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When it triggers

This event fires when the recipient reports the email as spam through their email client. This generates a complaint feedback loop report.
Complaint rates are closely monitored by email providers. High complaint rates can lead to domain-wide deliverability issues. The recipient is automatically added to the suppression list.

Payload

{
  "type": "email.complained",
  "data": {
    "email_id": "em_abc123",
    "from": "hello@yourdomain.com",
    "to": "user@example.com",
    "subject": "Welcome to SendKit",
    "tags": [],
    "created_at": "2026-03-02T12:10:00+00:00"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-03-02T12:10:00+00:00"
}

Payload fields

email_id
string
Unique identifier of the email.
from
string
Sender email address.
to
string
Recipient email address.
subject
string
Email subject line.
tags
array
Tags associated with the email. Each tag has name and value string fields. Returns an empty array if no tags were set.
created_at
string
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the email was created.