email.complained

Webhook event triggered when a recipient marks an email as spam.

The email.complained event is triggered when a recipient marks an email as spam or files a complaint.

Event Details

All webhook payloads follow a consistent top-level structure with event-specific data nested within the data object.

type string

The event type that triggered the webhook (e.g., email.complained).

created_at string

ISO 8601 timestamp when the webhook event was created.

data object

Contains the event-specific details such as email ID and recipient info.

Handling this event

When your endpoint receives an email.complained event, you might want to:

  • Immediately remove the recipient from your mailing list.
  • Log the complaint for reputation monitoring.
  • Investigate the source of the complaint.
{
  "type": "email.complained",
  "created_at": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "data": {
    "email_id": "em_123456789",
    "to": ["recipient@example.com"],
    "timestamp": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

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