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# I imported contacts into the wrong list. How do I fix it?

> There is no undo for an import. Remove the contacts from the list, delete them, or import the same file again with Overwrite and only the lists you want selected.

An import cannot be undone, but you can correct it in a minute. Which fix to
use depends on whether you want to keep the contacts.

## Why it happened

On the import page, **Add to lists** starts with your company's default lists.
Unless you changed that setting, the default is **All lists**, so the file
went into every list you have.

## Keep the contacts, fix their lists

**Option 1: import the same file again.** On the import page, select only the
lists you want under **Add to lists**, and set **Duplicate handling** to
**Overwrite**. With specific lists selected, Overwrite also removes existing
contacts from the lists you did not select.

**Option 2: remove them from one list.** On the Contacts page, choose the
wrong list as the view, select the contacts, and click **Remove from this
list**. To take everyone, use **Select all contacts**. They stay in your
company and on their other lists.

## Remove the contacts completely

Filter the Contacts page to the people you imported, select them, choose
**Select all contacts**, then **More → Delete**. This deletes every contact
that matches the current search and filters, not only the rows on screen, so
check the count in the confirmation first.

If the contacts are mixed in with ones you want to keep and nothing tells them
apart, message support with the CSV file and we will remove exactly those
rows.

## Tags from an import

To remove a tag from everyone, delete the tag in
**Settings → Tags & labels**. It is removed from every contact. A tag that a
sequence uses cannot be deleted until you remove it from that sequence.

## Stop it happening again

* Set which lists new contacts join in **Contacts → Lists → Default lists**.
  Choose **Specific lists** or **No lists** instead of **All lists**.
* Check **Add to lists** on every import. One file goes into one set of lists,
  so use a separate file for each list.
* Deleting a list does not delete the contacts in it.

## Without the dashboard

```bash CLI theme={null}
sequenzy lists remove-subscribers list_123 --email one@example.com two@example.com
```

```text MCP theme={null}
remove_subscribers_from_list
```

See [Remove Subscribers from List](https://docs.sequenzy.com/api-reference/lists/remove-subscribers.md).

## Related

* [Default Lists](https://docs.sequenzy.com/concepts/subscribers.md#default-lists)
* [Import A CSV](https://docs.sequenzy.com/concepts/subscribers.md#import-a-csv)


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