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What Exclusions Are
In UpLead, an exclusion is any value that you want to prevent from appearing in your search results. Exclusions allow you to remove specific contacts or companies from searches based on identifying attributes such as names, locations, industries, or previously used data.
An exclusion can be applied to any of the following fields:
Contact name
Company name
Title
Industry name
Company city
Company state
Company zip code
Contact city
Contact state
Contact zip code
Email
Company URL
Company phone
Once excluded, any record matching those values will not appear in your search results.
Exclusion Types Available in UpLead
All exclusion options are accessible from the Exclusions section of the search filters.
Exclude by Keyword
The Exclude by Keyword option allows you to exclude most fields by entering text values manually.
Each value must be entered on a new line
Each line is treated as a separate exclusion
These exclusions appear under the Exclude by Keyword menu
Supported fields include all exclusion types except:
Email
Company URL
Company phone
These three fields must be excluded using lists (see Select From My Lists below).
Industry Name Exclusion
Industry exclusions work differently from keyword-based exclusions.
As you type an industry name, UpLead displays a list of matching industry names
You must select the industry from the dropdown
This ensures accurate industry matching and prevents invalid entries
Exclude EU Contacts & Companies (EEA)
This option allows you to exclude all contacts and companies located in the European Union / European Economic Area (EEA).
Enabling this option automatically removes EU/EEA-based records from your search results
This is commonly used for compliance or regional targeting purposes
Upload a List
Clicking Upload a List redirects you to the Search Lists section.
From there, you can upload an exclusion list containing:
Contact emails
Company phone numbers
Company URLs
After successfully uploading a list:
Navigate back to the Contact or Company Search page
Open Exclusions
Use Select From My Lists to apply the uploaded list
Select From My Lists
Select From My Lists is a dedicated menu entry within the Exclusions panel.
This menu allows you to select any previously uploaded exclusion list
Once selected and applied, the list appears as an active exclusion chip
The modal displays the number of selected criteria before applying
This is the primary way to exclude emails, company URLs, and company phone numbers using a Search List previously created.
Exclude Connected List Contacts
If you are using UpLead’s Connected Lists feature with Salesforce:
Enabling Exclude Connected List Contacts automatically excludes any contacts that have already been matched and synced from your connected Salesforce lists
This prevents duplicate outreach to previously synced contacts
Exclude From Previous Downloads
This option allows you to exclude contacts or companies from previously downloaded lists.
Selecting this option opens a menu showing your past downloads
You can choose individual download lists or click Apply All to exclude all previous downloads at once
When applied, the exclusions appear as removable chips
By default, all previous downloads are excluded automatically, unless this behavior is explicitly disabled in your Profile settings (as described in the profile preferences article).
Managing and Disabling Exclusions
Each enabled exclusion appears as a chip inside the Exclusions panel
To disable an exclusion, simply click the “X” next to the corresponding chip
Exclusions can be enabled and disabled independently without clearing the entire search
You can also remove all exclusions by using Clear All Criteria if needed.
Important Limits and Notes
There is a hard cap of 200,000 total excluded items across all applied exclusions
This limit applies regardless of whether exclusions come from keywords, lists, previous downloads, or connected lists
If the limit is exceeded, additional exclusions cannot be applied
Next Steps
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