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Stoplists: How to Block Contacts and Companies in GetSales

Stoplists: How to Block Contacts and Companies in GetSales

Do Not Contact List | DNC List | Blocklist | Block list | Blacklist

Nadia Martynova avatar
Written by Nadia Martynova
Updated over a week ago

We recently rolled out a new feature — Do Not Contact Lists or Stoplists or Blocklists — to give you better control over your outreach and keep your campaigns clean and compliant. This article explains where to find this feature, how to use it, and what data you need to upload.

Where to Find the Stoplists

You can access the Stoplists in the Settings section on the left sidebar.

There are two tabs: Contacts and Accounts. You can create separate stoplists for either.

Accounts Stoplist: Required Fields

When uploading accounts (companies) to the stoplist, you can provide any of the following fields — just one is enough for GetSales to recognize and block the company:

  1. Company Name

    • Example: GetSales

    • This alone is often sufficient for matching but for 100% correct results use the fields below.

  2. Company Domain

    • Example: getsales.io

    • Can be used with or without other fields.

  3. LinkedIn ID (Company ID or Nickname)

    • Example (nickname): linkedin.com/company/getsalesio → use getsalesio

    • Example (numeric ID): linkedin.com/company/123456789 → use 123456789 or the full URL

Contacts Stoplist: Required Fields

The same logic applies to contacts. You can block a person using one of the following identifiers:

  • Personal or Work Email

  • LinkedIn ID (can be LN ID, SN ID, LinkedIn URL/ nickname)

  • LinkedIn Nickname (e.g. john-smith)

  • Full Name AND Company name

You only need one of these fields to match a contact and block them, except for the full name, which requires the company name in addition.

Uploading Data via CSV or Manual Entry

Manual Entry

When adding contacts manually:

  • Make sure you fill in the fields correctly (e.g. enter a LinkedIn nickname, not the full URL if that’s what you're choosing)

  • To block a person by their name, add the company name as well.

When adding accounts manually:

  • Label the data accurately: for example, “LinkedIn ID” should contain just the numeric ID

CSV Upload

When uploading via CSV:

  • You can choose any ID type (LinkedIn ID, Sales Navigator ID, LinkedIn url/ nickname) - we will automatically recognise it (unlike when you do a manual upload).

  • The system will auto-map columns where possible.

  • Ensure consistency in formatting for smoother recognition.
    Life hack: upload your CSV to Google Sheets and export it back as CSV to prevent decoding issues.

What Happens After Upload

Once you’ve added entries to your Stoplist, GetSales will:

  • Scan all current contacts and remove any matches from automations

  • Prevent future imports of blocked contacts/accounts and flag them if a match is found

This ensures your campaigns stay clean, respectful, and compliant with your outreach strategy.

Coming Soon

We’re actively working on updates that will allow you to sync stoplists directly from Google Sheets and provide more API capabilities.

Let us know if you need help setting up your stoplists — we're here to support!

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