MailChimp has recently added a new feature that makes it impossible to re-subscribe a contact to a list that they have earlier been deleted from. This feature is a result of GDPR requirements.
It is possible to delete a contact from a list 2 ways
- Delete and Archive
- Delete and Remove
The issue happens if the contact has been deleted using the "delete and remove" option.
If you attempt to add a contact to a list there has been deleted using the 'delete and remove' method, the following error is shown.
"xxxxxxx@yyyy.com was permanently deleted and cannot be re-imported. The contact must re-subscribe to get back on the list"
Here you can see the official response from MailChimp to why this error message is shown:
| Due to the GDPR requirements for EU, we recently added a new way to delete contacts from your list. At this time, you can delete and archive (which is a soft delete and keeps that contact in your reports) or you can delete and remove (which is a hard delete and removes those contacts from all reporting / etc). Seeing this error message means you are trying to re-add someone that had been previously permanently deleted. If you intend to delete someone and re-add them via the API, you want to use the delete and archive option. |
This means that the only way you can resubscribe contacts that were deleted using the 'delete and remove' option is by using a MailChimp signup form as the MailChimp forms are the ultimate 'workaround' in which it can be used to resubscribe unsubscribers, cleaned addresses or permanently deleted addresses.
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