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# Unsubscribe contacts

> Mark contacts as unsubscribed in bulk, by segment, tag or email addresses. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/emailoctopus/unsubscribe_contacts

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Mark contacts as unsubscribed in bulk, by segment, tag or email addresses.

EmailOctopus API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/emailoctopus.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/emailoctopus/lists/{list_id}/contacts/unsubscribe`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Does what Actions, then Mark as unsubscribed, does on the contacts page. Give exactly one of segment, tag or emails. Unsubscribed contacts stay in the list and stop counting towards your plan's subscriber limit; the tool never deletes a contact. An unsubscribed contact cannot be re-subscribed through an import. It returns how many contacts changed. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `list_id` | string | yes | List ID from list_lists. |
| `segment` | string | no | Segment name from list_segments. |
| `tag` | string | no | Unsubscribe the contacts with this tag. |
| `emails` | array | no | Email addresses to unsubscribe. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/emailoctopus/lists/4d1c8e5a-7f2b-4c1e-9a63-0b5d2e8f1a37/contacts/unsubscribe \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"segment":"Inactive for 90 days"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("emailoctopus", "unsubscribe_contacts", {"list_id":"4d1c8e5a-7f2b-4c1e-9a63-0b5d2e8f1a37","segment":"Inactive for 90 days"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('emailoctopus', 'unsubscribe_contacts', {"list_id":"4d1c8e5a-7f2b-4c1e-9a63-0b5d2e8f1a37","segment":"Inactive for 90 days"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call emailoctopus unsubscribe_contacts --data '{"list_id":"4d1c8e5a-7f2b-4c1e-9a63-0b5d2e8f1a37","segment":"Inactive for 90 days"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "list_id": "4d1c8e5a-7f2b-4c1e-9a63-0b5d2e8f1a37",
  "segment": "Inactive for 90 days",
  "unsubscribed": 212
}
```

Previous: [Unschedule campaign](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/emailoctopus/unschedule_campaign.md)

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