The exact checklist used by 2,000+ email senders to diagnose and fix inbox placement issues — free.

  • Authentication setup (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • Sender reputation signals to monitor
  • List hygiene benchmarks
  • Content & engagement red flags

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