What is Resubscribe in HighLevel?

Key Benefits of Resubscribe

Understanding the value of resubscribe helps teams balance compliance with growth. The benefits below focus on faster recovery of consent, clearer CRM status, and smoother downstream reporting and automation.

• Frictionless consent recovery: Contacts can opt back in with one click from the unsubscribe success page.
  
  

• Cleaner CRM status: Updates the contact’s email eligibility so you don’t need manual DND toggles.
  
  

• Better campaign continuity: Enables re-engagement sequences once a contact opts back in.
  
  

• Compliance-friendly workflow: Captures a positive, contact-initiated action to help support consent records.
  
  

• Operational efficiency: Reduces support tickets asking, “Please add me back.”

Where the Resubscribe Link Appears

Knowing where the link displays helps you test end-to-end and set expectations for your team. The link appears on the unsubscribe success page after a contact completes an unsubscribe action.

• The resubscribe option shows on the unsubscribe success page after a contact opts out from an email.
  
  

• Availability may depend on the unsubscribe flow type configured in your account (One-Step, Two-Step, or Dynamic). Review your flow configuration to understand the exact experience (see Configuring Unsubscribe Flows in Related Articles).
  
  

• If you use default LC Email unsubscribe links or custom unsubscribe implementations, confirm the success-page behavior in a quick test (steps below).
  
  

• The link is intended for the same contact who unsubscribed; forwarded or altered links may not behave as expected.

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Unsubscribe success page with the Resubscribe link highlighted near the confirmation message.

DND & Consent Updates

Resubscribe changes a contact’s eligibility to receive email. Learn what to look for so you can verify the change and keep consent records clear.

• Clicking Resubscribe updates the contact so they can receive marketing emails again (email eligibility).
  
  

• Verify the change in the contact record by reviewing DND status and Activity/Consent history.
  
  

• Use notes or tags (e.g., Resubscribed - {date}) to preserve auditability for your team.

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• Contact record showing DND/Email status before resubscribe (Email = Unsubscribed/Blocked).

• Contact record showing DND/Email status after resubscribe (Email = Eligible/Not in DND).

Reporting Notes

Campaign analytics may not immediately reconcile unsubscribe and resubscribe events. Set expectations with your team and choose the right reports when validating metrics.

• Some campaign statistics may still show the contact under unsubscribed for a period of time, even after they resubscribe.
  
  

• When validating performance, compare message-level and contact-level data, and check known timing/aggregation behavior in your email reporting documentation.
  
  

• Consider segmenting reports by current eligibility to get an accurate audience snapshot for future sends.
  
  

How To Set Up & Test Resubscribe

A quick test validates your unsubscribe flow, confirms the resubscribe link appears, and verifies the change in the contact record before you rely on it in production.

1. Prepare a test contact

   • Create or identify a contact you can email.

   • Confirm they can receive emails (not currently suppressed).
     
     

2. Send a simple test email

   • Include the default unsubscribe link in the footer (or your configured unsubscribe method).

   • Send the email to your test contact.
     
     

3. Unsubscribe using the email

   • Open the email and click Unsubscribe.

   • Complete the unsubscribe flow and reach the success page.
     
     

4. Click “Resubscribe” on the success page

   • On the success page, click the Resubscribe link to opt back in.
     

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   Unsubscribe success page with the Resubscribe call-to-action highlighted.
   
   

6. Verify the contact record

   • Open the test contact and confirm email eligibility is restored (review DND and recent Activity entries).

   • Add a tag/note such as Resubscribed - {date} for internal tracking.
     
     

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What if a contact resubscribes and later unsubscribes again?
A: The most recent action governs eligibility. Historical analytics may still show prior states; use current contact status for future audience targeting.

Q: Can I trigger a workflow when someone resubscribes?
A: Yes. Use a Contact/DND status change or comparable trigger to start a confirmation email and tagging sequence.

Q: Does resubscribe affect SMS or other channels?
A: Resubscribe is designed to restore email eligibility. Channel-specific preferences should be managed independently per your DND settings.

Q: How fast do reports update after resubscribe?
A: Some statistics may continue to show the contact as unsubscribed for a period. Validate using contact-level status and recent activity when reconciling.

Q: Will the resubscribe option work with custom unsubscribe implementations?
A: If you’ve customized the unsubscribe experience, confirm the success page includes the resubscribe option by running a quick test.

Q: Can I bulk-resubscribe contacts?
A: Resubscribe is a contact-initiated action from the unsubscribe success page. For manual exceptions, follow your compliance and consent procedures.

Q: What’s the best practice after someone resubscribes?
A: Send a short confirmation, provide preference links, and start a gentle re-engagement sequence rather than immediately adding to large broadcasts.

Related Articles

• Configuring Unsubscribe Flows 
  
  

• Managing Default Unsubscribe Links in LC Email 
  
  

• Creating & Managing Custom Unsubscribe Links 
  
  

• Workflow Trigger: Contact/DND Change