# Managing Unsubscribed Contacts

It's essential to update your Contact list when someone unsubscribes to maintain a good sender reputation.

Benefits of managing your unsubscribe list:

- reduces the likelihood of your emails being marked as spam
- improves deliverability for any other marketing or transactional emails you send

When you include an [unsubscribe link in your Broadcasts or Automations](/guides/learn-dashboard-segments-introduction#automatic-unsubscribes), Resend will automatically handle the unsubscribe flow for you.

## Unsubscribe Statuses

The Contacts page shows the global unsubscribe status of each Contact.

![Unsubscribe Statuses](../img/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/2SHIfycCcJlAJEpt/images/audiences-contacts-intro-1fvynuv.png)

- **Unsubscribed**: the Contact has unsubscribed from all emails from your account.
- **Subscribed**: the Contact is subscribed to at least one Topic.

To filter by Status, click on the **All Statuses** filter next to the search bar, then select a value.

## Topic Subscription Statuses

You can view the subscription status of each Topic for a given Contact by clicking on the Contact's row.

![Topic Subscription Statuses](../img/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/m2xttJpF68pi6Mw0/images/audiences-contacts-topics-1lp5lpg.png)

- **Subscribed**: the global subscription status for the Contact.
- **Topics**: the list of Topics the Contact is subscribed to.

You can also check a Contact's Topic subscription status [via the API or SDKs](/guides/contacts-get-contact-topics).

## Updating a Topic Subscription for a Contact

You can update a Topic subscription for a Contact by clicking the **Edit** button in the Topic's row.

![Add Contact to Topic](../img/site-assets/mintcdn.com/resend/WTZjpSkJsZf7Ubl_/images/dashboard-save-contact-topic-drkhdq.png)

You can also update a Topic subscription for a Contact [via the API or SDKs](/guides/contacts-update-contact-topics).

### Bulk Subscribe to Topics

You can subscribe multiple Contacts to Topics at once:

1. Go to the [Contacts](https://resend.com/audience) page.
2. Select multiple Contacts by clicking the checkbox next to each Contact.
3. Click the **Edit** button in the bulk actions bar.
4. Select **Subscribe to topics**.
5. Choose the Topics you want to subscribe the Contacts to.
6. Click **Subscribe**.

Learn more about [bulk actions for Contacts](/guides/learn-dashboard-audiences-contacts#bulk-actions).

## Related pages

- [Your Resend Audience](./learn-dashboard-audiences-introduction.md)
- [Managing Contacts](./learn-dashboard-audiences-contacts.md)
- [Contact Properties](./learn-dashboard-audiences-properties.md)
- [Managing Segments](./learn-dashboard-segments-introduction.md)
- [Topics](./learn-dashboard-topics-introduction.md)
- [Migrating from Audiences to Segments](./learn-dashboard-segments-migrating-from-audiences-to-segments.md)

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