Google Feedback Loop (FBL) Explainer
Senders keep asking 'where's Google's FBL?'. The answer is they don't have one in the classic sense, and Postmaster Tools is the substitute.
Google does not run a per-message feedback loop like Yahoo CFL or Microsoft JMRP. They never have. The closest thing is Postmaster Tools' aggregate Spam Rate dashboard.
- Spam Rate: aggregate % of your mail Gmail users marked as spam, over a rolling window. Below 0.1% green, 0.1-0.3% yellow, above 0.3% red.
- Compliance status: whether your domain meets Gmail's sender rules (Compliant, Needs work, or No data found).
- IP and Domain Reputation: older per-IP and per-domain scores. Not in the current view, and Google says they are being retired.
- Authentication: SPF/DKIM/DMARC pass rates.
No per-recipient detail. You can't suppress individual complainers; you can only watch trends and reduce overall send to recover.
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See your numberExplains what Postmaster Tools' spam-rate dashboard surfaces, why it isn't per-message FBL data, and how to act on the aggregate signal.
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FAQ
How do I enroll in Google's feedback loop?+
You can't, because Google doesn't run one in the classic per-message sense the way Yahoo CFL or Microsoft JMRP do. Anyone telling you to enroll is thinking of a different provider.
What do I get instead?+
Postmaster Tools, which shows an aggregate spam rate, authentication pass rates, and a compliance status. Its IP reputation and domain reputation charts are not in the current view, and Google says they are being retired. Below 0.1 percent spam rate is the green zone and 0.3 percent or higher is trouble.
Can I suppress the specific Gmail users who complained?+
No, and that's the real limitation. Postmaster Tools gives you trends, not per-recipient detail, so the only lever is reducing volume and tightening targeting until the aggregate rate recovers.
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Nate built Outsolvi after watching every email-tracking tool he had ever used lie to him about opens. Outsolvi grades every open as a person or a machine, in Outlook and Gmail, so the number on the dashboard is one a rep can actually act on.
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