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title: "Removing bot-generated Pending contacts in Mailchimp"
description: "Fake or bot-generated contacts in your Mailchimp audience usually share a signup IP and have blank names. You can remove them as follows. 1. In Mailchimp,…"
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/how-do-i-clean-up-fake-or-bot-generated-pending-contacts-in-mailchimp/"
updated: "2026-10-26"
category: General
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# Removing bot-generated Pending contacts in Mailchimp

Fake or bot-generated contacts in your Mailchimp audience usually share a signup IP and have blank names. You can remove them as follows.

1. In Mailchimp, filter your audience by status **Pending**.
2. Identify contacts with blank names and a shared signup IP.
3. Select those contacts and delete them permanently.

**Why deletion is the only option.** Pending contacts cannot be archived, so permanent deletion is the only way to remove them.

**Check subscribed contacts too.** Look for any subscribed contacts with the same signup IP and blank names, dated within the period the bot activity occurred, and delete those as well.

Still stuck? [Contact the HomeRunner team](https://homerunner.io/contact/) with your site address and what you tried, and we take it from there.