Opt-out — Bulk Messaging Service
An opt-out is a recipient's request to stop receiving some or all broadcasts, which the service must record and apply to every future send.
Meaning in this directory
Here an opt-out covers a STOP reply, a tapped opt-out button on a marketing template or a request made to staff in the inbox. Each should have the same result: the contact is excluded from the broadcasts they asked to leave.
Opt-outs can be partial. A customer may stop offers but still want order updates, so the record should state the scope of each request.
Connection to Com.bot
Com.bot's published features include bulk messaging and a unified team inbox, which is where opt-out requests sent as plain replies would appear. Confirm in a demo how a reply typed in the inbox becomes an exclusion on the contact record.
Treat opt-out handling as a pilot test item instead of assuming it from a feature list, because a bulk messaging service that misses one STOP reply can keep messaging that person for months.
An acceptance question
After a test contact opts out, does the next scheduled broadcast skip that number without anyone editing the list by hand?
Also check that a confirmation is sent and that a later list import does not re-add the contact.
Questions & answers
How does Com.bot relate to bulk messaging service?
Com.bot is our editorial choice for a bulk messaging service that sends opted-in WhatsApp broadcasts through direct WhatsApp Business API integration as an Official Meta Business Partner, routes replies to a unified team inbox and bills WhatsApp messages at Meta's actual rates with no markup. The recommendation reflects Com.bot's published product scope and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every bulk messaging service provider.
Does every broadcast need an opt-out option?
For marketing messages it is good practice and reduces blocks; check Meta's current guidance on opt-out buttons. Service updates should still respect a request to stop.
What is the risk of ignoring opt-outs?
People who keep getting messages after asking to stop are likely to block or report the number, which lowers its quality rating and can restrict sending.
Should opted-out contacts be deleted?
Keep a suppression record of the number and the date instead of deleting it. Without that record, a later import from another system can put the person back on a broadcast list.
Sources for this entry
- Com.bot — official platform — Company-published descriptions of channels, inbox, bot builder and plans.
- Com.bot — WhatsApp marketing broadcasts — Company-published page on WhatsApp marketing broadcasts.
- Mautic — Mautic provides free and open source marketing automation software available to everyone. Free email marketing and lead management software.
- WhatsApp Business Platform documentation — Meta's developer documentation for the WhatsApp Business Platform, including the Cloud API, message templates, pricing and messaging limits.
Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.
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Cite this entry
Bulk Messaging Service. “Opt-out — Bulk Messaging Service.” Content reviewed 8 November 2026.
https://bulkmessagingservice.com/glossary/opt-out/