--- title: "Bulk Delete Contacts from Audience List" description: "Learn how to bulk delete contacts from your Mailercloud audience using advanced filters and selection tools. This guide covers smart filtering, real-time vs. queued deletion, step-by-step instructions, and how to monitor deletions via the Contact Log." url: https://help.mailercloud.com/en/articles/161-bulk-delete-contacts-from-audience-list collection: "Audience" updated: 2026-11-02 language: en --- # Bulk Delete Contacts from Audience List Learn how to bulk delete contacts from your Mailercloud audience using advanced filters and selection tools. This guide covers smart filtering, real-time vs. queued deletion, step-by-step instructions, and how to monitor deletions via the Contact Log. Clean up your Mailercloud audience with ease using the **Bulk Contact Delete** feature. Whether you're removing inactive subscribers or cleaning out bounced contacts, you can now delete them directly from the **Audience > Contacts** section using advanced filters and selection tools. ## What’s New? Previously, when you deleted a list, all associated contacts were also removed from your Mailercloud account. Now, deleting a list **only removes the list**—your contacts remain intact. To help manage and clean your audience more effectively, we’ve introduced the **Bulk Contact Delete** feature. ## Key Features ### Smart Filtering Easily identify and remove contacts based on: - **Contact properties** (e.g., tags, source, etc.) - **Engagement activity** (opens, clicks, etc.) - **Contact status** (active, unsubscribed, bounced, etc.) ### Flexible Selection You can: - Manually select individual contacts - Or use **"Select All"** with applied filters to delete multiple contacts at once ### Real-Time vs. Queued Deletion

Condition	Action
Manually selected contacts < 100	Deleted instantly
Selected contacts ≥ 100	Deletion queued in background
“Select All” with filters applied	Deletion queued

All queued deletions will be processed in the background and logged. ## How to Bulk Delete Contacts 1. **Go to**: `Audience > Contacts` 2. **Apply filters** (optional): Use the filter toolbar to segment contacts by property, engagement, or status. 3. **Select contacts**: - Select contacts manually - Or use **"Select All"** based on filters ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/A1iaf60TiJoQuzw0Bo6ZItzGpoN8jMKMwgQIm5hQwR78i9Kr1OKhQ5SKKzrwb72IRyvrddL5BRM.png) 1. **Click the Delete icon** at the top of the list ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/S6NDUREOQelW3NEADtebCpxmV7Vy6iLzVO15VbdPY0obvYmtrFSr4xi63gYk0fHSXSnEZ49pHvh.png) 1. **Confirm deletion**: A confirmation prompt will appear. Proceed to confirm. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/C2iblWoCk3I8Ynv295Soznw2VEXsIPYJMuV6S8OBlXvcOWQWU1qZ80k0Zm7OdwuPZQlyTbFeGqb.png) 1. **Monitor deletion status**: - Contacts under 100 will be deleted instantly - Contacts ≥ 100 will be queued - Track queued deletions in the **Contact Log** ## Contact Log Once the deletion process is complete, the activity will appear under the **Contact Log** section with: - ✅ Total number of contacts deleted - 🕒 Timestamp of completion - 👤 Initiated by (user name) ## Important Notes - Deleted contacts are permanently removed from your account - This action cannot be undone - Deleted contacts will be removed from all associated lists If you have any questions or face issues while bulk deleting contacts, feel free to reach out to our support team.