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# Introducing Automated List Cleaning

A Smarter, Safer SMS List — Automatically

Keeping an SMS list healthy is critical — but manually maintaining it is time-consuming and easy to miss.

That’s why Recart now runs **Automated List Cleaning** in the background for every merchant.

This new feature automatically removes unreachable, deactivated, or high-risk phone numbers from your SMS list — helping improve deliverability, reduce wasted SMS costs, and lower compliance risk.

### What gets cleaned automatically

* Deactivated or disconnected phone numbers
* Known TCPA litigators
* Landlines
* Reassigned numbers (where legally required)

![Subscribers chart - cleaned by Recart\_](https://2167119381-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F2I45aTZ733MBi8Vps3Ib%2Fuploads%2Fb8MbEmnJxTsUi0rgw6zw%2FSubscribers%2520chart%2520-%2520cleaned%2520by%2520Recart_.jpg?alt=media)

### What you’ll see in your account

* A new **List Cleaning** chart on the Subscribers page
* A **Cleaned by Recart** count
* An **Estimated SMS cost saved** metric
* Clear removal reasons logged in subscriber profiles

There’s nothing to enable — the feature runs automatically and works quietly in the background to protect your account.

#### 👉 **Learn more about how Automated List Cleaning works and where to see the data.**


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